World Bicycle Day

The General Assembly,  Recalling its resolution 72/272 of 12 April 2018, entitled “ World Bicycle Day ”, Recalling also that, in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 1 inter alia, sport was recognized as an important enabler of sustainable development, Recognizing that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, and acknowledging that, in many developing countries, bicycling to work as a mode of transportation can be directly associated with poverty and lack of adequate financial resources of families and inability to elevate their standard of living, Recognizing also the need to strengthen and further coordinate efforts, including multi-stakeholder partnerships, at all levels to maximize the potential of the bicycle and other active mobility modes to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the 2030 Ag...

The World Health Organization (WHO) actively promotes cycling for its myriad benefits to health and the environment, including increasing physical activity , reducing noncommunicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes, and decreasing air and noise pollution. Like governments worldwide, it also recognizes cycling as a facilitator of achievement of many Sustainable Development Goals , including those on education, energy, employment, cities and inequalities. The underlying premise is that in order to unleash the potential of cycling , roads must be safe.  In line with the June 3rd ,  World Bicycle Day , WHO has released a range of resources and materials to promote cycling , improve road safety and enhance the health and well-being of people and the places they live, work and play .