Global status report on road safety 2013 launched Global status
report on road safety 2013 serves as a baseline for the Decade
of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020, declared by the UN General
Assembly. The report presents information on road safety from
182 countries, accounting for almost 99% of the world’s
population. It indicates that worldwide the total number of road
traffic deaths remains unacceptably high at 1.24 million per
year. Made possible through funding from Bloomberg
Philanthropies, this is the second in a series of Global status
reports. Second UN Global Road Safety Week The Second UN Global
Road Safety Week to be held 6-12 May 2013 is dedicated to
pedestrian safety. Requested by the UN General Assembly, the
Week will draw attention to the urgent need to better protect
pedestrians worldwide, generate action on the measures needed to
do so, and contribute to achieving the goal of the Decade of
Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 to save 5 million lives. Join
the international community to ensure a