When and why World Day?

The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is observed on the third Sunday of November each year by an increasing number of countries on every continent around the world.

            This day, adopted by the UN in October 2005, is dedicated to remembering the many millions killed and injured in road crashes and their families and communities...more…  

La Giornata Mondiale del Ricordo delle vittime della strada (WDR) viene osservata la terza domenica di novembre di ogni anno in un numero crescente di Paesi in tutti i continenti del mondo.

            Questa giornata è dedicata a ricordare i milioni di persone uccise o ferite sulle strade, le loro famiglie e le comunità...more…
 

 

Ежегодно третье воскресенье ноября все новыми государствами на всех континентах отмечается как Всемирный день памяти жертв дорожно-транспортных происшествий (анг. WDR).

Этот день посвящается памяти многих миллионов погибших и получивших травмы в ДТП, выражению соболезнования их родственникам и близким… more...


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This website is an archive of past commemorations, intended as a source of help and inspiration for all organizers of World Day events, as well as a lasting record of those events.

Memorials
Memorial Tablet with names and ages of victims, inaugurated on WDR 2012 in Brazil

Monument inaugurated on WDR 2011 in Poland


A roadside memorial in Portugal

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Videos
Messages

From the message of UN Secretary General on World Day 2012:

…..Earlier this year, the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development emphasized the importance of safe roads. On this World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, let us commit to minimizing road traffic deaths and injuries as part of our quest for an equitable and sustainable future.

Full message


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Publications

Colombia, Information and Programme leaflets, WDR 2011



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‘Light of Hope’ initiative

This global action in memory of road victims involves burning of lights (candles or other lights) and illumination of civic buildings, especially between 6-8pm.



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Events around the globe by continent and year:
View summary of World Day 2012 events here
Please submit details of your planned events for World Day 2013 here.
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