The United Nations’ Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) held in Quito in October 2016 was a momentous event for road safety in many ways. Not only did it strengthen the commitment of the global community to make road safety a priority in urban planning through the New Urban Agenda, but it […]
In December 2016, the Supreme Court in India banned liquor sales on national and state highways. This signified a hard-won victory for Alliance Member ArriveSAFE, who has been at the forefront of the battle to make India’s roads safer by reducing the availability of alcohol to drivers. Liquor sellers are a common sight on India’s […]
On Monday 9 January, the Global Road Safety Partnership launched the Round 11 Call for Proposals under the Road Safety Grants Programme. Since 2012, the Road Safety Grants Programme has supported organizations advocating for the adoption and implementation of evidence-based policies to protect road users. In Round 11, GRSP has expanded the scope of the […]
As 2016 draws to a close, the Alliance would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Looking back on 2016, there is much to be proud of and the Alliance and its members saw many important advancements in global road safety. 15 April 2016 was a milestone for global road safety, as the UN […]
The Alliance Empowerment Program’s Crash Courses in Key Risk Areas released its seventh and last course on Tuesday, 6 December 2016. You can still access all the course material, videos, and resources HERE. All the courses received largely positive feedback on their evaluation forms and the webinars reached up to 475 views. Comments on the videos and […]
Traffic crashes are violent and unexpected acts that affect the lives of thousands of people each day and leave many families feeling helpless because they cannot find the necessary support. Alliance Member FICVI has developed a new guide, the “Ibero American Comprehensive Guide for Traffic Crash Victims.” The guide offers a clear and simple explanation of a traffic crash, focusing […]
The Safe Roads | Safe Kids Summit takes place every other year. The 2016 conference took place in Washington DC on 8-9 December and was designed to increase the visibility of global road safety on the international agenda and to decrease the number of deaths and injuries among children. This year, the Alliance participated in the event by contributing […]
The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety will hold its Third General Assembly on Thursday 6 April 2017 during the Fifth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Please find the General Assembly Agenda in English, Spanish and French. Comments should be submitted to admin@roadsafetyngos.org. There […]
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year. This day, initiated by road victims in 1993 and adopted by the UN on 26th October 2005, is dedicated to remembering the many millions killed and injured in road crashes, their families and communities. This years […]
Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety, Legal Development Programme WEBINAR: THE SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH A holistic approach to protect road users from death and serious injury by taking human error and frailty into account. The Safe Systems Approach acknowledges that humans will make mistakes on the road, but the price they pay for this mistake […]
The 23rd Meeting of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) took place 17-18 November 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. The keynote address was be delivered by Jean Todt, the UN Special Envoy for Road Safety, and Christian Friis Bach, the Executive Secretary of UNECE. Find full agenda HERE. A concept note for the theme for the […]
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims Statement of the Chair of the UN Road Safety Collaboration 20 November 2016 On this World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, we mark the occasion by honouring the more than 1.2 million people killed on our road’s every year, and the many millions more who […]
The WHO Secretariat has released a “zero draft” of the global voluntary targets for road safety risk factors and service delivery mechanisms for road traffic injuries (available at www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/road-safety-targets/en). The aim is to accelerate the progress towards safer roads, which will be facilitated with the setting of performance targets and indicators. WHO is calling for your […]
The Safe Road | Safe Kids Summit is rapidly approaching on December 8-9, 2016 in Washington, DC, and many dynamic and compelling speakers have been added to the program. To view the latest agenda, please click here. The Summit will focus on protecting kids on the move, and it will develop actionable strategies for achieving […]
It has been a few months since the Alliance Advocates graduated from their training in Memphis, Tennessee and many have already made great headway on their projects. Safe Kids Malaysia distributed helmets to children in 17 schools and discussed the implementation of rules and regulations for children safety on motorcycles. Swatantrata Abhiyan Nepal held a […]
Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH) was formally founded in May 2013 a year after their first Yellow Ribbon Road Safety Week in May 2012. SARAH’s mission is to undertake research initiatives that bring about improved road safety, and support those affected by road tragedy. SARAH’s main initiative in the Yellow Ribbon National Road Safety […]
The 23rd Meeting of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) will be 17-18 November 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. The keynote address will be delivered by Jean Todt, the UN Special Envoy for Road Safety, and Christian Friis Bach, the Executive Secretary of UNECE. Check back here during and after the conference for useful feedback from […]
Please find the following announcement by the World Road Meeting below: The 18th edition of the IRF World Road Meeting (WRM) will take place from 14-17 November 2017 in Delhi, India. The WRM has been organized by the International Road Federation (IRF) once every four years for the past 60 years. The WRM is a […]
The Global Road Safety Film Festival organized by Laser International will take place 20-21 February 2017 at the UN, Palais des Nations, Geneva. It will be held back-to-back with the Anniversary Session of the Inland Transport Committee of UNECE and the Meeting of Transport Ministers and will celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Committee and its […]
Global leaders, policy makers, architects, urban planners, and NGOs kicked off the United Nations Habitat III conference, in Quito, Ecuador on 17 October 2016. The Habitat III Conference links into number 11 of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals — the new generation of the Millennium Development Goals — which aims to “make cities and human […]
