History of WDR

The World Day has a long history:

• From 1995, road victim organisations under the umbrella of the European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (FEVR) observed this Day together – first as European Day of Remembrance, but soon as World Day when NGOs from Africa, South America and Asia joined.
• 10 years later – on 26th October 2005 – the World Day was adopted by the UN General Assembly as “the appropriate acknowledgement for victims of road traffic crashes and their families”.
• To make the World Day officially an independent entity, to ensure secure and competent management and a far wider reach through systematic round the year promotion and help and advice to organizers, the World Day was registered as a Foundation in August 2021.
• Now the World Day is commemorated across all continents – not only by NGOs advocating for road safety and road victims, but also by governments and all related and relevant stakeholders.
• Read more here: https://wdor-archive.com/