Ukwethulwa kwakamuva koHlelo Lomhlaba Wonke Lweminyaka Eyishumi Yesenzo Sokuphepha Emgwaqeni kuphawula ingqopha-mlando emizamweni eqhubekayo yokuqinisekisa ukuhamba okuphephile kwawo wonke umuntu. Ithuthukiswe yi-WHO kanye namakhomishana ezifunda ze-UN, ngokubambisana nabalingani abangaba ngu-140 ekuhlanganyeleni kwe-UN Ezokuphepha Emgwaqweni, lolu hlelo luveza indlela eletha ukuphila kwesinqumo se-UN General Assembly A/RES/74/299 esithi “Ukuthuthukisa Izwe Lonke. Ukuphepha Emgwaqeni”.
Ngokusho kwe-WHO, bangaphezu kuka-3,500 abantu abashona nsuku zonke emigwaqweni emhlabeni jikelele - cishe isigidi esingu-1.3 ukufa okungavinjelwa kanye nokulimala okulinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-50 - okwenza kube umbulali ohamba phambili wezingane kanye nentsha emhlabeni jikelele. Ngaphandle kwanoma yikuphi ukungenelela, ukufa kwezigidi ezingu-13 kanye nokulimala kwezigidi ezingu-500 kulinganiselwa ukuthi kuzokwenzeka eminyakeni eyishumi ezayo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Developed by the WHO and the UN regional commissions, in cooperation with a minimum of 140 partners in the UN Road Safety collaboration, the plan outlines an approach that brings to life the UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/74/299 on “Improving Global Road Safety”.
- The recent launch of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety marks a critical milestone in ongoing efforts to ensure safer mobility for all.
- Without any intervention, 13 million deaths and 500 million injuries are estimated to occur in the next decade.
