{"id":7192,"date":"2023-11-20T13:41:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationaldiplomat.com\/?p=7192"},"modified":"2023-11-20T13:41:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:41:49","slug":"un-road-safety-fund-launches-global-campaign-celebrating-road-safetys-hidden-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/?p=7192","title":{"rendered":"UN Road Safety Fund Launches Global Campaign Celebrating Road Safety\u2019s Hidden Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>UN ROAD SAFETY FUND LAUNCHES GLOBAL CAMPAIGN CELEBRATING ROAD SAFETY\u2019S HIDDEN HEROES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the UN Road Safety Fund is launching the third edition of its #moments2live4 Campaign to put the spotlight on the hidden heroes of road safety.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">As we \u2018Remember, Act and Support\u2019 the victims of road traffic crashes, the global Campaign calls on people to celebrate the frontline workers who act each day to prevent road crashes, care for traffic victims, and advocate for everyone\u2019s right to a safer journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The reality is that every 24 seconds someone dies on our roads, with over 90% of road deaths taking place in low- and middle-income countries. Globally, we face a critical opportunity to support those working for their communities to stop more deaths on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To mark the launch of the Campaign, the UN Road Safety Fund is releasing the trailer of its new film, \u201cOn the Frontline: Road Safety in Kenya.\u201d The film tracks the work of local road safety heroes under two Fund projects being led by UN-Habitat and UN Environment Programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThis #moments2live4 Campaign celebrates the everyday heroes making our streets safer from traffic officers to healthcare workers, vehicle inspectors to urban planners,\u201d notes Nneka Henry, Head of the UN Road Safety Fund. \u201cAcross the Fund\u2019s 44 projects in 88 countries, we are proud to be building the local capacity that supports government action towards achieving SDG 3.6: halving deaths on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We call for more support to help those working behind the scenes on road safety.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Throughout the Campaign, which runs until 12 December, the Fund\u2019s partnership will be profiling their hidden heroes, and the Fund will be joined by champions including the Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Europe and the UN Secretary General\u2019s Special Envoy for Road Safety.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN ROAD SAFETY FUND LAUNCHES GLOBAL CAMPAIGN CELEBRATING ROAD SAFETY\u2019S HIDDEN HEROES On the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the UN Road Safety Fund is launching the third edition of its #moments2live4 Campaign to put the spotlight on the hidden heroes of road safety. 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