Year: 2016


United Nations Road Safety Collaboration

The Alliance attends the 22nd meeting of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) at the New York UNICEF headquarters

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Alliance launches its new website

The Alliance launches its new website to improve information sharing among members and the global road safety community.

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Alliance Empowerment Program

The Alliance coordinates the participation of more than 40 Alliance member NGOs at the Second Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety in Brasilia, Brazil. At the Conference, the Alliance in partnership with FedEx proudly launches the Alliance Empowerment Program for members.

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Alliance hosts the Fourth Global Meeting

The Alliance hosts the Fourth Global Meeting of NGOs Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims in Marrakech, Morocco.

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The #SaveKidsLives campaign

The #SaveKidsLives campaign, guided in part by the Alliance, launches to gather signatures for the Child Declaration for Road Safety.

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Alliance becomes a member

The Alliance becomes a member of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration.

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Alliance Board of Directors

The Alliance Board of Directors establishes a permanent Secretariat to serve and liaise with member NGOs.

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2014–2018 Strategic Plan

The Alliance introduces its 2014–2018 Strategic Plan, which outlines specific goals for membership growth and development.

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Alliance hosts the Third Global Meeting

The Alliance hosts the Third Global Meeting of NGOs Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims in Antalya, Turkey, attended by nearly 100 people representing organizations from 50 countries. At the meeting, the Alliance holds its first General Assembly for member NGOs to vote on Alliance bylaws and elect its Board of Directors.

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Alliance and WHO coproduce

The Alliance and WHO coproduce an advocacy guide for NGOs.

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formally launch the Global Alliance

WHO establishes a steering committee of representative NGOs to formally launch the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety.

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Decade of Action

The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020 is launched by the UN General Assembly.

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Second Global Meeting

WHO organizes the Second Global Meeting of NGOs Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims in Washington, DC, attended by 100 participants representing NGOs from 48 countries. The framework for an NGO alliance is presented.

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The Brussels Declaration

The Brussels Declaration, which includes the concept and outline for a Decade of Action for Road Safety, is presented by NGOs at the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Moscow.

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global NGO platform for sharing information

WHO asks nine member NGOs of the UN Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) to explore NGO interest in a global NGO platform for sharing information and best practices; 89% of NGOs surveyed agree that this platform (the future Alliance) would be beneficial.

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The World Health Organization (WHO)

The World Health Organization (WHO) convenes 70 NGOs from 40 countries in Brussels, Belgium, at the First Global Meeting of NGOs Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims to discuss how NGOs can advance the global road safety agenda. The meeting results in the Brussels Declaration.

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High-level political forum convenes to track progress towards SDG’s

The High-level Political Forum (HLPF) for the Sustainable Development Goals convened in New York this month, bringing together governments to report on their progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This forum is the United Nations (UN) central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted in September 2015. […]

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Habitat III preparation committee will meet in Indonesia

The third session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) will be held in Surabaya, Indonesia, from Monday, 25 July to Wednesday, 27 July 2016. Find flyer HERE.

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Free online road safety education in Spanish for young people

Luchemos por la Vida and Ford Argentina have together launched the free program Conduciendo por la Vida (“Driving for Life”). The goal of the program is to raise awareness and provide road safety education to youth aged 15 to 18. The program also provides guidance and information for educators and parents, to allow them to participate […]

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ETSC’s PRAISE project promotes work-related road safety

In recent years the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) launched the PRAISE project, to promote work-related road safety. The project empowers employers to institute high road safety standards for their employees. It focuses particularly on employers in industries that involve a significant amount of driving, such as taxi companies. Specifically, the PRAISE projects aims to: […]

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