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come? Are you close to reaching your goals?
In a way, it’s great that the United Nations has
created the Sustainable Development Goals
with objective targets. Unfortunately, a lot of
the targets will not be achieved, but it would
be much worse if there were no targets. So,
clearly, if you ask me, I think much more
needs to be done to achieve them.

But still, what we have been doing has been
moving the right direction, and it would be
worse without our having done what we have
been doing.

Our readers are mainly diplomats and people
in the international community. If you have a
message for them, what would that be? One final question. I know that you have a
Help me! Help us! We created a group of friends very famous wife. How is it to have all these
of the special envoy. It’s about 100 people, very famous people around all the time?
influential people – from the United Nations, I have a lot of admiration for my wife since
politics, the private sector, celebrities, global we have been together for the last 19 years.
federations like IOC, FIFA, UEFA, active So, I didn’t need her to win the Oscar for Best
federations, UCI… All these people are in Actress to know that she is great. I’ve known
a way supporting my work on road safety, right along that she’s great. So, I’m very happy
which is a very great encouragement. There is that she got this kind of recognition from the
a diplomatic hub of the network of my friends highest Academy Award.
in Geneva with the goal to promote increased
engagement and stronger cooperation for road She’s probably busier than she used to be, but
safety in their nations, companies, and other I’m busy too. I think we both go our own way.
locally based institutions, as well as among When our ways come together, we are very
diplomats and representatives of civil society. happy. And she’s very supportive of what I
I encourage all the diplomates to join it. do. She’s involved with me in the campaign.
She’s also on the board of IPI. She’s a sponsor
Be aware of it. If we didn’t do what we’re doing, of a medical institute together with Jean Reno.
they would not speak about it. Depending So, she’s a big contributor to my activities.
what we need, they can support me on certain That’s very good. I get support. I try to be a
other programs. They meet and they work on contributor to her activities.
certain programs which have to be established
to contribute to develop some programs on Leaving Mr Todt’s office, I was very happy to
road safety. have met him. Now, I NEVER neglect to fasten
my safety belt, so, Mr. Todd, thank you so much
Where do you get the funding for the for giving your precious time, and, not the least,
campaign? for making me think about road safety every
JC Decaux likes challenges. They decided that time I am out somewhere.
road safety will be a top activity for them. So,
they are financing the campaign together with Mr Todt’s https://twitter.com/JeanTodt and
an advertising company called Saatchi & Saatchi. to his new brochure https://unece.org/info/
The celebrities are giving us their images because Transport/Road-Traffic-and-Road-Safety/
they like to contribute. And then you are just pub/2654
asking for more people to get more attention
to your program so they can go worldwide,
educating people, communicating on that.

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