Alliance member New Zealand Sleep Safety Ltd. creates awareness of the dangers of “drowsy driving”—or driver fatigue—on the roads through its signature Drowsy Driving Handbook, a passport-sized document that provides clear, concise, and simple educational messages for drivers. Information shared in the handbook includes the main causes of drowsy driving, common myths, and how to […]
Day 2 of the Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety in Brazil featured a variety of topic-specific panels where ministers and experts discussed best practices and challenges from their countries as well as next steps required to achieve the road safety targets included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Throughout the day, conference participants frequently […]
The 2nd Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety officially commenced yesterday in Brasilia, Brazil with participation from hundreds of ministries and representatives from academia, the private sector, and NGOs working in road safety around the world. Day 1 of the global meeting featured statements from ministers and heads of delegation from many countries, followed by […]
17 NOVEMBER 2015, BRASILIA — On Tuesday the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety announced the launch of the “Alliance Empowerment Program,” a capacity building program sponsored by FedEx. It aims to improve the ability of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in road safety around the world to design and implement initiatives that significantly reduce […]
At the Alliance Board Meeting held in October, the Alliance board voted on and approved new articles of governance, including: Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy Declaration of Conflicts of Interest Code of Conduct Internal Regulations Board Member Characteristics Terms of Reference for Alliance Executive Committee Terms of Reference for the newly established Governance Committee All official […]
Kunhadi, Alliance member from Lebanon, will organize a gathering at Université Saint Joseph in Beirut for families and friends to commemorate lives lost to road traffic crashes. Alliance members and others will commemorate the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims this Sunday in their communities. The World Day of Remembrance is an official […]
The 2nd Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety will take place next week in Brasilia, Brazil. The Board of Directors and Secretariat from the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety will be attending alongside more than 40 Alliance member NGOs from around the world. We greatly look forward to seeing members and friends at the conference […]
This week, the #SaveKidsLives campaign reached its goal of gathering 1 million signatures to the Child Declaration on Road Safety! This is a tremendous accomplishment. The Alliance and the #SaveKidsLives campaign partners would like to extend a huge thank you to all Alliance members who rallied the remaining signatures to reach this goal, as well as to all […]
At the Alliance Board Meeting held in October, the Alliance board voted on and approved new articles of governance, including: Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy Declaration of Conflicts of Interest Code of Conduct Internal Regulations Board Member Characteristics Terms of Reference for Alliance Executive Committee Terms of Reference for the newly established Governance Committee All official […]
At the upcoming 2nd Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety in Brazil, many people will be talking about the newly adopted UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), because, for the first time in SDG history, road safety is included as targets under two of the defined goals. It is important, leading up to the conference, to […]
19 OCTOBER 2015, GENEVA – Some 1.25 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes, according to the World Health Organization’s Global status report on road safety 2015 , despite improvements in road safety. “Road traffic fatalities take an unacceptable toll – particularly on poor people in poor countries,” says Dr Margaret Chan, […]
On 1 October 2015, Alliance members represented the NGO sector at an important consultation with the UN Special Envoy on Road Safety, Jean Todt. Mr. Todt was recently appointed to the position by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The consultation was held at UN Headquarters in Geneva and jointly hosted by the United Nations Economic […]
As part of preparation for the 2nd High-Level Conference on Road Safety in Brazil, Cameroon established a national committee to discuss the organization and functioning of their delegation to Brazil. The objective of the committee is to define Cameroon’s strategic direction and develop and implement an action plan to ensure Cameroon’s successful participation in the […]
A groundbreaking occasion took place for the #SaveKidsLives campaign in the form of a Hollywood-style video directed by acclaimed director Luc Besson. You can view the video on the campaign’s website . The campaign has also published a social media package for people to show their support through their own social media channels. How you can support […]
Member countries of the United Nations convened for the UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015 on 25-27 September in New York to officially adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda (now known as Agenda 2030). At the highly anticipated Summit, global leaders reaffirmed their commitment to international development and formally instated 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to focus […]
October is the International Walk to School Month, and 7 October is the International Walk to School Day, when communities all over the world rally their students to walk safely to and from school. This international initiative promotes safe, environmentally-friendly transportation routes and is a special opportunity to teach young people, the most vulnerable of road […]
Learning needs assessment The Alliance will embark on a capacity building initiative with an overall goal of strengthening Alliance NGO member organizations to respond to the road safety crises with effective, measurable, and sustainable programs and activities in line with the Decade of Action for 2011–2020 (DoA) Global Plan and DoA goals. The initiative will […]
Road Safety Supporters Society, an Alliance member from Iran, empowers women in their country by involving them in the road safety agenda. The NGO newly established a Women’s Committee to help women themselves realize their ability to lead and effect change. The Committee, composed of enthusiastic volunteers, regularly organizes women gatherings to help guide passionate […]
Registration and abstract submission is now open for Safety 2016–the 12th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. The conference will be held 18-21 September 2016 in Tampere, Finland with the theme “from research to implementation.” It is hosted by the National Institute for Health and Welfare of Finland, among others, and co-sponsored by […]
“Light Up the Night for Traffic Safety” is an initiative of Alliance member Safety Beyond Borders (formerly Safety Alliance) in Nigeria that urges and mobilizes Nigerians to use a $4 safety device—a pair of 45 centimeter-long reflective straps or tapes—to promote the visibility of their vehicles when traveling on the road at night. Car owners […]
