World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

 The statistic that “ of all-cause mortality, road traffic injury remains the leading cause of death for children and young people ” is straight-forward and haunting. That’s why we let it speak for itself and directly use it as the main message of our “Lost talents” campaign . Get the guidelines for the 2025 Campaign!

The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year. It is a high-profile global event to remember the many millions who have been killed and seriously injured on the world’s roads and to acknowledge the suffering of all affected victims, families and communities – millions added each year to countless millions already suffering: a truly tremendous cumulative toll. This Day has also become an important tool for governments and all those whose work involves crash prevention or response to the aftermath of crashes, since it offers the opportunity to demonstrate the enormous scale and impact of road deaths and injuries , call for an end to the often trivial and inappropriate response to road death and injury and advocate for urgent concerted action to stop the carnage.  On World Day we too pay tribute to the dedicated emergency crews, police and medical professionals, who deal daily with the traumatic aftermath o...

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.