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World Youth Assembly for Road Safety 2007. 10-7-2008 Brussels. Today’s presentation. World Youth Assembly for Road Safety Why ? What ? Follow-up European Road Safety Day 2007 International youth activities World Health Organization Global Youth NGO for Road Safety.
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World Youth Assembly for Road Safety 2007 10-7-2008 Brussels
Today’s presentation World Youth Assembly for Road Safety Why ? What ? Follow-up European Road Safety Day 2007 International youth activities World Health Organization Global Youth NGO for Road Safety
WHY FACTS • per day • < 99 3600 deaths < 25 1049 deathsEvery minute and 22 seconds... • per year • 1,2 million deaths
What 23 & 24 april 2007, UN Assembly Hall 600 visitors: > 200 delegatesfrom > 100 countries > 200 youngpeople ( Intnat. school,… > 200 observers (CDC, IFMSA, EC, ..) DignitariesBan Ki Moon, DrChan, Tony Blair, Moby, Lula Da Silva, HE Al Khalifa, etc Interactive(WG, DVD, Unicef, “open floor”,…) Youth-oriented(exhibition, noinvolvementobservers,..)
Quote “Indeed I am very proud to associate myself with this Assembly. I think the United Nations has given young people the opportunity to prove to the world that we can commit ourselves to a solution that affects us, as young people. But we will fail ourselves, if we fail to implement this Declaration.”Ousman Conteh, youth delegate, the Gambia”
Follow-up European Road Safety Day 2007 • Report on the World Youth Assembly • Present the "Youth Declaration for Road Safety“
Follow-upInternational activities • Various multimedia products • Translation of WHO posters, Youth Declaration for Road Safety • Video clips • Interactive web sites • Awareness campaigns • National conferences and organizations • Meetings with senior government
Follow-upWorld Health Organization • Events • 2nd Un Global Road Safety Week • World day of remembrance • Support from VIP team • Communication and Multimedia • Documents • Global Youth NGO
Follow-upGlobal Youth NGO for Road Safety • The idea of a youth NGO on a global level received attention during the World Youth Assembly. • World Health Organization
Follow-upGlobal Youth NGO for Road Safety • Goals: • Creating awareness in the world about road safety issues for youth • Prepare a next generation of leaders from around the world sensitive to the issue of road safety • Foresee problems and devise methods to avoid or reduce their impact
Quote “You informed my services about your wish to create a youth non governmental organization for road safety…. On behalf of the European Commission, I am pleased to confirm its great interest in the existence of such an organization…” Grillo Pasquarelli - Director, DG Transport and Energy, European Commission
Quote “WHO, in its capacity as coordinator of road safety across the United Nations system, would be in full support of such an initiative, as a means of investing in the next generation of leaders from around the world sensitive to the issue of road safety” Dr. Etienne Krug - Director of the Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability - WHO
Follow-upGlobal Youth NGO for Road Safety • Official launch will be soon • Join us • the bigger the network, the better • Europe as a strong fundament