186, 300 children die each year from road traffic crashes around the world – that’s more than 500 children every day. In fact, road traffic injury ranks among the top four causes of death for all children over the age of five years. The Third United Nations Road Safety Week was dedicated to the plight of children on the world’s roads.
The #SaveKidsLives campaign gathered more than 1 million signatures in support of the Child Declaration for Road Safety calling on decision makers around the world to make the roads safe for children.
Read more about the 3rd UNGRSW on the official website HERE.