TE24 International Desk:
JOHANNED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly’s most memorable meeting on road sanitation called for global action on Friday to take global action to reduce the annual death toll of about 1.3 million and 50 million injured at least by the end of the decade.
The political statement adopted through the agreement on the last day of the two-day meeting said traffic passing and injuries are a far cry from disaster for friends and family as well as countries normally have to spend 3% to 5% of their annual GDP. It says “road safety is an urgent public health and development priority.”
Delegates urged all nations to focus on growing efforts and to establish a public focus on reducing casualties and serious injuries, as outlined in the Global Plan for Action for Road Safety 2021-2030.
In the wake of Thursday’s preliminary meeting, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said road accidents were the leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 5 and 29 around the world, with nine out of 10 casualties in low- and centrally-paid countries.
“Road deaths are strongly associated with unfortunate foundations, spontaneous urbanization, social assurance and medical service structures, limited road safety education, and inherent imbalances both within and between countries.” “Together, risky roads are an important obstacle to improvement.”
The UN boss called for “more aggressive and evil actions to reduce the best hazards – such as speeding, being affected by alcohol or any psychoactive substance or drug, inability to use safety belts, protective caps and youth restrictions, dangerous road foundations and hazards.” Lack of vehicles, poor walking health, and transit regulations. ”
He called for more developing structures and expanded spending on “clean portability and green metropolitan preparation, especially in low- and centrally-paid countries”.
The UN Road Safety Fund, which was created in 2018 to help road passes and cut wounds in low- and centrally-paid countries, held its first pledge on Thursday, saying beneficiaries in 16 countries and confidential areas have sworn 15 million.
The resource says it is financing 25 high-impact projects in 30 countries and five local regions across the planet and needs more cash.
Jean Todd, the UN’s exceptional ambassador for road sanitation, said, “More subsidies can and should be moved to the north of road safety to stop the stupid deaths that occur on our roads every day.”
General Assembly President Abdullah Shahid said on Friday that “in many countries, there is less funding in the interest of road safety.”
A few countries “do not have the resources or skills to plan safer roads or vehicles or teach safe road use behaviors,” he said, adding that the statement called for road safety information to be provided to all road clients. Planets.
