During the 2025 UN Global Road Safety Week in Ecuador, Movidana—a member of the Alliance and the Global Youth Coalition—mobilized youth volunteers across eight cities. These volunteers used Mobility Snapshots to document hazardous conditions for pedestrians and cyclists, gathering vital evidence to drive local advocacy. To strengthen its Mobility Snapshot advocacy, the NGO applied AI […]
“Safer roads are greener roads and they’re essential for a just transition to sustainable mobility. A truly sustainable transport system must protect its users, especially children, pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users. Every year, 1.2 million lives are lost in road crashes. These are families, futures, and communities torn apart. The Decade of Sustainable Transport […]
A UN Decade of Sustainable Transport 2026–2035 will kick off in November 2025, aiming to align transport systems with sustainability goals. We welcome its launch just as we near the midpoint of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030. Road safety is our top priority, and the Decade of Sustainable Transport gives Alliance members […]
27 June 2025Today, we are delighted to share our 2024 Annual Report, presenting key milestones from the past year. Through coordinated tools, targeted capacity building, and collective advocacy, we continue to equip our 400-plus NGO members in more than 100 countries to hold their governments accountable for a 50% reduction in traffic deaths by 2030. […]
This UN Global Road Safety Week, Alliance member Avoid Accident kicked off its new campaign Priority Paths, which is a collaboration with the District Road Safety Committee and Municipal Corporation in Mohali to make pedestrian crossings across the city safe. Ahead of the campaign week, Avoid Accident worked with the city to survey intersections across […]
The Alliance is delighted to welcome new members who joined us recently. Full members Association Panafricaine des Victimes de la Route, Gabon, advocates for better road safety legislation and enforcement, raises awareness of the dangers of road crashes, and promotes safe driving practices through awareness campaigns and workshops. Associate members Bhookh, India, is a non-profit […]
We, the Board of Directors of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety (the Alliance), express our profound appreciation to Hasselt University for conferring an honorary doctorate upon our Executive Director, Lotte Brondum, and by extension, the entire network of NGOs that make up the Alliance. This honor signifies the collective efforts of our […]
In March, the Alliance published its analysis of the plenary commitments made by countries at the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in February 2025. In alignment to the UN Global Road Safety Week theme of safe walking and cycling, we took a dive back into the analysis to identify what commitments were made […]
Blocked and broken footpaths, unsafe crossings, and illegally parked vehicles make Mata Maharani Chowk, located next to one of the busiest wholesale markets in India, a hazardous place to walk. In peak hour, around 536 people walk and 120 cycle through this intersection, connecting the New Delhi railway station, metro station, schools, and the market. […]
“Our goal is to help citizens feel more empowered and safer when choosing to walk or cycle in the city,” says Esteban Paredes, Global Network Manager at Fundacion CAVAT, Ecuador. “This UN Global Road Safety Week, we hope to raise greater awareness about the daily realities and vulnerabilities of pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists—especially in urban […]
The Alliance is among 23 signatories to a joint letter sent to International Transport Forum Chair, Juan Carlos Muñoz, calling for countries to resist watering down vehicle safety standards in trade negotiations resulting from recent global tariff disputes. In particular, the letter notes UN regulations, adopted by major car-producing countries including China, the European Union’s […]
Rwanda’s national road safety strategy highlights pedestrian safety as a priority area, but many of Kigali’s roads are still lacking walking amenities. Alliance member Healthy People Rwanda (HPR) conducted two Mobility Snapshots in November 2024 and documented pedestrians’ safety concerns. They found that people did not have enough time to cross the road safely and […]
For its UN Global Road Safety Week campaign, Road Safety Pioneers is aiming to secure a formal commitment from the Traffic and Transportation Organization to equip 20 school zones in Tehran and Mashhad with 30 km/h signs and markings. traffic calming around the highest risk schools, and visible enforcement by police. These asks have been […]
“Road deaths and serious injuries amongst vulnerable road users – especially people moving on foot – are an ethical crisis and public health epidemic in South Africa,” says Lee Randall, co-founder and director of the Road Ethics Project In 2024, the Road Ethics Project, in collaboration with the Hammanskraal United Commuters Voice (HUCV), conducted Mobility […]
The Alliance held an online session to present findings of its analysis of the Marrakech Declaration and commitments made by governments during the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety (Ministerial Conference), and how to use it as a strategic advocacy tool. The session explored how NGOs can advocate for the integration of key elements from the commitments […]
Children at Cité des Enseignants School in Dakar, Senegal, will reach their classrooms more safely, thanks to targeted advocacy by LASER International using its Mobility Snapshot. The school is located beside a major intersection along Dakar’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. During peak hours, 1,371 pedestrians walk this space near the school, shops, and office […]
“We have been knocking on the door of decision makers and visiting them after the Ministerial Conference to ask them about their promises to us in Morocco. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, and the National Road Safety Council have taken initiative which means they are now more open to other individuals as well […]
The Alliance is delighted to welcome new members that joined the Alliance recently. Full members Associate members
At the recent 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marrakech, NGOs brought typical, nonstandard motorcycle helmets from their countries for a display at the Alliance’s booth in the conference exhibition. These helmets, which people could pick up and feel, demonstrated the dangers that motorcycle riders face trying to find a safe helmet that […]
Crowded roads, missing footpaths, and unsafe crossings are part of daily journeys for many in Kampala, Uganda. However, some things have started to change. Using Mobility Snapshots, Legacy Road Safety Initiative (LRSI) was able to show what it’s like and how it really feels to get around town. The Mobility Snapshot is a tool developed […]
