The work between policy and practice
Road safety progress depends on more than commitments. It requires sustained action, strong partnerships, and accountability to ensure that policies…
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iRAP is supporting countries in preparation for the upcoming United Nations High-Level Meeting on Road Safety to be held in New York on 20-21 July 2026. Letters have been sent to Heads of State and Governments sharing the opportunity of safer roads and streets to prevent more than 600,000 deaths and millions of injuries each year, thus achieving the Decade of Action for Road Safety target of a 50 per cent reduction in deaths and injuries by 2030.
iRAP holds UN ECOSOC Consultative Status and letters sent to leaders of over 160 countries via their UN Permanent Mission outline national progress and the Business Case for Safer Roads in each country.
Convened by the President of the UN General Assembly and the World Health Organization, the 2026 High-level Meeting theme is ‘Scaling up and accelerating implementation of commitments to halving road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030.’
The event will bring Heads of state and government, ministers, officials and experts together from governments, the UN, civil society, academia, the private sector and philanthropic foundations to advance progress in meeting the goal of halving road deaths and injuries by 2030 that was agreed in the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals.
More Information on the UN High-level Meeting on Road Safety, click here.
