Three years ago this week, the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 (Global Plan) was launched. It set out a blueprint for halving road deaths and injuries by 2030 through a holistic, people-centered Safe System approach, acknowledging that “Placing safety at the core of our road safety efforts will automatically […]
Safe walking, cycling, and motorbiking are integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These modes of transport, which are accessible, affordable, and environmentally sustainable, enable individuals to move around for work, education, and daily activities. When road environments are made safe, they reduce inequalities and enhance opportunities for marginalized groups, particularly women, young people, […]
Collaboration is one of the four Alliance’s values set out in our Strategic Plan 2024–2030. Together and allied, harnessing our different strengths for a shared goal, our voice will always be stronger. In the run up to the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Morocco next year, a unified civil society voice continues to be of […]
A recent Mobility Snapshot by GreenLight Initiative in Abuja, Nigeria, revealed that 1,488 people used the Utako market and A.E. Ekukinam Street intersection during peak hour. Yet, the intersection did not have traffic signals or crossings to protect pedestrians. These 1,488 people’s daily journeys and right to safe mobility have been overlooked. The Mobility Snapshot […]
Our 2024 #CommitToAct campaign highlights unsafe journeys and demands safer conditions. Using Mobility Snapshots, road safety activists assess intersections from a pedestrian perspective, demonstrating the need for life-saving interventions. So far, the snapshots from our members have revealed critical concerns and deficiencies in road infrastructure that should protect pedestrians. They have highlighted that frequently used […]
“Advocacy, commitments, funding, and implementation of interventions which do not reduce deaths and injuries are wasting time and resources,” said Chika Sakashita, the Alliance’s Director of Research and Accountability, in an Alliance opinion piece Accountability: what it means for governments and NGOs in road safety, published in 2023. Good road safety decisions and implementations are […]
NGO advocacy is an important component for pushing toward the 2030 SDG targets. As the end of the decade draws nearer, their role in pushing for accountability to achieve the SDGs becomes increasingly urgent. NGOs can bring the greatest value to the 2030 SDG targets when they are able to influence and participate meaningfully in […]
This month marks one year until the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety to be held 18-19 February 2025 in Marrakech, Morocco. 2025 is the midpoint of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030. The conference therefore represents a checkpoint to review progress and build further commitment to halving road deaths and injuries […]
The UN SDG Summit will take place at the UN Headquarters in New York on 18-19 September 2023. Read our open letter to world leaders below. Dear world leaders, We are writing to you today in the lead-up to the 2023 UN SDG Summit in New York with a sense of urgency and alarm. The […]
Following the High-level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety, the Alliance’s Advocacy and Partnerships Director, Valeria Motta, has written an article on how NGOs can make sure that their governments take forward the outcomes of the High-level Meeting. Read it here: “The first ever UN High Level Meeting on Improving Road Safety (the HLM) has […]
