Read the guest article by Ms Nneka Henry, Head of the UN Road Safety Fund with Budapest Business Journal.
Read the guest article by Ms Nneka Henry, Head of the UN Road Safety Fund with Nation Africa. If we are to disrupt the road safety crisis in Africa, which has the highest road traffic injury fatality rates—as much as 31 deaths per 100,000 population—we need to care about gender equality and unsafe roads.
On 4 April 2022, award-winning actor and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, Michelle Yeoh’s #moments2live4 video will premiere at the Second Forum of Mayors. Find out more about the UN Road Safety Fund film screening at Palais des Nations, Geneva.
Creating smart and safe mobility solutions for road users is critical for sustainable urban development. Join this one-hour film event to see how citizens, cities and communities are leading the change on road safety around the world. It will also be an opportunity to see the World Premiere of Michelle Yeoh’s #moments2live4 video.
Leaving no one behind on the road is at the heart of the first Kofi Annan Road Safety Award, launching 16 March 2022 in Accra, Ghana, by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Secretariat of the United-Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety, and the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Ghana, with the support of the Kofi Annan Foundation.
UNRSF Platforms of Engagement have continued their work through to 2022.
Unlike the COVID-19 pandemic, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death from people between the ages of 5-29. And, with an estimated 1.35 million fatalities and 50 million non-fatal injuries every year, unsafe vehicles and roads affect everyone and impact several areas of development – including environmental sustainability.
Read the guest article by Ms Nneka Henry, Head of the UN Road Safety Fund with IPS News. When we think about global crises, road safety isn’t one that comes to mind. The reality is that unsafe roads is a health crisis gone rogue.
