{"id":113961,"date":"2024-06-28T17:09:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T21:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=113961"},"modified":"2024-06-28T17:12:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T21:12:20","slug":"113961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2024\/06\/113961\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory | Launch of the United Nations-JCDecaux Global Campaign for Road Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press briefing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Monday, 1 July 2024, 11:00 am EDT<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Follow on <\/strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ WebTV<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

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Road traffic crashes kill 1.19 million people in the world every year and are the leading cause of death for young people aged 5-29.<\/p>\n

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly adopted a new resolution on road safety on 24 June 2024 urging Member States and relevant actors to accelerate and scale up efforts to implement the Global Plan of Action for Road Safety<\/a>, make road safety a political priority and ensure its relevance in the broader sustainable development agenda.<\/p>\n

To raise awareness and mobilize action to address this issue, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, Mr. Jean Todt, and JCDecaux are launching a new Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Campaign for Road Safety that will be rolled out in some 80 countries and a thousand cities over the next two years.<\/p>\n

What: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Press briefing <\/strong>to launch the United Nations-JCDecaux Global Campaign for Road Safety<\/p>\n

Who:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Jean Todt<\/strong>, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety<\/p>\n

Mr. <\/strong>Jean-Luc Decaux<\/strong>, President & Co-CEO at JCDecaux North America<\/p>\n

Mr. Edward Mermelstein<\/strong>, New York City’s Commissioner for International Affairs\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

When: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Monday, 1 July 2024, 11:00 am EDT<\/p>\n

Venue<\/strong>: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Press Briefing Room (S-237)<\/p>\n

(Also broadcast live on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ WebTV<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other Events <\/strong><\/p>\n

The celebration of the launch of the campaign will continue in the afternoon of July 1, with the participation of the actor Jean Reno.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

3-4 PM: United Nations Bike Bus<\/strong>: a bicycle ride with children, an initiative of NYC Bike Bus<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em><\/strong> NYC bicycle Bus<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>KIDICAL Mass NYC<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> Manhattan Country School Bike Bus<\/a>, with the support of NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDSS and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF.<\/p>\n

Venue: <\/strong>NYC street, Marshals and riders begin to gather at 1st Ave\/38th St. at the corner of Freedom Plaza.<\/p>\n

More information and registration <\/strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

4-6.30 PM: Launch event of the campaign with Panel \u201csafe & sustainable mobility in the city, from NYC to Marrakesh\u201d (4-5.30 PM<\/strong>).This will be a discussion hosted by the International Peace Institute (IPI),<\/a> with the support of Global Citizen<\/a>.\u00a0 There will also be the\u00a0 live street-art performance on road safety from Street Art for Mankind<\/a> artist Dragon76<\/a>. Dragon76 will finalize the creation of an original piece of art that will be unveiled at the conclusion of the event. The French actor Jean Reno will join the event for a road safety statement.\u00a0 It will be followed by a reception at 5.30 -6.30PM.<\/p>\n

Venue: <\/strong>International Peace Institute<\/p>\n

More information and registration <\/strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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More information on that campaign: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.streetsforlife-un.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Hashtag: #<\/strong>#MakeASafetySatement<\/p>\n

Media contact<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stephanie Schumacher | Secretariat of the Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety | stephanie.schumacher@un.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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