On the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Road Safety, the UNRSF Partnership Pledging Conference will take place on Monday, 20 July 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EST) at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Experts Connect: Seat Belts According to the WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety, road traffic crashes claim approximately 1.19 million lives each year, with vehicle occupants accounting for about 25% of total road deaths. Safety belts (more commonly known as “seat belts”) are among the most effective and low-cost safety interventions, reducing the risk of death for front-seat occupants by 45–50% and for rear-seat occupants by 25–75%, depending on crash conditions. 

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According to the latest WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety approximately 1.19 million people die due to road crashes, and 50 million people are left with life-altering injuries. Currently it is the first cause of death for children and youth aged 5–29 years old, and 90% of these deaths occurs in low- and middle-income countries.

Join the UN Road Safety Fund’s Virtual Open Day on 29 February 2024.

Join the UN Road Safety Fund’s first-ever Platforms of Engagement Virtual Open Day, a new knowledge forum with the Fund’s leading public and private sector, civil society and UN partners to hear how we can support low- and middle-income countries to take priority action on safer roads.

An organization of The Foundation Laser International (LIFE), in collaboration with The UN Road Safety Found (UNRSF) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Roundtable conversation with our Road Safety Champions and Conversation with Mr. Jean Todt, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Road Safety

How providing eye care services to 1 billion people by 2030 will help halve road traffic deaths.