The Global Initiatives

The Global Road Safety Forum is actively engaged in promoting collaboration and advocacy on four key global initiatives endorsed by participants of the 2nd UN Stakeholders Forum on Global Road Safety, held April 25, 2007 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland as part of the First UN Global Road Safety Week.

Make Roads Safe campaign		World Bank Global Road Safety Facility
The Commission for Global Road Safety, led by the Rt. Honorable Lord Robertson former Secretary General of NATO, released this report outlining the rationale for including road safety in sustainable development goals. The groundbreaking report makes recommendations for funding a global action plan, committing 10% of new road infrastructure investment for safety, and supported the UN Ministerial Conference on Road Safety that will be held in Moscow in November 2009. Make Roads Safe: A New Priority for Sustainable Development (Report) Read the details of the global initiatives of the Make Roads Safe campaign ►		The World Bank Global Road Safety Facility was established to generate funding and technical assistance for global, regional and country level activities designed to accelerate and scale-up the efforts of low- and middle-income countries to build their scientific, technological and managerial capacities to prepare and implement cost-effective road safety programs. Read the details of the global initiatives of the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility ►

UN Road Safety Collaboration		UN Ministerial Conference
In response to the 2004 UN General Assembly mandate, WHO partnered with the UNECE, and fifty member agencies from national governments, civil society and the private sector to form the UN Road Safety Collaboration. This organization has produced a series of ‘best practice’ manuals, organized the first UN Road Safety Week focusing on the world’s youth, published a guide on World Remembrance Day commemorating the victims of road traffic crashes, and helped to organize a number of regional meetings, most notably the Ministerial Roundtable in Accra, Ghana in February 2007. Read the details of the global initiatives of the UN Road Safety Collaboration ►		During the 2nd UN Stakeholders Forum on Global Road Safety in April of 2007, delegates expressed very strong support for a UN Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. High-level political commitment and multi-sectoral participation were identified as key components to effective national and regional fatality reduction strategies. Recognizing that the cabinet structure of national governments is often unique and may vary between nations, the relevant ministries include but are not limited to Interior, Transport, Health, Infrastructure, Law Enforcement, Finance, and Education. Preliminary objectives for the Ministerial Conference are to establish new benchmarks for best practices in road traffic injury prevention, encourage regional casualty reduction targets and provide a new framework for international co-operation on global road safety. The Conference will be held in Moscow in November 2009. Read the details of the global initiatives of the Global Ministerial Conference ►