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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.   

YOURS leads session on road safety during Online Asia Pacific Regional meeting

Last Friday, July 16, YOURS - Youth for Road Safety Communications Officer Maolin Macatangay leads the session on Road Safety and Road Traffic Injuries during the Online Asia Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) under the IFMSA - International Federation of Medical Students Associations. The APRM is part of the annual regional meetings that strengthen the link between the IFMSA students to promote the development of new projects at a regional scale.

Last week of #ArtforRoadSafety challenge takes place in Senegal

The #ArtforRoadSafety challenge is now on its third and last week featuring Senegal’s first female graffiti artist, Dieynaba Sidibé (Zeinixx). She is known internationally for her mural work empowering women. For the #ArtforRoadSafety challenge, she focuses her message on slowing down emphasizing the fact that that it helps prevent and avoid fatal road crashes.

Youth Manifesto launched with Coalition and partners

Last Friday, July 16, the Global Youth Coalition along with UNITE 2030, FIA Foundation, and Restless Development officially launched the Youth Manifesto – a document that presents the main issues and priorities young people face as it relates to the Sustainable Development Goals.   

#ArtforRoadSafety challenge enters second week with Uganda

The second week of the #ArtforRoadSafety challenge kicks off today with our artist Sylar Rober Ssempijja from Uganda.  Art for Road Safety is the first challenge for safer mobility on the African continent. Held in Egypt, Uganda, and Senegal, the purpose of the challenge is to change behaviors and empower young people to raise awareness on road safety through artistic intervention.

Joint statement promoting Road Safety for High-Level Political Forum launched

Last October 2020, YOURS – Youth for Road Safety was granted special consultative status under the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The status enables YOURS to actively engage with ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies and support the work of the UN by promoting knowledge aligned with its scope of competencies. In accordance with this, YOURS joined the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety and FIA Foundation to create a statement for the ECOSOC high-level segment. 

YOURS joins FIA Conference 2021 Session on youth and road safety

Last week from 5 to 8 July, FIA - Federation Internationale De L'Automobile launched the 2021 FIA Conference. The conference was held in Monaco and was the first eConference Sport and Mobility event by the organization. During the conference, Member Clubs’ Presidents, senior executives from affiliated organizations, and global leaders and experts reaffirmed the will to increase positive contributions for motorsport and mobility to society. 

EXTENDED DEADLINE: The YOURS team is looking for an Advocacy Director

YOURS – Youth for Road Safety is looking for an Advocacy Director to be responsible for the development and implementation of our advocacy strategy and work plan. The Advocacy Director will be working in collaboration with the YOURS team in accordance with our organizational principles, vision, and mission.