Fifty million people are injured on the road every year, and 1.5 million die. Every day, 500 kids are killed, and 20,000 are injured. These are some of the statistics that representatives from the United Nations shared with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican. They came to build support for global road safety
FIA Foundation’s Annual Report 2015 titled, “Goals for Change, Partners for Action” highlights the charity’s work and achievements and lays out strategic objectives for 2016 and beyond–to build on the inclusion of transport targets in the Sustainable Development Goals. Download the FIA Foundation 2015 Annual Report here
AIP Foundation participated in the 2nd Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety through a resolution entitled “Improving Global Road Safety”. The Conference brought together over 1,500 participants from 150 countries, among them Ministers of Health, Cities, Transport, and Interior; senior officials from United Nations agencies; representatives of civil society; and business leaders. The Conference was
Nuong Nguyen, Vietnam Program Director at AIP Foundation, presented at the Conference of ASEAN Road Safety 2015 (CARS2015) this month. Nuong presented on Vietnam’s National Action Plan to increase helmet use among child motorcycle passengers. This inaugural conference brings together policymakers, scientists, researchers, practitioners, law enforcers, academics, and a wide range of public and private organizations from
The 2015 Secretary-General Report has been issued worldwide by the UN General Assembly Conference Services. The report, prepared by the World Health Organization, in cooperation with the United Nations regional commissions and other partners of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration, provides an updated description of activities and achievements by the global road safety community
“Love your child. Provide a helmet.” and “Protect your passengers’ lives. Make sure they wear helmets.” are the two television commercials selected by the American Public Health Association (APHA) for the 2015 APHA Global Public Health Film Festival, to be held during APHA’s Annual Meeting and Expo (Oct. 31 – Nov. 4, 2015) in Chicago,
The World Health Organization (WHO) released the Global Status Report (GSR) on Road Safety 2015 this month, reflecting information from 180 countries, indicating that worldwide the total number of road deaths has plateaued at 1.25 million per year, with the highest road traffic fatality rates in low-income countries. While there has been progress towards improving
The International Road Traffic and Accident Database (IRTAD) has released their 2015 annual report on Road Safety. IRTAD is a permanent working group of the International Transport Forum at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It is composed of road safety experts and statisticians from renowned safety research institutes, national road and transport
AIP Foundation’s President, Greig Craft, was invited to present at the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (the NTSB), an independent federal agency charged with determining the probable cause of transportation accidents, promoting transportation safety, and assisting victims of transportation accidents and their families. The NTSB is a government agency that reports directly to President Barack
Lawyers representing different firms attended a Legislation Workshop in Tanzania. The workshop was meant to enhance participants’ capacity on development of comprehensive legislation on the main risk factors associated with road injury and death. Participants looked at the overviewing status of road injuries and fatalities and the magnitude of the issue in Tanzania to develop
