Under that initiative and in order to give specific attention to road safety, a separate department for road safety was established in September 2004 to address the issue.

The Chinese Government attaches great importance to road traffic safety.

In 2004, the Government placed the issue of road safety on the national agenda.

The goal of these events was to plan how to tackle the issue of road safety.

5. Underlines the need for international cooperation to deal with issues of road safety

The meetings of the Road Safety Collaboration have allowed smaller groups with common interests to meet separately and discuss road safety issues.

A number of objectives to meet this goal have also been identified. These are to assess the road safety situation and existing national facilities to address the problem to develop guidance and support for effective road safety interventions to provide capacity development on road safety issues to advocate for and encourage demand for road safety to strengthen global and regional coordination on road safety and to improve the safety of fleets of United Nations vehicles for all road users.

The resolution on road safety and health also called upon Member States to prioritize road safety as a public health issue and to take steps to implement measures that are known to be effective in reducing road traffic injuries.

Road safety remains a neglected and growing public health and development issue.

The events of early 2004 have generated substantial momentum globally towards addressing road safety.

The focus on safer roads will enable us to deal with the need to improve road design, construction and management.

That is reflective of the broad support and attention given to the need to tackle the question of road safety.

A road safety week is organized annually to raise awareness of these issues.

The sixteenth Road Safety Week was observed throughout India from 3 to 9 January 2005, with the theme Road Safety Is No Accident , which is also the theme chosen by the World Health Organization in declaring 2004 as Road Safety Year.

In its resolution 58 289, entitled Improving global road safety , the General Assembly recognized the need for the United Nations system to support efforts to address the global road safety crisis.

Those are regarded as basic prerequisites to tackle the road safety problem in Fiji.

(d) Transport policy and issues related to road safety, transport security and the expansion of the linkages between transport development and poverty alleviation

We support the involvement of the regional commissions, as well as other international agencies, to address the issue of road safety and assist national Governments in instituting measures aimed at enhancing road safety in their respective countries.

To generate awareness among schoolchildren, essay competitions on road safety are organized.

Global road safety crisis

Global road safety crisis

Global road safety crisis.

Global road safety crisis.

Improving road safety is undoubtedly a crucial and urgent issue that requires immediate and decisive action.

Therefore, my delegation wishes to reiterate its appeal to all Member States to make their best efforts to tackle road safety problems.

Road safety is a very important issue that continues to affect each and every one of us in one way or another.

Mobilizing resources remains a concern for many organizations involved in global and national road safety efforts, as the level of funding targeted at reducing road traffic injuries is far from commensurate with the scale of the problem.

However, we note also that mobilizing resources remains a concern for many organizations involved in global and national road safety efforts, as the level of funding targeted at reducing road traffic injuries is far from commensurate with the scale of the problem.

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60 5. Improving global road safety

It is important that the World Health Organization continue its successful coordinating activities on road safety issues in the United Nations system.

In this regard, we welcome the initiative of the World Bank to look into the establishment of a global road safety facility, which would help to create funds in support of developing countries' road safety plans.

We also wish to acknowledge the important coordination role played by the World Health Organization and the valuable framework for road safety action provided by the Organization's global report on road traffic injury prevention (A 60 181).

Global road safety crisis P.62 .

Its acceptance would pave the way towards a comprehensive and lasting solution of the Cyprus problem.

The regional commissions will participate actively in this global road safety campaign and encourage countries in their regions to organize national road safety campaigns related to the theme selected.

Space technology can be a solution for safety in many aspects.

The project will focus on research aimed at assisting high level decision making on road safety priorities identifying the progress required to meet national targets analysing the funding of road safety measures and describing issues concerning resource allocation.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has been entrusted with the responsibility of formulating policies for road safety in India.

The General Assembly adopted resolution 58 289, which invited WHO to act as coordinator for road safety issues within the United Nations system.

The Subcommittee recommended the adoption of a regional declaration on road safety and the organization of an exhibition on road safety at the Conference.