The President of the General Assembly in collaboration with the World Health Organization is convening the High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Improving Global Road Safety under the theme “Scaling up and accelerating implementation of commitments to halving road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030”.

To be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, on 20 and 21 July 2026, the HLM will include an opening segment, a plenary segment for general discussion, two multi-stakeholder panels and a pledging conference on improving global road safety. 

A note by the UN Secretary General titled “Improving Global Road Safety” was released in advance of the HLM noting that road traffic injuries remain a major global health and development challenge, and that the high-level meeting, marks a decisive opportunity to renew political leadership, strengthen financing and institutionalize road safety as a core development priority. The global target of halving the number of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030 must be reaffirmed, supported by governments, the private sector, civil society and young people.