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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Denmark
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New Zealand
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Poland
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Sweden
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Stockholm. The 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety was held in Stockholm (Sweden). Hence, Option 1 is correct.
Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. General Assembly resolution 64/2551 of March 2010 proclaimed 2011–2020 the Decade of Action for road safety, with a global goal of stabilizing and then reducing the forecasted level of global road fatalities by increasing activities conducted at national, regional and global levels.
Detailed explanation-3: -The theme for the year 2023 is ‘Sadak Suraksha Jeevan Raksha’. The aim is to raise public awareness about traffic rules. The campaign emphasizes various measures that people should take to comply with the government’s safety regulations and, as a result, keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first National Road Safety Week was organized in 1989 by the National Safety Council which was established by the Ministry of Labour in 1966.
Detailed explanation-5: -In September 2020, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/74/299 “Improving global road safety”, proclaiming the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, with the ambitious target of preventing at least 50% of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030.