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UL Safer Roads India Grants - road safety for Indian youth apply now!
Road safety is the biggest public safety challenge that India faces, with an average of 15 deaths every hour caused by road accidents. As the safety thought leader, UL has been working on game-changing ways to address road safety in India. With more than 50% of India’s population under age 25, we believe that India’s young people are uniquely suited to help solve this problem, especially since it personally affects them and their peers.
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Youth and Road Safety Action Kit now available in 3 more languages!
We are proud to announce the launch of the Youth and Road Safety Action Kit in 3 additional languages; Portuguese, Persian and Spanish! These translations were offered by organizations on the ground in Iran and Spain who saw an immediate usage of the Kit in the translated languages. In Spain, the MAPFRE Foundation worked with us to translate the Kit into Spanish and Portuguese. In Iran, TACI translated the Kit into Farsi (Persian).
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Applications for MENTOR-VIP open until 6 May 2016
WHO's global mentoring programme, MENTOR-VIP, is designed to assist junior injury prevention practitioners to develop specific skills through structured collaboration with a more experienced person who has volunteered to act as a mentor. Since its inception in 2007, more than 70 mentorships on a range of violence and injury topics have been undertaken.
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UN Resolution: calling on governments to meet road safety targets
Governments call on WHO and partners to support development of global road safety targets and request UN Secretary-General to explore establishment of a road safety trust fund. The UN General Assembly and its Member States adopted a resolution on "Improving global road safety". The resolution, which was tabled by the Government of the Russian Federation, was co-sponsored by 55 governments.
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Brian's Column: Drink Responsibly? What does that even mean?
Who doesn’t fancy a drink after a day’s hard work? Must I remind you that even the Bishop of Canterbury is 80% water? Dare I say pal, even Jesus swallowed wine. So chillax! But, no matter the drink, too much of everything is always bad: so our parents reminded us. It’s easier to say ‘too much’ but what is there a universal definition of ‘too much’?
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Welcome to our brand new website! Take a look around!
We have been working hard behind the scenes to get the new YOURS website up and running. We started YOURS back in 2009 building on from the 2007 United Nations World Youth Assembly for Road Safety. Back then, our website was cutting edge and remained so for many years, offering a fresh look at the world of road safety through the eyes of young people. Now in 2016, in our mission to remain on the cutting edge wavelength, we bring you a brand new website that once again revolutionizes how road safety is presented to the world. See our work, why we do what we do and how we do it!
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GRSP - Mobilising Road Safety Action - Resource Centre
The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) have published a great tool for use in your own materials and road safety activities. The Advocacy Resource Centre provides tools and training to build targeted and innovative road safety advocacy campaigns. Explore the content gallery for case studies, images, facts, sample social media posts and so much more.
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Sad or Mad? Stay Out of the Car! Emotional Driving
New research finds that driver-related factors such as fatigue, error, impairment and distraction – including getting behind the wheel while angry or sad – were present in nearly 90 percent of motor vehicle crashes. We've all heard "Don't Drink and Drive." But did you know that "Don't Sad and Drive" might be nearly as important?
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A view on road safety in India: much to do - Opinion Piece
Road safety is a critical issue in India. The number of vehicles on its roads is rising, urban centres are congested, and motorway networks are expanding. However, the rules and regulations governing road safety date back to the Motor Vehicle Act 1988 (MVA), which is outdated and poorly enforced.
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Brian's Column: Dying Like A Man? Mind your language!
Our monthly columnist from Africa, Mr Brian Bilal Mwebaze is back with another thought provoking article on all things youth and road safety. In this article, he explores the concept of masculinity and road safety; what does it mean to "be a man" and what are the implications for road safety practise?
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Delft Road Safety Course applications now open
Our friends over at the Delft Road Safety Course have opened the applications for their new course, which takes place in September 2016 in the Netherlands. This renowned course offers a robust, multi-faceted insight into road safety and offers scholarships for people in low and middle-income countries. Find out more.
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Road safety campaigning in Russia takes leaps forward
Our Regional Coordinator on the YOURS CORE Group, Mr Alexander Revskiy gives us an update on road safety activities, campaigning and efforts taking place across the country. Lots has been happening since he last updated us.
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Road Safety Grants Programme: Call for Proposals - Round 9
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 their implementation.
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European Road Safety Tunes - a youth project for road safety!
Our European friends are finding new ways to engage with young people on road safety. A new project, called European Road Safety Tunes has been initiated to combat 4.990 fatalities in the age group 15-24 in Europe. This is the reason why Safety Tunes will focus on the target group of young road users – cyclists, moped-riders, motor-cyclists and car-drivers – from 15-24 years.
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Pope Francis signs the Child Declaration for Road Safety!
His Holiness Pope Francis has given his support to the global #SaveKidsLives campaign, which draws attention to the 500 lives of children lost in road traffic crashes each day and urges action to reduce this preventable toll.
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YOURS facilitators in Belize continue to create big impact!
Back in 2014, CDB approached YOURS to run our signature programme to educate and inspire young people to take road safety action. This two year collaboration built a strong partnership from the ground up in Belize and was undertaken. Since then, the facilitators have continued to create a massive impact in the country by reaching their peers in their own road safety workshops, placing peer-education at the forefront at their approach.
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Targeting Road Safety Now and in the New Year - NTSB United States
Our friends over at the National Transport Safety Board in the United States start the year with a reflection on the groundbreaking efforts of 2015. The last year has seen some remarkable action for road safety and Dr. T. Bella Dinh-Zarr, who was a key note speaker at our Side Event for Children and Youth in Brasilia shares her thoughts.
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Season's Greetings from YOURS! - We reflect on 2015
2015 has been an incredible year of action and the culmination of lots of global efforts of the past few years. The YOURS office will be closing on 21st December for our annual festive break and so we will catch you in the New Year! In the mean time, we reflect on some of the big achievements of 2015!
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Road Impact Cayman Islands: a documentary on road safety
Following one of the deadliest years on Cayman’s roads, a new documentary is shedding light on the issue of road safety in the Cayman Islands. Cayman 27 has partnered with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service to produce the 30-minute documentary, called “Road Impact: Cayman Islands,” which aims to improve road safety and prevent the tragic crashes in which individuals can be seriously injured or killed.
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Side-event in Brasilia a hit with participants
Within the context of the Second High Level Conference on Road Safety, a number of side-event took place, which focused on a range of key thematic road safety topics. In the evening of the first day of the conference, a side-event of Road Safety for Children and youth brought much needed critical focus to the plight of children and youth on the world's roads. The side-event proved to be a big success and offered a positive experience with participants.
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