Alliance Newsletter February 2019

#SPEAKUP: FIFTH UN GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY WEEK The Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) will be held 6–12 May 2019 with the theme of leadership and the hashtag #SpeakUp. UNGRSW is a worldwide campaign to involve governments, NGOs, private companies, and individuals in the push for safer roads to save lives. This year's campaign encourages people to take three easy steps: Assess their journey Record their demands Urge decision makers to pledge to act. See the campaign website and sign up for the campaign HERE. Get ideas for your campaign in the toolkit HERE. FEDEX ROAD SAFETY AWARDS: NOMINATE YOUR ROAD SAFETY ROLE MODEL On 12 April 2019, during the Global Meeting, the FedEx Road Safety Awards will be presented to NGOs from among members of the the Alliance who exemplify our values and have demonstrated growth and exceptional dedication to road safety. This year, Alliance members are invited to nominate their peers for the award. Read more and submit your nomination HERE. FEDEX EXPRESS AND ALLIANCE ANNOUNCE SAFER CYCLING ADVOCACY PROGRAM FedEx Express and the Alliance have launched a two-year collaboration aimed at improving safety for vulnerable road users in Balkan cities. Through the program, Alliance member European Cyclists Federation (ECF) will define safe cycling practices that have proven successful in the central European cities of Copenhagen and Amsterdam. This information will be used to equip Alliance member NGOs in Bosnia, Croatia, and Slovenia to promote cycling culture and reduce road fatalities. Read more HERE. VOLUNTARY TARGETS WEBINARS FOR TARGETS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR Following up our webinar series, NGOs and the Voluntary Targets, the Alliance is releasing a set of webinars on each target to give NGOs, campaigners, and individuals ideas on how they can use them to advocate for safer roads in their countries. This month, we have released two webinars: •    Target 2: Accede to UN legal instruments. Rebecca Huang, UNECE, takes us through the various core road safety-related legal instruments and their relevance for NGOs. •    Targets 3 and 4: Recognized standards for new and existing roads. Keith Johnson, Fund for Global Health and the 3-Star Coalition, describes how to advocate for minimum three-star roads; Maatla Otsogile, Society of Road Safety Ambassadors, describes a practical example from Botswana. Access the webinars HERE. All our previous webinars, including the recent series on Fundraising for Road Safety NGOs, can be found on our website HERE.   BRAKE LAUNCHES GLOBAL FLEET CHAMPIONS This month, Alliance member Brake launched Global Fleet Champions, a campaign focused on at-work road safety. Individuals and organizations, including NGOs, are invited to become fleet champions and take simple actions to advocate with companies and governments for safe and sustainable work vehicles and journeys. The campaign features the Global Fleet Champion Awards celebrating best practices in fleet safety. Big and small companies from around the world can be nominated for awards in five categories. Find out how you can get involved and use the campaign to advocate for road safety HERE. ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT 2018 The Alliance has published its Annual Report 2018. The report is a summary of the Alliance's achievements and activities in 2018 and features a number of member case studies. Read the report HERE. ALLIANCE WELCOMES A NEW MEMBER We are delighted to welcome two new members to the Alliance.  Observatorio Criminológico de la Seguridad Vial, Spain Association Les Amis de la Route, Mali Read more about our new members and the valuable work that they do to promote safer roads and reduce road injuries HERE. UPCOMING EVENTS AND DEADLINES Brake Global Fleet Champions webinar: Post-crash response – crisis management in the event of a fatal or serious road crash. 14:00 (GMT), 26 February 2019. Read more HERE. Streets for Kids program deadline for applications: 17:00 (EST), 26 February 2019. Read more HERE. UN Road Safety Strategy Launch: 15:00–16:30 (EST), 28 February 2019, New York, US. Read more HERE. Engineering Solutions to Implement iRAP Surveys: 4–8 March 2019, Alexandria, VA, US. Read more HERE. Global Fleet Champions: Essentials of Fleet Safety five-webinar series. First webinar 14:00 (GMT), 19 March 2019. Read more HERE. Independent Council for Road Safety International (ICoRSI) International Symposium on Safety of Vulnerable Road Users: 25–26 March 2019, Changsha, China. Read more HERE. Itinerario Formativo Policía & Educador Vial para la Seguridad Vial Nivel I (Training Pathway Police & Road Safety Educator Level I): 26 March–15 April 2019, online, five sessions comprising 20 teaching hours (in Spanish). Read more HERE. Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities: 31 March–2 April 2019, Louisville, KY, US. Read more HERE. Sixth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims: 8–13 April 2019, Chania, Greece. Read more HERE. Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week: 6–12 May 2019. Read more HERE. IRF 8th Caribbean Regional Congress: 8–10 May 2019, Georgetown, Guyana. Read more HERE. Global Fleet Champions Fleet Safety Conference 2019: 22 May 2019, Birmingham, UK. Read more HERE. 1st IRF Regional Conference & Exhibition for Road Safety: 26–28 June 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Read more HERE. IRF Global R2T Conference & Exhibition: 19–22 November 2019, Las Vegas, US. Read more HERE. Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety: 19–20 February 2020, Stockholm, Sweden. CORRECTION: In the January edition, Global Meeting sponsors should have read: “FedEx, Ford Motor Company Fund, Towards Zero Foundation, The UPS Foundation, and 3M.” Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety Tel: (+45) 299 399 14 E-mail: admin@roadsafetyngos.org www.roadsafetyngos.org