UN Resolution 62/244 is a culmination of a five-year effort by a global community of stakeholders from multilateral and bilateral institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, academia and civil society to raise international awareness and call for a global response commensurate with the magnitude of the worldwide road traffic injury and fatality epidemic. Over 150 members of the stakeholder community were granted observer status for the March 31st session of the 62nd United Nations General Assembly and witnessed the passage of this historic resolution that called for the first global ministerial on road safety. Details of the March 31st UN General Assembly Session and government mobilization strategies are outlined in a summary for stakeholders.
Executive Summary of March 31, 2008 UN General Assembly Session on Global Road Safety