Statement from the Chair of the UN Road Safety Collaboration and Director of the WHO Department of Health Determinants on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2025.




16 November is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Dr Etienne Krug, Chair of the UN Road Safety Collaboration and Director of the WHO Department of Health Determinants, Promotion and Prevention, shares his vision for safer roads and healthier people.



Location: Palais des Nations, Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

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