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We’re ready to launch our next YOURS Academy module: become an expert on the SDGs
We’re excited to launch our next YOURS Academy module focusing on road safety and the broader development agenda. We welcome you to join us in the launch of the latest YOURS Academy module this Wednesday 22nd March 2023 at 3 pm CET. This module paints a picture of how taking action on the road safety crisis can positively contribute to other public health challenges such as health, inequalities, climate action, sustainable cities, and education.
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WHO publishes guide on Advocating for Emergency Care
“Acutely ill and injured people seek care for medical, surgical, and obstetric emergencies including road traffic injuries,” writes the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC). Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched “Advocating for Emergency Care” - a guide for non-governmental organizations that define their roles in emergency care.
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Youth leaders join the “Outspoken Cyclist” podcast
YOURS Capacity Development Manager and Youth Coalition Youth Local Actions winner Dilshod Kholmatov joined the “Outspoken Cyclist Podcast” on Tuesday, March 7. Hosted and produced by Diane Jenks, the podcast is one of the longest-running and most popular bicycling podcasts in the field. Its topics range from advocacy and legislation to competition and other topics related to cycling. Daniela and Dilshod were joined by Carolyne Whelan, the Editor-In-Chief of Adventure Cyclist Magazine.
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Enough of the silence, no more empty promises. Road Safety Equity Now!
Every year on the 8th of March, activists and human rights defenders across the world demand equal and just treatment of women and girls. They advocate for women’s liberation from all forms of oppression and discriminatory practices that subtly or explicitly limit their participation in daily life. A fierce and intense amount of energy and passion goes into the fight for women’s fundamental rights which include the right to safer mobility, education, health, work, and security.
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The 8th Global Meeting is LIVE in El Salvador
Road safety NGOs from around the world have come together in El Salvador for the Eighth Global Meeting of Non-Governmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims. Lotte Brondum, Executive Director of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety says, “It is the role of governments to keep its people safe. Road safety NGO’s role in building governments to account for safe roads.” The event takes place from the 6th to the 10th of March 2023.
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UNRSF Forum: “Strengthening Road Safety System is Critical”
Last week, March 3, YOURS - Youth for Road Safety Executive Director Floor Lieshout joined the UN Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) Virtual Open Day as a moderator for one of its sessions which featured Mozambique Ministry of Transport Vice Minister Amilton Alissone, Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States Dr. Ibrahim Richard, Kenya Director of Road Transport Martin Eshiwani, and WHO Bangladesh Representative Dr. Watin Alam, among others.
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YOURS joins UNRSF’s Platforms of Engagement event
The UN Road Safety Fund will host its first-ever virtual open day this Friday, March 3. The event will invite stakeholders to participate in a knowledge forum with the UNRSF’s leading partners to talk about the support provided for governments in their efforts to tackle priority road safety needs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The forum runs from 10 AM to 5 PM CET.
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Meet our Local Actions Winners 2023!
After weeks of discussion and assessment, we finally have the 15 youth-led Local Actions projects that we will fund and support this 2023. Our youth leaders have presented some innovative ideas to improve road safety and sustainable mobility in their communities through their proposals and we can’t wait to see them implemented on the ground! Meet our winners below and check out their project proposals;
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SAVE THE DATE: UNGRSW #RethinkMobility to take place from 15th to 21st May
The World Health Organization through the UN Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) has announced the dates for the 7th UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRW), from the 15th to the 21st of May 2023. This year’s theme, #RethinkMobility focuses on the importance of sustainable transport as a solution to SDG Target 3.6: halving the number of road-related deaths and injuries by 2030.
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Three years since the 2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety!
The 2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety was a creative blitz filled with music, art, dance, dialogue, experience sharing, and inspiration. Nearly 200 young people from around the world, gathered together in Stockholm on 18th February 2020 and their call to world leaders was, "Enough is Enough” —enough of youth dying on the world’s roads, enough of being pushed aside, and enough of being ignored.
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WHO Requests Public Access Legislation Database for Road Safety
The World Health Organization (WHO) is exploring the creation of a public access law database on road traffic injury prevention in collaboration with one or more institutions. The public access database will provide access to country laws and regulations for research, advocacy, and in-country legislation improvements to harness the power of laws and regulations in addressing road traffic injuries and fatalities across multiple sectors, such as transport, health, insurance, and justice.
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OP-ED: Youth Advocates for Global Health - WHO Youth Council
In 2022, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) adopted Resolution A/RES/76/137 to promote and engage young people in the policymaking process and plans through the UN Youth Strategy. Through the resolution, the UN calls on Member States to affirm their commitment and investment with and for young people to address the targets of the Agenda 2030.
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Welcome, Kenneth Mulinde - our new Senior Comms Manager!
YOURS is growing! With the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 and our strategic plans in place for the next five years, we are bringing on capable new team members to help support our mission of working with and for young people to demand and deliver road safety and sustainable mobility. This week, Kenneth Mulinde joins the team as our new Senior Communications Manager. Welcome, Kenny!
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Road Safety Alliance to hold Eighth Global Meeting
The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety is holding the Eighth Global Meeting of non-governmental organizations advocating for road safety and road victims in El Salvador from the 6th to the 10th of March 2023. The event will be co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Vice-Minister of Transportation of El Salvador, His Excellency Saul Antonio Castelar Contreras.
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WHO releases statement following Youth Council Meeting
Last week, we participated in the World Health Organization (WHO) Youth Council Inaugural meeting. Our Advocacy Director, Stefania Minniti, represented us and joined other representatives from diverse youth organizations from both health and non-health backgrounds. As a unit, the Youth Council will provide advice to and actively engage with the WHO Director-General and WHO Senior Leadership.
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Road Safety in Africa: A conversation with one of our youth leaders
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa has the worst rate of road traffic accidents anywhere in the world . Earlier this month, a severe road crash was reported in Senegal which wounded 24 and killed another 20. BBC World covered the crash in a piece called Focus on Africa. To put things in perspective, we had a chat with one of our youth leaders based in Nigeria, Simon Patrick Obi, to talk about the situation in the region.
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YOURS to join WHO Youth Council Inaugural Meeting
Our Advocacy Director, Stefania Minniti, is attending the Inaugural Meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Youth Council in Geneva, Switzerland from the 27th to the 30th of January to represent YOURS - Youth for Road Safety. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together the WHO Youth Council in person to finalize work plans and strategize on a roadmap through its working groups.
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Youth Consultation Report 2022: Available NOW
From November 2020 to February 2022, the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety invited young leaders worldwide to participate in a second round of our Youth Consultations to gather data on young people’s overall ideas and actions on road safety challenges in their communities. The second call resulted in 117 consultations that were participated by over 700 young leaders.
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Adolescent Health and Road Safety
Young people under 25 comprise over 40% of the global population with adolescents aged 10 to 19 years old. This accounts for an estimated 1.2 billion in the overall population. [1] Despite the size of the adolescent population and the short and long-term benefits of investment in this age group, there is a struggle in efforts to leverage attention, funding, and political will toward adolescent health and well-being.
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Bournemouth University holds Disability Advocacy in East Africa Project
Bournemouth University and volunteer disability activists from East and Central Africa have come together to lead the Disability Advocacy in East Africa Project which looks to fuse academic research with practice in the fields of disability studies, political science, policy, education, advocacy, communication, arts, and more to build a research and action-oriented network to support persons with disabilities in East and Central Africa.
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