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GRSP’s work endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution ‘Improving Global Road Safety’

02.09.2020

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) team is immensely proud to have our work developing road safety partnerships endorsed within the United Nations General Assembly Resolution, ‘Improving Global Road Safety’.  We particularly wish to acknowledge the enduring support and encouragement of our members, major donors, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Fondation Botnar and our host, the International…

GRSP and ADB jointly awarded a grant from the World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility

10.08.2020

The GRSP and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have been jointly awarded a grant from the World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility FY 2020 Call for Grant Proposals. The proposal from GRSP/ADB was one of 9 selected among almost 50 candidatures, and it focuses on improving the accuracy and reporting rates of crash data in…

GCP Short: Global motor fleet safety and captive financing

29.07.2020

GRSP and other expert speakers discuss the growing safety challenges concerning global motor fleets and how a captive can help encourage a cultural shift in risk management. Listen to it here: https://bit.ly/338QAKL

The First Edition of “VIA Community” is Out.

21.07.2020

Welcome to our first edition of ‘VIA Community’, a quarterly newsletter on VIA, an innovative global road safety education programme developed with the support of the Michelin Corporate Foundation and Total Foundation. By sharing successes and challenges, this newsletter will show how the community of VIA’s partners is contributing to the effort of reducing road…

The New GRSP Signpost is Out!

06.07.2020

The GRSP Signpost is our quarterly newsletter designed to share with you the important work both GRSP and other road safety actors are doing all around the globe. By sharing successes and challenges, we hope to encourage others to join the effort to reduce the unacceptable burden of road crash death and injury being placed…

Don’t Take Your Eyes Off The Road

10.06.2020

The critical case for ongoing road safety investment As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing road safety pandemic has had a temporary reprieve as road traffic volumes have fallen with governments globally taking unprecedented steps to reduce virus contagion. The economic impacts, of course, will be profound. Worryingly, a new threat may…

New UNRSF Annual Report Explains GRSP and Partner Speed Reduction Efforts in The Philippines

09.06.2020

The United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) has reported on the “Strengthening speed management in the Philippines” project in its new Annual Report. This project addresses excessive speed, one of the main causes of death and injury on the roads of the Philippines, by supporting the country in its efforts to reduce driving speed by…

Kenya Red Cross: VIA Training of Junior Trainers

04.06.2020

In the last week of May, the Kenyan Red Cross (KRC), GRSP’s partner in the VIA project in Kenya, organized and carried out a training for junior trainers, where they were exposed for the first time to the VIA Programme and educational tools. The idea behind this training was to prepare the young volunteers of…

China: New Helmet Regulations For E-Bikes

18.05.2020

On Tuesday May 12, 2020, the Jiangsu People’s Congress passed new regulations mandating the use of helmets by e-bike riders and passengers – penalties also apply for breaches. The Electric Bicycle Management Regulations, which will go into effect on 1 July 2020, is the first provincial law in China mandating e-bike rider helmet use with…

Towards the 12 voluntary global targets for road safety

12.02.2020

In collaboration with the VIAS Institute, the GRSP is proud to release the “Towards the 12 voluntary global targets for road safety” manual which provides guidance for countries on activities and measures to achieve the voluntary global road safety performance targets The voluntary global performance targets for road safety risk factors and service delivery mechanisms…

The New GRSP Signpost is Out. Don’t miss it

12.12.2019

The GRSP Signpost is our quarterly newsletter designed to share with you the important work both GRSP and other road safety actors are doing all around the globe. By sharing successes and challenges, we hope to encourage others to join the effort to reduce the unacceptable burden of road crash death and injury being placed…

The Global Road Safety Partnerships wins two Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards

11.12.2019

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) is proud to announce that we have been awarded two Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards in recognition of outstanding achievement and innovation in global road safety. Awards were made for the Global Road Safety Leadership Course and for the Road Policing Capacity Building Programme. Both programmes are supported…

Hot Off The Press: The Latest GRSP Signpost Is Out

31.07.2019

The GRSP Signpost is our quarterly newsletter designed to share with you the important work both GRSP and other road safety actors are doing all around the globe. By sharing successes and challenges, we hope to encourage others to join the effort to reduce the unacceptable burden of road crash death and injury being placed…

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: Mme Anne-Valérie Troy élue présidente du ‘Global Road Safety Partnership’ (GRSP)

31.07.2019

Genève, 25 juillet 2019 Le ‘Global Road Safety Partnership’ (GRSP), programme de la Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, souhaite la bienvenue à sa nouvelle présidente du Comité exécutif, Mme Anne-Valérie Troy, représentante du groupe Total.  Acteur majeur de l’énergie implanté dans plus de 130 pays, la sécurité est une valeur…

Ms. Anne-Valérie Troy appointed as new Chair of the Global Road Safety Partnership

24.07.2019

We are delighted to announce that, on June 12 at the annual Steering Committee meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland, Ms. Anne-Valérie Troy was appointed the new Chair of the Global Road Safety Partnership. Ms Troy takes over this position from Mr. Andrew Bradley, Head Group Risk at Nestle, who is retiring after a four-year term….