On June 12th, GRSP turned 20. It celebrated this important milestone by holding a conference that gathered members, parters and experts from international institutions, the business community and governments to reflect on the work that has been done to sustainably decrease the global burden of road deaths and injuries and to identify future opportunities for…
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…
GRSP attended the launch of the ‘Drunk no Driving’ campaign held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 12 May 2019. Present at the event were the Deputy Prime Minister, the President of the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC), the Transport Minister, senior NTSC staff as well as representatives of the Hanoi People’s Committee and other senior government…
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…
It was in 1998 that the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) published its World Disaster Report which first brought international attention to the alarming fact that road deaths and injuries were a man-made humanitarian crisis. Shortly after, in 1999, as a joint initiative of the IFRC, the UK’s Department for…
Today is the World Day of Remembrance for traffic crash victims, a yearly event dedicated to remembering the many millions killed and injured on the world’s roads, together with their families, friends and many others who are also affected. This year, GRSP has chosen to share a project developed by Inspector John Robinson, a police…
In late October 2018, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) hosted the 7th edition of its regional seminar to discuss road safety in Africa. Held in Cape Town (South Africa), this seminar brought together different stakeholders from business, civil society, international organizations, and government. During the two days of conference and workshops, they shared the…
The GRSP Signpost is our new 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…
On September 11, 2018, Shell Myanmar, Today Ogilvy & Mather and the Myanmar Red Cross were awarded with the Gold prize for the “Slow Down Daddy” road safety campaign at the 2018 SABRE Asia Pacific Awards in the industry category, Energy & Natural Resources. The Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation & Engagement (SABRE) Awards is…
Saturday 8 September was a special day. Across the globe, Red Cross and Red Crescent affiliates, National Societies, and other organizations celebrated the World First Aid Day, which, this year, focused on First Response to Road Crashes. Road traffic injuries claim more than 1.34 million lives each year and are the leading cause of death…
Twice a year, every year, over 60 people from more than 20 different countries participate in the Global Road Safety Leadership Course—a two-week course organized by the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and Johns Hopkins University’s International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU). Started in 2016, the Global Road Safety Leadership Course (GRSLC) has trained over 300…
Cape Town, South Africa: 23 & 24 October 2018 The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and its partners will be working together to bring to the continent Africa Road Safety 2018. This comprehensive capacity building conference, the 7th annual regional event, will provide delegates with a range of stimulating capacity building workshops, keynote addresses, high level panel discussions and plenary sessions over…
Each year at the time of its constitutional Steering Committee meeting, GRSP opens its figurative doors to interested parties for the annual ‘GRSP Information and Sharing Day’. This year’s event was held on June 13, hosted by Aon at the Grange City Hotel in London. The event saw the GRSP team welcome its members and…
Total and Michelin, leading players in global mobility, are launching a major road safety education program for 10-18 year-olds via their corporate foundations. This project, developed with the support of Global Road Safety Partnership, aims to reach 100,000 young people over a 3-year period. The Total Foundation and the Michelin Corporate Foundation have decided to…
Together with Michelin Corporate Foundation and Fondation d’entreprise Total, GRSP is today launching a Call for Proposals for the development of an innovative educative resource (tool kit) that can address the key road safety issues affecting 10 to 18-year olds globally, while facilitating the development of partnerships with Education Ministries and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved…
