ANNOUNCEMENT: ROUND TABLE ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH THE 2ND STAGE OF THE ROAD SAFETY WEEK IN UKRAINE

A round table on the occasion of the launch the 2nd stage of the Road Safety Week in Ukraine will be held on November 13 at 10.00 – 12.00 at the “UKRINFORM” news agency (Kyiv, B. Khmelnytskoho St, 8/16).

As part of the events of the 2nd Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly, the 2nd stage of the All-Ukrainian Road Safety Week will take place in Ukraine from November 13 to 19, 2023.

 

The 2nd stage of Road Safety Week in Ukraine will continue the topic of the 7th Global Road Safety Week that is dedicated to rethinking mobility and creating comfortable and safe conditions for all road users, including pedestrians and users of personal bicycle transport and electric vehicle. The events of the Week also relate to topical issues on transport safety in Ukraine in conditions of martial law.

 

The Ukrainian Week’s events include a round table with participation of the representatives of the specialized government departments and structures, transport industry specialists, organized by the State Enterprise “Ukrainian Research Institute of Transport Medicine” of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (Kyiv Interregional Branch), the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the International Charitable Foundation “Assistance to Victims of Road Accidents”.

 

During the event, experts in the field of transport and infrastructure, the national police will discuss the situation with road safety in Ukraine, legislative initiatives and changes related to traffic rules; educational programs for young road users, as well as other events that will take place in Ukraine during the Week.

Participants of the round table:

  • Volodymyr Kreidenko – MP of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Transport and Infrastructure;
  • Oleksii Biloshytskyi – First Deputy Chief of the Department of Patrol Police of Ukraine;
  • Serhii Derkach – Deputy Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine;
  • Yevhen Zborovsky – Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety;
  • Serhii Vitvitskyi – Rector of the Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Doctor of Law, Professor (via Zoom);
  • Serhii Aleksandrov – the Head of Technical Regulation Division of the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine;
  • Oleh Fedorenko – Deputy Director of the Department – Head of the Operational Maintenance Division of the Department of Roads of the State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine;
  • Ihor Khvorostianyi – General Director of the Directorate of School Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
  • Oleksii Baldin – Deputy Head of the Standardization Department of the Main Service Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
  • Roman Derkach – Expert Consultant to the Minister of Health, Chief Doctor of the SI “The Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics” by NAMS of Ukraine;
  • Yurii Chornyi – Director of the separate division of the “Kyiv Interregional Branch” of the State Enterprise “Ukrainian Research Institute of Transport Medicine” of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (moderator).

Online broadcast on the agency’s website and  on the Ukrinform YouTube channel.

We remind you that the Week’s events in Ukraine include:

  • the international scientific and practical conference “Ensuring Road Safety: Global and Local Solutions”;
  • round table “Topical issues of transport safety in conditions of martial law” for heads of transport companies, representatives of transport infrastructure Departments of regional state administrations and territorial communities;
  • the final of the 6th All-Ukrainian photo and video works youth competition of the “Safe Country” national project;
  • annual Unified lesson on rod safetyin educational institutions of the country;
  • nationwide blood donation action “Give Blood to Save Lives” and others.

The General Action Plan of All-Ukrainian Road Safety Week.

 

We remind you that International Charitable Foundation “Assistance to Victims of Road Accidents” is a regular partner of the Kyiv Interregional Branch State Enterprise “Ukrainian Research Institute of Transport Medicine” of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine in holding events of Nationwide Road Safety Weeks, which are aimed at achieving the goals, set by the UN General Assembly as part of the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 worldwide.