UN calls for action to tackle ‘ubiquitous but invisible’ global road safety crisis

Saving lives by improving road safety is “one of the many objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, the United Nations chief said in his message for the global day set aside for remembering the victims of traffic accidents.

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