UN Road Safety Fund project launched in Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam

Exam-focused facts from the 1 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

United Nations (UN) launched a road safety financing project in partnership with Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam on 24 February 2026.
The project is funded by the UN Road Safety Fund and coordinated by the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office.
It aims to build national and sub-national capacities for implementing road safety action plans and reducing road fatalities and serious injuries leading to disabilities.
The initiative targets a 50% reduction in road traffic deaths by 2030 under the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030.
Jean Todt, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, stated that India records 600 daily deaths from road crashes, costing an estimated 7% of GDP according to the World Bank.