The Alliance is excited to welcome two new members that joined us recently. Observatoire Guinéen de la Sécurité Routière et de la Mobilité Urbaine (OBSERMU), Guinea, has a main objective to contribute to the reduction of road traffic fatalities and promote sustainable mobility for all in the Republic of Guinea. It does this through: 1. […]
Kenya is fortunate to have a strong coalition of road safety NGOs working together. These NGOs also have a good relationship with the lead government agency for road safety, the National Transport And Safety Authority. The UN Global Road Safety Week is enshrined in legislation and so on Monday 6 May, the NTSA alongside the […]
Persistence is important when we #SpeakUp. Meaningful change does not happen overnight and persistence is needed. In the Philippines, it has been a long journey to implement and enforce the “Children’s Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015,” which prevents a child from travelling on a two-wheeler motorcycle unless the child can reach the foot peg, […]
In Senegal, the majority of children walk to school. Children account for 13% of road fatalities in the country. As the demand for its UN Global Road Safety Week campaign, LASER International are calling the Ministry of Infrastructure, the National Assembly, and Network of Parliamentarians for Road Safety for mandatory 30km/h speed limits around schools, […]
In February 2020, the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety will be held in Sweden. Previous ministerial conferences have acted as catalysts for governments to take action on road safety. In Iran, Road Safety Pioneers (RSP) has made it one of their UN Global Road Safety Week demands to ask a government minister to […]
This week, during UN Global Road Safety Week, Alliance member Patiala Foundation are speaking up about the right to walk of citizens in Patiala as part of a longer term, multi-stage campaign. The campaign already has the commitment of the local authorities, who are implementing road improvements to install and reinstate footpaths and separate […]
The High-Level Symposium hosted by the Alliance and Towards Zero Foundation was an opportunity for NGOs to discuss and hear the views of experts on the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020, the Sustainable Development Goals and road safety policy toward 2030, with a focus on the upcoming Third Global Ministerial Conference in Sweden. […]
23 April 2019 Three road safety NGOs have been presented with the FedEx Road Safety Award. The awards are presented biannually to NGO members of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety (the Alliance). This year’s awards celebrate three organizations that have significantly grown their capacity to achieve national and international significance, influencing national […]
From the regional meetings, to the High-Level Symposium, to the morning session on the final day, preparations for the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety (Sweden 2020) were one of the key topics at the Global Meeting. On the final day of the Global Meeting, Anders Lie, Special Advisor, Division of Transport and Society, […]
Congratulations to Amend for winning the inaugural World Resources Institute (WRI) Ross Prize for Cities, a $250,000 award focusing on urban transformation for its School Area Road Safety Assessments and Improvements (SARSAI) program, which was chosen from among 200 applicants by a world-class jury of experts. WRI is a global research organization that spans more than […]
The Global Meeting kicked off in style with the poster exhibition opened by Jean Todt, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety and Michelle Yeoh, Global Road Safety Ambassador. 44 Alliance member NGOs presented posters of their best practice programs. Mr. Todt and Ms. Yeoh visited each one and heard about the challenges and […]
10 April 2019, Chania, Greece NGOs and global road safety stakeholders gathering this week in Chania, Greece, will call for governments around the world to commit to saving lives by reducing road deaths and injuries in their countries by 50% by 2030 and accepting the help of NGOs to achieve this challenging target. Every year, […]
The Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) will be held 6–12 May 2019, with the theme of Save Lives #SpeakUp. The week will focus on road safety leadership, and participants are encouraged to speak up by using the Speak Up signboard bubbles to present their demands to decision makers. UNGRSW is a significant event […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome the new member that joined us recently: Fussverkehr Schweiz (Pedestrian Mobility Switzerland) is an association under private law. The organization is the advocate of pedestrians, a pioneer and co-designer of pedestrian-friendly traffic planning – the 30 km/h speed limit for instance. Pedestrian Mobility Switzerland aims at a traffic system designed expressly […]
#STOPTHECRASH is a multi-stakeholder partnership, led by Global NCAP, campaigning for life saving crash avoidance technologies in support of the SDGs. There is wide disparity between the vehicle standards required in high-income countries and vehicles sold in many low- and middle- income countries. #STOPTHECRASH calls for governments and car manufacturers to mandate certain technologies that have […]
Language, religion, ethics and cultural values condition the way people perceive, understand and respond to the trauma of road crashes. However, international programs that promote road safety, post-crash care and response don’t usually tackle this complicated issue of different cultural perceptions and views on road crashes, for lack of knowledge from the ground. The Federation […]
Almost 300, 000 people die on India’s roads every year and approximately 40% of those deaths are motorcycle riders or passengers. Strong role models are needed to promote safe road behavior. One of the ways that NGOs in India are making a difference, is by targeting unsafe practices in advertising. Prerana Arora Singh, People’s Trust […]
The Alliance is pleased to welcome two new members that have joined us recently: Association Les Amis de la Route, Mali, is a non-profit association whose objectives are training, awareness and information for students on road safety and first aid, implementation of road safety systems in school zones, conferences, and public awareness campaigns. Projects include the “Zero Accident on The […]
Social Responsibility Project Looks to Cycling Cultures of Copenhagen and Amsterdam to Promote Safer Cycling in Balkan Cities FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., and international non-profit the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety have launched the Safer Cycling Advocate Program, a two-year collaboration aimed at improving safety for vulnerable road users in […]
This month, Alliance member Brake launched Global Fleet Champions, a campaign focused on at-work road safety to prevent crashes and reduce pollution caused by company fleet vehicles. The campaign invites individuals and organisations, including NGOs, to become fleet champions and call for safe and sustainable management of company vehicle fleets. This includes large lorries and […]
