6th UN Global Road Safety Week observed.

ISLAMABAD -- The 6th United Nations Global Road Safety Week was observed across the world including Pakistan from May 17 to 23, aiming to highlight the benefits of low-speed urban streets as the heart of any community.

Thee Rescue 1122, Traffic Police departments and many other road safe organizations organized seminars and awareness campaigns to observe the day and highlight the issues related to road safety. The UN General Assembly mandated World Health Organization and the UN regional commissions to plan and host periodic UN Global Road Safety Weeks. Held since 2007, the #Love30 campaign of the 6th UN Global Road Safety Week advocated for Streets for Life by making 30 km/h (20 mph) speed limits the norm for cities worldwide in places where people mix with traffic. The objectives of the Week were to garner policy commitments at national and local levels to deliver 30 km/h speed limits and zones in urban areas; generate local support for such low-speed measures; and build momentum towards the launch of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 in late 2021 and the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly in 2022. The new global plan as guiding document would provide an opportunity to connect the successes and lessons of previous decade to prevent at least 50% of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030. Road safety has become the global concern due to alarming increase of road traffic crashes as the cumulative toll of road traffic injured and causalities is truly terrific. Road safety within 5 pillars of activity in global plan includes road safety management, safer roads and mobility, safer vehicles, safer road users, and post-crash response. UN-Habitat Executive Director spoke on critical road safety issues during the launch event hosted by the World Health Organization and FiA Foundation and on the...