Decade of Action for Road Safety

2011-2020: progress and challenges

Recent progress: global• April

– Third Global Meeting of NGOs for Road Safety and Road Traffic Injury Victims

• May

– Second UN Global Road Safety Week

• GSRRS 2013 policy discussions: European Commission, Argentina, Croatia, Kazakhstan,

Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, TFYR of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, UAE, Uruguay,

Uzbekistan

• Long Short Walks: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, China, Fiji, Georgia, Laos PDR,

Lithuania, Mexico, Philippines, Namibia, Romania, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Ukraine,

UK, Uruguay, USA

• Release of Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners

• Decade of Action Policy and Donor Forum

• Launch of Safe roads for all: a post-2015 agenda for health and development

– Launch of Global Alliance for Care of the Injured

– World Health Assembly's resolution "Better health for people with disabilities

– OECD International Transport Forum's 2013 Summit

– Global NCAP's "Seoul Declaration"

Recent progress: global

• June

– Meeting of the Friends of the Decade of Action

• August

– Release of Strengthening road safety legislation: a practice resource manual for

countries

– Second Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Program Legislation Workshop

• September

– Review round 4 Bloomberg Philanthropies Road Safety Grants Programme

– Release of Road Traffic Injury Prevention and Control in Low- and Middle-Income

Countries

– World First Aid Day

• October

– Release of UN Secretary-General's latest report

Recent progress: national

• Pillar 1: Road safety management

– Establishing/reforming lead agencies: Argentina

– Developing national plans: Turkey

– Improving data: IRTAD and IRTAD-LAC

• Pillar 2: Safer roads and mobility

– Assessing roads through iRAP: India, Mexico, New Zealand, 14 countries of South-East

Europe

• Pillar 3: Safer vehicles

– Assessing vehicle safety standards through NCAPs: ANCAP, ASEAN NCAP, Latin NCAP

results released

• Pillar 4: Safer road users

– Changing legislation: Cambodia, India, Mexico

– Launching campaigns: Brazil, Cambodia, Mexico, Viet Nam to

prevent drink-driving; Kenya to prevent speed; Cambodia, Viet Nam

to promote motorcycle helmets; Russian Federation to promote

child restraints

• Pillar 5: Post-crash response

– Enhancing systems: Brazil, Mozambique, Romania, Thailand

Recent progress: national

• Advocacy

– Training journalists: Brazil, Cambodia, India, Russian Federation, Viet Nam

– Planning World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

– Engaging media: The Guardian's global development web site, Decade's vibrant social

media community, including first ever Decade Twitter chats

– Initiating preparation of GSRRS 2015

Challenges

• Mismatch between initial commitment and follow-up

• Lack of full set of globally agreed upon targets and indicators

• Lack of quick up-to-date reporting mechanism

• Challenge of working across sectors

• Ownership – champion governments

• Funding

Discussion points

• How to ensure continued momentum and visibility to the

Decade of Action

• How to strengthen UNRSC role in Decade of Action

coordination