decade of action for road safety 2011-2020...events: > 400 held in > 100 countries heads of...
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Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020
Laura SminkeyCommunications OfficerWHO
Goal To halt or reverse the predicted increase in
road traffic fatalities around the world
Global Plan
Road safety
managementSafer roads
and mobilitySafer
vehiclesSafer road
usersPost‐crash
response
Global launch: overview
Events: > 400 held in > 100 countries
Heads of state: Croatia, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Mexico, Moldova, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, UK…
National plans: Australia, Benin, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Niger, Philippines, UK, Viet Nam…
New laws: Austria, Chile, China, France, Honduras, New Zealand…
High-level national launches
High-level statements of support
High-level statements of support
Advocacy events
Advocacy events
Advocacy events
Commemorations
Illuminations
Global Road Safety Commitment
Celebrities
Other celebrities
Materials
MediaPrint media: > 300 newspaper articles in > 60 countries:Accra Mail, Bangkok Post, Economist, Guardian, Irish Times, Jakarta Post, La Nación, The New Zealand Herald, La República, The Times of India, The Washington Post and 18 newswires…
Broadcast media: BBC, CNN, Globo, Televisa, Voice of Russia…
Public non-media web sites: > 100
Web pages: > 1.5 million pages
Social mediaFacebook: > 2500 fans
Twitter: #roadsafetydecade tweeted > 1000 times reaching > 300,000 people
Flickr: Hundreds of photos shared
Related events
• Challenge Bibendum• International Transport Forum• 7th Transportation Ministerial Meeting of the
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation• World Road Congress• PAHO Regional Committee• Other regional meetings (UNESCAP, UNECA…)
Enjoy!