During the closing of the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marrakech, Lotte Brøndum, Executive Director of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, delivered a powerful speech that resonated with attendees. Below is the full verbatim of her remarks. Ladies and Gentlemen, Ministers, dignitaries, friends and community members. 10 years ago […]
Momentum for 30km/h speed limits near school zones is gaining in Georgia following advocacy campaign for the implementation of the rule in municipalities by an Alliance member NGO. So far, 96 school zones in Zugdidi, Tbilisi, and Rustavi municipalities have installed new road signs for the reduced speed limit. Zugdidi City has installed 30km/h road […]
“Advocacy, commitments, funding, and implementation of interventions which do not reduce deaths and injuries are wasting time and resources,” says the Alliance’s Director of Research and Accountability Chika Sakashita. In her perspective, governments and NGOs, along with private sector and academia, have accountability for fulfilling the respective roles set out for them in the Global Plan for […]
