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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims - 21 November 2021.

Every third Sunday in November, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) seeks to remember the millions of lives lost or injured due to road crashes. The day is also held to pay tribute to emergency responders and medical professionals. These people deal with the trauma of road death and injury on a daily basis.

According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT) nearly 1.25 million people around the world die in road crashes each year. This equals 3,287 deaths a day. India has the highest number of road deaths, followed by China and the United States.

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was initiated by the UK’s RoadPeace Founder in 1993. It was first promoted as the European Day for Remembrance. When NGOs from South Africa, Argentina, and Israel wanted to participate, it was changed to World Day. Thanks to support from the World Health Organization, World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was adopted by the UN in 2005.

The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2021 theme is "Act for Low Speed / Act for Low Speed Streets".


Source: www.un.org

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