In this article Lotte Brondum, Executive Director of the Alliance, shares her perspectives on the UN Resolution on Improving Global Road Safety. “The adoption of the UN Resolution on Improving Global Road Safety is a success for the road safety community, especially the Member States that sponsored it, in particular the Swedish government, which has […]
The #50by30 campaign was one of the big advocacy exercises in the lead up to the UN Resolution on Improving Global Road Safety. The campaign pushed for inclusion of a target to reduce road deaths and injuries by 50% by 2030 in the resolution. It was designed and led by the Towards Zero Foundation and […]
On 4 August 2020, a huge explosion rocked the port area of Beirut, Lebanon, leading to more than 180 deaths, 7000-plus injuries and destruction of property that has made more than 300,000 people homeless. Local and international NGOs and governmental organizations responded with medical support and supplies, reconstruction, and emergency food and supplies for those […]
In November 2019, Associación Madres del Dolor received a commitment from the president of the House of Representatives, the national legislative body in Argentina, to create a victims’ observatory, as a way for those affected by road crashes and other violent acts to work with Congress to create bills and change laws. The commitment was […]
According to official police data, road crash rates in Rwanda have decreased 17% since the start of Gerayo Amahoro (which means “arrive safely”), a road safety initiative spearheaded by the Rwanda Police Force in collaboration with Alliance member Healthy People Rwanda (HPR) who suggested and helped plan the campaign. The initiative is a result of […]
Following the Alliance Advocate training in Nairobi, Kenya, in April 2018, NGOs each targeted a single school to assess, using iRAP’s Star Rating for Schools methodology. The goal was to gauge the safety of each school’s surrounding streets and to focus on high-risk areas, where children were most in danger. Following the assessments, the NGOs […]
In March 2019, AIP Foundation organized and pioneered the first Round the World Roundtable. The roundtable demonstrated a national commitment from the Government of Vietnam for child helmet safety. It covered four areas: To increase helmet wearing rates among children in Vietnam to over 80% by 2030 To enforce helmet safety standards compliance and ban all […]
During the series of Round the World Roundtables in 2019, Jean Todt, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety (Special Envoy), attended three roundtables in Vietnam, Colombia, and Ecuador, and publicly received decision makers’ signed commitments on behalf of the road safety community. These commitments are listed on the Commitment Tracker, and their progress […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome three new organizations that joined us recently. Institute of Public Health (IPH), Bengaluru, India, was founded in August 2005 by a group of healthcare professionals with a vision to provide young professionals a platform to build their skills and strengthen the Indian health system to ensure quality healthcare for […]
The Northern Corridor is the main trade and transit corridor in Eastern Africa, linking landlocked Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda to the port of Mombasa in Kenya. It is a major trucking route transporting goods both within and between these countries. This corridor, the truckers that drive on it, and the communities alongside it are a […]
Associacion MiNU, Argentina, have been working to promote democratic participation among young people since 2003. Their name is a contraction from the Spanish for ‘internet model UN’ and their aim is to promote young people’s rights by enabling them and foster their participation as key actors in their societies MiNU’s first engagement with road safety […]
In Nairobi, Kenya, only 15% of journeys are made by private cars. Most are on foot or by bicycle. However, for decades, new road construction and upgrades have overlooked the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, leaving them exposed to fast, aggressive, and dangerous traffic. According to the Nairobi Integrated Urban Development Master Plan (NIUPLAN), almost […]
The UN Environment Programme and The Walk 21 Foundation are seeking insights via their COVID-19 in Africa Mobility Response Survey, which closes 31 July 2020. Responses are sought at city and national levels from government authorities, NGOs, academics, the private sector, and others working in Africa. Find the survey HERE.
During the pandemic, webinars and online sessions have proved an effective way to share knowledge and ideas. These sessions have enabled many of us to listen to high-level speakers and events that we might not otherwise have been able to attend. The UN Road Safety Fund (UNRSF)’s a webinar on “An Opportunity to Build Back […]
17 July was World Emoji Day. In Belgium, Alliance member Responsible Young Drivers marked the occasion with a timely reminder not to text and drive. Each year, national newspaper De Standaard, offers a full back page advertisement for creative campaigns from NGOs. This year, Responsible Young Drivers’ campaign was chosen. With the tagline “Make sure […]
In Tunisia, Alliance member Les Ambassadeurs de la Sécurité Routière (ASR), as part of a consortium of NGOs alongside the Ministry for the Interior and its departments, has kickstarted a large-scale national awareness campaign to tackle the problem of road crashes. The consortium includes the National Road Safety Observatory and fellow road safety NGOs, ANSR […]
According to a report issued by the Office of the Director General of the police in Punjab State, India: “Over speeding is the leading cause of deaths in Punjab [India].” The report stated that out of 4725 total deaths in 2018, 2540 people died in road crashes due to over-speeding, and in 2017, 2363 out […]
In Nepal, the National Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Mobility, which includes Alliance members Swatantra Abiyan Nepal (SAN) and NASA Nepal, has been advocating to keep citizens’ rights to safe journeys in the spotlight following the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Sweden. Hon. Basanta Nembng, Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, attended […]
“There is an urgent need for support to ensure that road safety NGOs are still standing after the current crisis and long-term strategies to strengthen NGOs and the road safety agenda.” This was one of the key messages of a blog written by the Alliance with help from Margie Peden, George Institute for Global Health, […]
Road traffic crashes are the number one killer of young people aged 5-29. At the opening ceremony of the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference in Sweden, Omnia El Omrani delivered a message to government Ministers and decision makers around the world on behalf of the members of the World Youth Assembly and the thousands of young […]
