The world's NGOs advocate the commitment to save lives in traffic

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Created: Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:45

     Luchemos por la Vida participated with an initial presentation on the theme “Speed management”, and other activities, of the Sixth Global Meeting of Non-Governmental Organizations dedicated to Road Safety, in Chania, Greece.

     Between 09 and 13 April, 270 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and entities interested in road safety, representing 76 countries, met to share experiences and contributions, and advocating for the commitment of their governments to act urgently to reduce the 1.35 million road deaths that occur around the world each year.

     The 6th World Meeting was opened by the Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Road Safety Jean Todt, President of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), and was organized by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Road Safety Fund of the World Bank.

The President of Luchemos por la Vida, Dr. Alberto Silveira, next to Lotte Brondum, Executive Director of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety and Jean Todt, Special Envoy of the United Nations for Road Safety.

     Injuries caused by traffic have become the eight cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of death among people from 5 to 29 years. Many of these deaths could be prevented with strategic action, but this problem does not receive the attention and funding granted, for example, to other diseases.

     In Argentina, about 7,000 people die in streets and routes every year. It is up to each of us to change this sad reality. We all can and must work on a daily basis, from our role: in the family, in the school, in the media, in the workplace, in the public service, in the security forces and in each of the spaces, for save lives by improving road safety in our community.