Last week, October 28, the World Health Organization (WHO) through the Road Safety Collaboration launched the Global Plan in an online event. The session discussed the Global Plan for Road Safety, what it can be used for, how it can be used, and how it will aid in the achievement of road safety targets listed in the Decade of Action for Road Safety.
The launch featured global road safety leaders from different sectors including WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, President of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa Vera Songwe, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt, and more.