FIA President Jean Todt has been appointed the UN Special Envoy for Road Safety.

Todt has previously used his role at the FIA to promote its 'Action for Road Safety' campaign, utilising the global reach of Formula One and other motorsport categories to spread the message. Todt's appointment was announced on Wednesday by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at a meeting in Paris, and the FIA President says he believes road safety has been neglected in many countries.

"The road safety challenge is too often ignored, but road injuries are the number one killer of young people aged 15-29," Todt said. "That being the case, it deserves much more attention on the global political agenda.

"This appointment will bring greater visibility to efforts to tackle this health and development crisis, as well as new leadership and renewed momentum.

“In my position as FIA President, with the backing of our members, road safety has become a key priority. I have been committed to bringing together all stakeholders fighting for this cause. This new role will help build an even stronger coalition for road safety worldwide."

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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