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Coalition YLB member to join launch of Global Plan for the Decade of Action

Global Youth Coalition Youth Leadership Board member, Deepanshu Gupta (India), joins the launch of the Global Plan led by the World Health Organization. The launch, happening on Thursday, October 28 at 2 pm CET, will feature global road safety leaders who will highlight the “what to dos”, “how to dos”, and “whos” of road safety and the Global Plan. Read about how Deepanshu is involved in road safety and the role of the Decade of Action and the Global Plan in his efforts to further road safety and sustainable mobility.

Young people and their involvement in the Global Plan for the Decade of Action

Earlier last week, October 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Global Plan for the Decade of Action 2021-2030. The Global Plan describes what is needed to achieve the road safety targets listed under the Decade of Action for Road Safety. It also calls on governments and partners to implement and integrate the Safe Systems Approach in the creation and implementation of strategies on road safety, sustainable mobility, and urban design. 

What is the Decade of Action for Road Safety?

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 1.35 million people die every year with 20 to 50 million more being injured because of road crashes. Young people aged 15-29 are the most affected with more than half of road traffic deaths happening to vulnerable road users which include pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. To address this, WHO released the first Decade of Action for Road Safety in May 2011 for the years 2011 - 2020.

Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety welcomes FIA Foundation as a new partner

We are delighted to announce that the FIA Foundation has partnered with YOURS - Youth for Road Safety and the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety (the Coalition) to bolster global youth advocacy.  With this new 3-year partnership (2021-2023), we aim to elevate youth leadership in the road safety agenda and arm young people with the tools to hold decision-makers to account.

Mobilizing youth on converging the climate and mobility agenda

Last Thursday, September 30, the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety along with FIA Foundation and Restless Development led an official side event under the All4Climate – an event that gathers different stakeholders on climate, mobility, and air quality where they can share their contributions to the upcoming Conference of Parties (COP). 

Raquel Barrios, Project Manager of the Youth Coalition, brings youth to iRAP governance

A huge congratulations to our very own Raquel Barrios for joining the iRAP - International Road Assessment Programme Board and will help make sure that the youth agenda is integrated into iRAP's efforts to provide training technology and support to build and sustain national, regional, and local capabilities to improve the quality of the world's roads to three-stars or more. 

Meet the panelists for #Move4Change!

The Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety, FIA Foundation, and Restless Development are partnering up to lead Move4Change: Mobilising youth for the converging agendas of sustainable mobility, air quality, and climate change – an official side event under All4Climate under Pre-COP or the Conference of Parties. Happening this Thursday, September 30, at 3 PM CET, the event will bring together youth leaders, policymakers, and decision-makers from around the world to talk about the environment, climate action, public health, and road safety. 

YOURS joins Members of Parliament (MP) – Led Road Safety Event in Thailand

YOURS Executive Director Floor Lieshout and YOURS Communications Officer Maolin Macatangay join the House of Representatives’ Standing Committee on Transport 1 st  Meeting with the theme “Towards the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety: Sharing Responsibilities, Engaging Young People” last Friday, September 17, to talk about YOURS, the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety, and meaningful youth participation. 

All4Climate: Why is it important and how it connects mobility and climate

Under the Conference of Parties or COP, the UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change also organized side events under  All4Climate  - an opportunity that provides different stakeholders with the opportunity to contribute to COP. YOURS – Youth for Road Safety, the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety, Restless Development, and FIA Foundation will be leading an official side event titled Move4Change: Mobilizing youth for the converging agendas of safe, active, and sustainable mobility and air quality for tackling climate change on Thursday, September 30 at 3 pm CET. 

Join our All4Climate side event for COP - Conference of Parties

As part of the events under the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled this November 2021, the UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change also organizes side events under All4Climate - an opportunity that provides different stakeholders with the opportunity to contribute to COP.

Congratulations to the winners of the Art for Road Safety Challenge!

Congratulations to all the winners of the Art for Road Safety Challenge! Big up to Rital Khasawneh for winning the challenge on Egypt Week, the team of Musa Ssempebwa, Patrick Musoke Hillington, Ronald Kushemererwa, and Steven Kyalire Fred for Uganda Week, and Pierre Sada Sarr for Senegal Week! The winners were selected young people from all over the world through the Global Youth Coalition’s Instagram account. The submission with the most likes/views wins the challenge for the respective week.

Save the date! WHO announces launch of New Decade of Action for Road Safety

Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the official global launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 - 2030 along with its Global Plan. The  We republished the article here:   

Join the IRF Annual Conference on Charting Pathways to Sustainable Mobility

On 21-22 October, IRF will be hosting its annual autumn conference online under the theme “Innovation: Charting Pathways to Sustainable Mobility”. With fast-growing populations leading to significant urbanisation, the demand for   new transport infrastructure is predicted to see massive growth in coming decades. The new challenges: the increasing expectations of businesses, service users, and the public and the need to reduce carbon emissions and waste.

“No more youth tokenism” live stream launched during International Youth Day

To celebrate International Youth Day, the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety launched an interactive and artistic live stream last Friday, August 13, called “No More Youth Tokenism!” . The event highlighted the fact that the success of different global initiatives could not be achieved without meaningful youth participation through young leaders, decision-makers, and other global leaders.

Claiming It! Listen to the official anthem of the Global Youth Coalition

The Coalition’s official anthem, “Claiming It!” produced by Youth Arts Movement Uganda was officially released last Friday, August 13, during a live steam event called “No more youth tokenism!” for International Youth Day. The song features Uganda artists Hawa Nanjobe Kimbugwe, Kwagala Esther, Profet aka “Prince of Africa”, K. Mukwaya Meshack aka “Vann Mesh”, and “Words of Wake”. Watch the video and read the lyrics here:

The Global Youth Safety In Urban Environment Competition is now open!

Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) and Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) has launched the  Safe Urban Environments Program for Young People - their first-ever   Youth Safety in Urban Environments Competition !  This global competition is open to young people globally, with a particular focus on Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam  aged 15 – 20 years old . It will run from 3rd - 19th  August 2021.

Road safety & youth focused on in Global Youth Development Report 2020

We have reached an important milestone for youth and road safety in the Commonwealth agenda with the launch of the Commonwealth Youth Development Index (YDI) - a resource to track the progress on the Sustainable Development Goals associated with youth development. Secretary-General of Towards Zero Foundation, Jessica Truong talks about this important milestone in her blog for the Commonwealth Road Safety Initiative. We reproduced it here:   

#ClaimingOurSpace for Safe Mobility - Read our Annual Report 2020

No more youth tokenism: Join the Coalition's event for International Youth Day!

The Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety is hosting an online event this coming Friday, August 13 at 3 pm CET to commemorate International Youth Day entitled “No more youth tokenism” . The session will be an artistic and interactive session that will give different sectors and stakeholders to talk about meaningful youth participation, what it means, and how it can be actively implemented.   

Training and Accreditation grants for Young Road Safety Professionals in Africa

To help improve road safety across Africa, and with the support of the FIA Foundation, iRAP is proud to announce grants to support 60 road safety professionals from low and lower-middle-income countries to build their capability to use the iRAP methodology.