UN spotlights Global NCAP in Decade of Action for Road Safety progress report
The United Nations has released its second progress report on the Decade of Action for Road Safety, offering a sobering assessment of global efforts to reduce road deaths and serious injuries.
To be formally presented at the UN High-Level Meeting in New York this summer, it sits within the framework of the UN General Assembly resolution 74/299, which declared 2021 to 2030 the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety and set the target of halving global road deaths and injuries by 2030.
The report reviews developments since the first update in 2023 and outlines priorities for the years ahead, recognising the growing role of initiatives such as Global NCAP in driving vehicle safety improvements worldwide alongside political leadership, global advocacy and knowledge exchange.
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