A World Health Organization side event at the UN High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety.
WHO will host a side-event at the UN High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety from 13:15 to 14:30 on July 20, 2026 in Conference Room 11, UNHQ, New York. A light lunch will be served from 12:45.
The event will provide an overview of global road safety progress, an exploration of national actions, and a discussion of the steps needed to turn commitments into impact.
In person access is restricted to people attending the High-Level Meeting. Register here to attend. The event will be live-streamed on UN Web TV.
Agenda
Opening 13:15 - 13:25
- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization
- Mr Jean Todt, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety
Global overview of road safety 13:25–13:35
- Dr Etienne Krug, Director, Department of Health Determinants, Promotion and Prevention, WHO
Panel discussion 13:35-14:15
- Mr Adrualdo de Lima Catão, National Secretary for Traffic, Brazil
- Ms Lilian Greenwood MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future of Roads, Department for Transport, United Kingdom
- H.E. Abdessamad Kayouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics, Kingdom of Morocco
- Mr Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Minister of Interior, Spain
- Mr Saharat Wongsakulwiwat, Deputy Director-General, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior, Thailand
- Ms Donna Price, Founder and Chair, International Road Victims' Partnership (IRVP)
- Ms Sana'a Khasawneh, YOURS – Youth for Road Safety
- Moderator: Dr Nhan Tran, Head, Violence and Injury Prevention, WHO
Audience discussion 14:15–14:25
Closing 14:15–14:25
- Dr Etienne Krug, Director, Department of Health Determinants, Promotion and Prevention, WHO