FEVR takes part at World Road Safety Forum of United Nations

FEVR board member, Katarzyna Dobrzanska-Junco was once again invited by the Chair of the UNECE World Road Safety Forum to take an active part in the World Road Safety Forum of United Nations. A speech on road safety, this time focusing on post-crash care and a model of inter-sectoral cooperation for road crash victims, at the UN forum in Geneva on behalf of the the European Federation of Road Traffic Victims FEVR was delivered by the board member, Katarzyna Dobrzańska-Junco.

The renewed invitation and the presence of FEVR at the headquarters of the United Nations is an important moment showing the importance of cooperation and emphasis that UN gives to post-crash care and world road crash victims, looking for solutions and right post-crash care to promote and apply all over the world.

Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety is a permanent body in the United Nations system that focuses on improving road safety. Its primary function is to serve as guardian of the United Nations legal instruments aimed at harmonizing traffic rules. The Conventions on Road Traffic and on Roads Signs and Signals of 1968, and other UNECE legal instruments that address the main factors of road crashes (road user behaviour, vehicle and infrastructure) are tangible contributors to improved road safety. The UNECE also supports the development and promotion of best road safety practices and the organization of road safety weeks and other awareness raising events.