GENEVA / ROAD SAFETY
According to road safety experts meeting this week in Geneva, for every person killed on the road due to alcohol-related accidents, two to three people are killed in accidents due to fatigue. CH UNTV
According to road safety experts meeting this week in Geneva, for every person killed on the road due to alcohol-related accidents, two to three people are killed in accidents due to fatigue. CH UNTV
UN peacekeepers have rehabilitated more than 600 kilometres of road in war-affected areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in an effort to help economic and social development. MONUSCO
UNECE's World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulation (WP.29) adopted today 3 new regulations that will significantly increase passenger safety. CH UNTV
With the arrival of the hurricane season in Haiti, a vital road badly damaged in the 12 January earthquake is under threat of being wiped out, potentially leaving close to 600,000 people shut off from food and supplies. WORLD BANK
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that driver distraction – mainly through the use of mobile phones- is one of the emerging challenges of road safety. “No SMS is worth an SOS.” Every year, more than 1.2 million people die on the roads around the world, and as many as 50 million others are injured. UNTV / [...]
The World Bank is helping Senegal rebuild its road network in an effort to smooth out transit around the capital and speed delivery time for goods going to market. WORLD BANK
A bridge on the main road connecting southern Sudan with neighboring Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo is inaugurated today. UNMIS
The latest report on the global status of road safety says that approximately 1.3 million people die each year on the world’s roads, and between 20 and 50 million sustain non-fatal injuries. UNTV / FILE
Afghanistan’s road system, damaged by decades of war and a serious impediment to economic growth, faces reconstruction and rehabilitation. UNAMA