3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety to be held in Stockholm
- The third edition of the Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on February 19-20, 2020.
- The theme of the two-day conference is Achieving Global Goals 2030.
- The event is being co-sponsored by the Government of Sweden with support from World Health Organization.
- Minister-led delegations from more than 80 countries are expected to attend the conference.
- Indian delegation will be led by Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Mr. Nitin Gadkari.
Objective
- Share successes and lessons from implementation of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020
- Chart future strategic directions for global road safety up to 2030 and beyond
- Define ways to accelerate action on proven strategies to save lives.
- Provide an opportunity to link road safety to other sustainability challenges