120. WP.29 recalled the General Assembly Resolution adopted in August 2020 (A/RES/74/299) for the period 2021-2030 and its main objectives relevant to the mandate of work of WP.29:

1. Endorsement of the Stockholm Declaration
2. Proclamation of a Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 – 2030, with a goal to reduce deaths and injuries by 50 per cent by 2030
3. Request for WHO and the UN regional commissions in cooperation with the United Nation Road Safety Coalition (UNRSC) partners and other stakeholders to prepare a plan of action of the Second Decade.
4. Decision to convene a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly no later than the end of 2022.
5. Invite Member States that have not already done so to consider adopting comprehensive legislation on key risk factors, including the non-use of seat belts, child restraints and helmets, the drinking of alcohol and driving, and speeding;
6. Reaffirms the role and importance of the United Nations legal instruments on road safety, such as the 1958 and 1998 agreements on technical vehicle regulations, the 1997 agreement on periodic technical inspection of vehicles and commends Member States that have acceded to these international legal instruments on road safety;
7. Invites Member States that have not already done so to consider adopting policies and measures to implement United Nations vehicle safety regulations or equivalent national standards to ensure that all new motor vehicles meet applicable minimum regulations for the protection of occupants and other road users, with seat belts, airbags and active safety systems fitted as standard equipment;
8. Encourages Member States that have not yet done so to consider becoming contracting parties to the United Nations legal instruments on road safety and, beyond accession, applying, implementing and promoting their provisions or safety regulations.

121. WP.29 noted the commitment of WP.29 secretariat for the decade 2021-2030 to follow-up the General Assembly resolution decisions and the request of WP.29 stated during the November 2020 session (see ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1155, para. 124). The representative of OICA also offered his help to the WP.29 secretariat.