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Global Road Safety Facility

Road Safety is both a development and a public heath priority in low and middle-income countries. By 2030, health losses from road crashes for children between the ages 5-14 years are projected to rank second only to those from HIV/AIDS. These losses have already surpassed malaria and tuberculosis as a global burden of disease. Road crashes disproportionately harm the poor, and their consequences can plunge families into poverty and represent a substantial drain on a country’s resources. To address this urgent priority, the World Bank established the Global Road Safety Facility.

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World Bank and UN Partners Boost Action on Road Safety
The World Bank hosted the 15th UN Collaboration on Road Safety meeting in Washington, DC on April 16-17 aimed at strengthening efforts to support road safety action in the developing world ahead of a UN General Assembly debate on road safety on April 19. As part of a growing international effort to help tackle the 1.3 million yearly death toll on the world’s roads, new initiatives were announced ranging from a road safety observatory for Latin America to the establishment of a road policing organization in Singapore.

United Nations General Assembly Debate on Road Safety
Following on from the Moscow Declaration, on March 2, 2010 the United Nations General Assembly formally adopted Resolution A/64/L.44: Improving Global Road Safety. The Resolution was co-sponsored by over 90 member countries. With the adoption of the Declaration, the Decade of Action in Road Safety 2011-2020 is officially announced.

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UN Decade of Action for Road Safety
2011-2020
(PDF, 626KB)
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GRSF:
Stategic Plan
(PDF, 2.3MB)

Activities Report
(PDF, 4.3MB)

Facts & Figures
(PDF, 1.6MB)


WHO:

Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention
(PDF, 5.7MB)
 
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School Bus China

Africa: Scaling Up Road Safety Efforts
Stabilization and reduction of Africa's acute road safety problems can be achieved through development and implementation of focused, pragmatic, bold and cost-effective mitigation strategies.
Country Strategies for Road Safety
At a recent learning event convened by the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF), World Bank staff and other partners shared lessons and experiences on how countries are incorporating road safety in new road transport projects and initiatives.
On the Road to Safe School Transport in China
(PDF, 420 kb)

New publication by the World Bank China team reviews best practices in several countries to highlight how a stronger institutional framework can help make school transport safer.


Events

Apr 18, 2012Spring Meetings Side Event - The Crisis of Road Traffic Injury: How We Can Jointly Support the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety
Apr 16, 2012Advocating for the Youngest Victims of Road Traffic Injuries
   
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