至关重要的是，欧洲经委会为挽救生命做出了贡献。欧洲监测和评价方案指导机构和《远距离越境空气污染公约》(1979 年)的影响问题工作组在《为了更清洁的空气：2016 年科学评估报告》中估计，为减少包括颗粒物在内的空气污染物而采取的减少措施已导致欧洲平均预期寿命延长一年。我特别感到鼓舞的是，国际社会支持我们动员联合国和成员国努力至迟于 2020 年将道路交通事故死伤人数减少一半，这对于本区域的可持续发展至关重要。
Critically, ECE contributes to saving lives. In Towards Cleaner Air: Scientific Assessment Report 2016, the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme Steering Body and Working Group on Effects of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (1979) estimated that abatement measures for the reduction of air pollutants, including particulate matter, had increased the average life expectancy in Europe by one year. I was particularly encouraged by international support for our work in mobilizing all United Nations and member States’ efforts to halve the number of deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2020, which is critical to sustainable development in the region.