From 1 to 5 October, the Special Envoy travelled to New York, USA and met with the following officials to advocate for safer roads and to explore collaboration:
• H.E. Mr. Nicolas de Rivière, Ambassador of France;
• Mr. Ydanis Rodriguez, Commissioner, New York City, Department of Transportation;
• Ms. Ashley McEvoy, Executive leader, Johnson & Johnson;
• Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP;
• Mr. Junhua Li, Head, DESA, UN;
• Mr. Ewout Steenbergen, Chief Financial Officer, S&P;
• Mr. Oscar Fernández-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Development Coordination, UN;
• Earle Courtney Rattray, Chef de Cabinet, EOSG, UN;
• Mr. Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson of the Secretary-General, UN.
The Special Envoy also participated in the following events;
• UNDSS roundtable on road safety;
• New York City Commission of Transportation “Equity in Motion: A Transportation Roundtable!”;
• ECE-IACP Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony.