TWENTY YEAR GLOBAL POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR CITIES AT HABITAT III

Global leaders, policy makers, architects, urban planners, and NGOs kicked off the UN Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador on 17 October 2016. The conference addressed issues facing the world's urban dwellers and fast-expanding cities and created the New Urban Agenda. Read more HERE.

WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2016

The World Day of Remembrance is an official United Nations day commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year to remember the millions of lives lost or hurt by traffic crashes. This year it will take place on Sunday 20 November 2016. Find out how you can be involved HERE.

MEMBER FEATURE: SAFE WALKWAY INTERVENTION SUCCESS IN MALAYSIA

Alliance Member, Safe Kids Malaysia, combined infrastructure changes with education initiatives to create a safer environment for pedestrians alongside roads. Their project aimed to segregate pedestrians and vehicles by building a covered pedestrian friendly walkway. The intervention was funded in part by an Alliance grant in 2013. Learn more HERE.

GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY FILM FESTIVAL 2017 - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Global Road Safety Film Festival is now open for submissions. Films with any road safety theme are welcome for submission and will be evaluated by high level judges including actress Michelle Yeoh, film director, screenwriter, and producer Luc Besson, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein. For rules of participation and to submit a film, read more HERE.

ALLIANCE EMPOWERMENT UPDATE

The Alliance Empowerment Program recently launched Crash Courses in Key Risk Areas. Over 200 participants signed up to take the courses, which have an option to take a test at the end to receive a certificate. The courses cover one risk area each week and all are welcome to watch the informational webinars and read through the released resources. Read more HERE.

OECD CALLS FOR A ROAD SAFETY PARADIGM SHIFT

"Think safe roads, not safer roads", "Foster a sense of urgency to drive change", "Establish shared responsibility for road safety". These are three of the ten key recommendations listed in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) new report, "Zero Road Deaths and Serious Injuries: Leading a Paradigm Shift to a Safe System". Read more HERE.

THE ALLIANCE WELCOMED FOUR NEW MEMBERS IN SEPTEMBER 2016

The Alliance is excited to welcome four new members who joined the Alliance in September and October:

• BRAC - Bangladesh
• TECPREMER - Argentina
• Safe Drive Save Life - India
• Vozim, Zavod za inovativno ixobraževanje o varno vožnji (Zavod Vozim) –Slovenia