From October 19th to 23rd, the City of Curitiba in Southern Brazil is hosting the 2016 World Rescue Challenge. Promoted by the Brazilian Association of Rescue and Salvation (ABRES), the event will gather approximately a thousand professionals from national and international teams, together with field experts, students and the general public. The annual World Rescue Challenge (WRC) brings together…
From 1 through 3 June 216, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) team, together with members and invited guests gathered in Madrid, Spain for an agenda of key meetings and information exchange sessions, hosted by GRSP member, Mapfre Foundation. The three days commenced with a ‘Team Day’ for the Geneva staff coming together with GRSP colleagues…
More than 200 road safety experts, government officials and private sector and civil society representatives joined the GRSP and iRAP teams in Beijing China this week for the 2016 Road Safety in Asia event. Our 9th annual event of its kind in the region, the programme put the focus on the many challenges facing communities,…
HALVING ROAD DEATHS AND INJURIES BY 2020 ‘The Challenges for Communities, Cities, Companies and Countries’ The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) are pleased to again be working in partnership to bring you Road Safety in Asia 2016. This comprehensive capacity building conference, our 9th annual regional event, provides you with a range of stimulating capacity building…
Nestlé, Zurich Insurance, Virtual Risk Manager and the Global Road Safety Partnership are pleased to announce that we will be holding our third “Roads Between Us” road safety conference, this time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, over 2 interactive days on 4 and 5 October 2016. This will build on the successes of the conferences held in…
Press Release from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Local authorities, civil society representatives and the FIA partnered to promote a Vision Zero strategy for Mexico City while road safety activities were organised to raise awareness amongst the Formula E spectators on the occasion of the Mexico ePrix The FIA Formula E round held in…
The closing meeting of the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) Road Safety II project funded by the European Union (EU) was held on 18 and 19 February 2016 in Tbilisi with the participation of 90 high-level representatives from the key government and civil society stakeholders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Representatives from…
HALVING ROAD DEATHS AND INJURIES BY 2020 ‘The Challenges for Communities, Companies and Countries’ The target set out within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of halving road crash deaths by 2020 poses a significant challenge to us all. To meet this challenge, road safety stakeholders must engage across sectors with renewed vigour, and encourage new actors…
As was reported here, on 11 November, 2015, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) launched a High Level Panel for Road Safety. The members met today in Davos, during the World Economic Forum, to define their priorities and work programme for 2016-2017. Chaired by Jean Todt, the meeting was attended by Luis Alberto Moreno, President of…
The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) is pleased to announce the launch of a key new web resource to support advocacy efforts specifically for road safety policies and implementation. The new Advocacy Resource Centre (www.grsproadsafety.org/advocacy) is a one-stop resource for organizations campaigning for road safety policies or policy implementation. It features over 800 pieces of content,…
FIA PRESS RELEASE 14.01.2016 Today in Rome, FIA President Jean Todt met with Pope Francis to highlight the global road safety challenge and make roads safer for the 1.8 billion children who risk their lives on the roads every day Pope Francis received in a private audience Jean Todt, the President of the Fédération Internationale…
The Global Road Safety Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals for Round 9 of the Road Safety Grants Programme. Initiated in early 2012 with funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Road Safety Grants Programme supports projects to develop and deliver high-impact, evidence-based road safety interventions designed to strengthen road safety policies and…
The Global Road Safety Partnership has launched its new interactive mapping tool on the website. This interactive map draws on a database of over 11,000 cells and allows you to quickly and easily find information and data of interest. The interactive map features three primary tabs, enabling searching by GRSP Activity, IFRC Engagement or by…
The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) hosted a side event on the second day of the General Assembly to present and discuss the work of the IFRC and its member National Societies in promoting road safety. As road crashes have become among the leading causes of deaths and injuries in the world, the GRSP highlighted…
The Mexican Red Cross is a leading example of a National Society engaged at all levels in road safety: working with relevant ministries and agencies on strengthening legislation and enforcement, with the private sector on key risk factor interventions and through its efforts with volunteer networks and other civil society organizations in communities across Mexico….
