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GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF NGOs FOR ROAD SAFETY  Newsletter | 23 February 2018 Dear Friends, Safe, sustainable cities and implementation of the New Urban Agenda were the focus of the Ninth World Urban Forum (WUF9) this month. Road safety is integral to sustainable cities, and the safe schools demonstration project that Alliance Advocates will join next month is one way that road safety NGOs contribute to the agenda. As the voluntary road safety targets get closer to finalization, the Alliance is preparing a series of webinars on what the targets mean for NGOs and how to use them in advocacy. If you have questions that you would like to see answered by the webinars, please send us an email. Yours sincerely, Lotte Brondum Executive Director TABLE OF CONTENTS Meet the Advocates Voluntary Targets: Indicators Set WUF9: a Road Safety Perspective Sustainable, Safe, and Beautiful Feature: Better Laws, Faster WHO MENTOR-VIP   Alliance Welcomes a New Member   Upcoming Events

MEET THE ALLIANCE ADVOCATES Next month, 20 new Alliance Advocates from 15 countries across Africa will gather in Nairobi, Kenya to undertake a safe schools demonstration project that can be replicated in Advocates’ home countries. Read interviews HERE with two of our new Advocates: Horst Heimstadt and Stephanie Aketch, as they talk about their expectations for the training and how they plan to use what they learn.  VOLUNTARY TARGETS: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SET In November 2017, UN Member States finalized a comprehensive set of 12 voluntary global road safety targets. The next stage—to set performance indicators to measure the targets—was accomplished this month. Read more HERE. The Alliance is planning a webinar series on what voluntary targets are and how NGOs can use them to maximize advocacy opportunities. If you have particular topics or questions that you would like covered by the series, e-mail them to liz@roadsafetyngos.org. WORLD URBAN FORUM FOCUSES ON NEW URBAN AGENDA Earlier this month, the Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) gathered policy makers from around the globe to focus on implementation of the New Urban Agenda established in Quito, Ecuador, in October 2016. Safe roads and transportation are key elements in planning sustainable cities. Alliance member Eric Remacle, Humanity & Inclusion (Hi), attended the session. Read his perspective on WUF9 and its relevance for road safety NGOs HERE. SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, BEAUTIFUL Visually stunning street designs have helped transform road intersections in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, making them safer and more inviting for pedestrians. In a project conducted by the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), a task force that included Alliance member Tatiana Mihailova, the Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM), used paint and planters to make pedestrian walkways more visible, reduce crossing distances, and create safe spaces for all street users. Read more HERE. MEMBER FEATURE: ENACTING BETTER LAWS, FASTER Alliance member Arrive Alive has built strong relations with the national government in Trinidad and Tobago with the aim of seeing “better policies and laws enacted faster,” says Sharon Inglefield, Arrive Alive’s President. Having successfully campaigned for more speed cameras in Trinidad and Tobago, Arrive Alive turned its attention to the introduction of a demerit system as a stronger disincentive. In July 2017, the legislation was ascended into law and now the NGO is part of the committee to oversee implementation of the technology required to process and manage the new system. Read more HERE. WHO'S MENTOR-VIP PROGRAM OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS WHO is currently accepting applications for its global mentoring program, MENTOR-VIP, which is designed to assist junior-injury prevention practitioners in developing specific skills through structured collaboration with a more experienced person who has volunteered to act as a mentor. Applications are open until 4 May 2018. Read more HERE. ALLIANCE WELCOMES A NEW MEMBER The Alliance is excited to welcome a new member organization that joined us in February: Healthy People Rwanda (HPR) Read more about our new member HERE, and please stop by its member profiles on the Alliance’s website to learn more about the important work this organization does to promote safer roads and reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities around the world.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND DEADLINES IRF Safer Roads by Design: Road Safety Audit: 26–28 February 2018, Washington, DC, US. Read more HERE. Road Safety Course in Delft: 17–28 September 2018. Deadline for scholarship applications: 1 March 2018. Read more HERE. CITA Activities 2017: 23 March 2018, Brussels, Belgium. Contact the CITA Secretariat before 10 March 2018 to register: secretariat@citainsp.org. Regional Alliance Advocate training: 12–16 March 2018, Nairobi, Kenya. Read more HERE. International Road Victims’ Conference: 16–18 March 2018, Mullingar, Ireland. Read more and register HERE. SafetyCube European Conference on Better Decision Making for Road Safety: 22–23 March 2018, Vienna, Austria. Read more HERE. Pavement Preservation and Recycling Summit: 26–28 March 2018, Nice, France. Read more HERE. 4th Annual Roads and Highways Conference, 9–11 April 2018, Singapore. Read more HERE. 2018 Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities: 22–24 April 2018, San Antonio, Texas, US. Read more HERE. WHO MENTOR-VIP program: applications close 4 May 2018. Read more HERE. Bikeable City Masterclass: 14–18 May 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark. Read more HERE. International Transport Forum (ITF) 2018 Summit: 23–25 May 2018, Leipzig, Germany. Read more HERE. International Child Road Safety Forum (FISEVI): 12–13 June 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Read more HERE. Global NCAP World Congress, 26–29 September 2018, Delhi, India. Read more HERE. Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2018): 3–5 October 2018, Sydney, Australia. Read more HERE. IRF European Road Conference, 22–24 October 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Read more HERE. Safety 2018—13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion: 5–7 November 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. Read more HERE.  IRF Global Road Conference & R2T Global Expo: 7–9 November 2018, Las Vegas, NV, US. Read more and submit an abstract HERE.