IIRU Engages on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

The theme for 2009 - From global remembrance to global action - Road crashes are the leading cause of violent deaths and injuries worldwide and during the third week of November, attention will focus on the urgent need to address this public health and development issue: the World Day of Remembrance is calling for global action, while the first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, which takes place on 19-20 November in Moscow will debate road safety plans for the next decade 2010 – 2020: a Decade of Action!

By drawing attention to the devastation caused by sudden bereavement and injury through a road crash and the high cost to families, communities and countries, the World Remembrance Day fulfils an important role, not only through offering acknowledgement of their suffering to road crash victims, but also by supporting, at the same time, the planned global actions. IIRU joins the global community in this endeavor and supports the World Day of Remembrance.