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SR4S Lead Partners gather at UN meetings in New York

SR4S Lead Partners gather at UN meetings in New York

The key to success of the Star Rating for Schools approach is the involvement of experienced and committed Lead Partners who will build the process into their successful work around schools.  The UN Road Safety Collaboration meetings in New York in April provided a...
Targets 3 & 4: What They Mean for Safer Roads Globally

Targets 3 & 4: What They Mean for Safer Roads Globally

UN Member States have agreed on 12 Global Road Safety Performance Targets to drive action across the world.  The new targets were formally welcomed by the United Nations General Assembly in the latest UN Resolution on Road Safety agreed on April 12 in New York.  The...
iRAP Welcomes New UN Road Safety  Fund

iRAP Welcomes New UN Road Safety Fund

The United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund, launched on 12 April in New York, has the potential to mobilise and unlock vitally needed financial and technical resources to make global roads safer. Officially launched by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and UN...
PakistanRAP initial discussions

PakistanRAP initial discussions

PakistanRAP is an initiative of the National Highway Authority (NHA) with support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The iRAP and ChinaRAP teams will be providing assistance to the NHA in developing the skills to conducted iRAP assessments across the national...
Launch of EuroRAP Star Rating results in Iceland

Launch of EuroRAP Star Rating results in Iceland

The launch of EuroRAP Star rating results in Iceland reveal only 25% of Iceland’s roads have a 3 star or more rating. The Star Rating results of FÍB (Icelandic Automobile Association) and EuroRAP’s assessment on 4,200 kilometres of Icelandic road network were...
Star Rating for Schools at SDG Festival in Action, Bonn

Star Rating for Schools at SDG Festival in Action, Bonn

“You need to create a safe environment. The goal should be for every single school around the world to have a safer environment. Safe infrastructure saves lives.” – Julio Urzua, iRAP’s Regional Director – The Americas, discussing Star Ratings for Schools...
Training for safe school zones across Africa

Training for safe school zones across Africa

Yesterday, grassroots NGO members of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety received the commitment of Kenyan policy makers to implement measures that will mean safer journeys for the 2000 children that walk to a Nairobi school every day, on the back of Star...
EVENT WRAP UP: Road Safety in Asia workshop 2017

EVENT WRAP UP: Road Safety in Asia workshop 2017

Summary The Road Safety in Asia workshop 2017 was held 22-23 August at the Heritage Hotel, Manila in the Phillippines.  It was hosted by iRAP and the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), for the 10th year in Asia.  The World Health Organisation’s Save LIVES...
ADB training with Queensland’s road safety best

ADB training with Queensland’s road safety best

Transport specialists from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are in Brisbane this week for specialist road safety training, learning how to maximise infrastructure safety in projects financed by the Bank throughout the Asia Pacific. iRAP Strategic Projects Manager Greg...
2017 UK Risk Mapping & Road Crash Index Launched

2017 UK Risk Mapping & Road Crash Index Launched

The Road Safety Foundation, in partnership with Ageas UK, has today launched an innovative interactive Road Crash Index alongwith its latest UK risk mapping and performance tracking report on the EuroRAP network of Motorways and A roads. According to the report,...
Major funding to improve Chilean road network safety

Major funding to improve Chilean road network safety

US$14 million in funding for the Chilean regions of O’Higgins, Maule and Bio Bio was announced in recent days to implement iRAP recommendations and improve road network safety. The funding announcement was made by the Chilean Road Authority via the Road Safety...
5-Star School Journey for Lusaka Students

5-Star School Journey for Lusaka Students

For students of Justin Kabwe Primary School in Lusaka, Zambia, their journey to school has just gotten a whole lot safer, with access roads raised from 1 and 2-star dangerous to 5-star safety excellence. Thanks to an Amend project, supported by FedEx and the FIA...
Safer Journeys to School Roundtable Event, Zambia

Safer Journeys to School Roundtable Event, Zambia

iRAP Regional Director for the Americas Julio Urzua is in Lusaka, Zambia today for the Safer and Healthier Journeys to School Roundtable providing critical focus on the status and actions needed to assure African children’s basic right to an education and safe access...
New Indian Road Assessment Programme to Save Lives

New Indian Road Assessment Programme to Save Lives

The landmark announcement of IndiaRAP, a locally led, globally supported road assessment programme for India by the Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Hon. Nitin Gadkari stands to save thousands of lives and serious injuries. The Ministry of Road Transport...
Delhi Declaration Unites Global Ministers

Delhi Declaration Unites Global Ministers

iRAP CEO Rob McInerney was present at the Transport Ministers Forum in New Delhi on Monday where global transport ministers adopted the Delhi Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to effectively implement the ambitious road safety-related targets in the 2030...
iRAP CEO recognised with global IRF award

iRAP CEO recognised with global IRF award

iRAP CEO Rob McInerney has today been recognised with the International Road Federation’s prestigious 2017 Road Safety Award, presented at the 98th World Road Meeting in Delhi. The Award was presented this morning at the Meeting’s Inaugural Ceremony, presented by the...
Innovation 2017 tackles automated vehicles

Innovation 2017 tackles automated vehicles

2017 Innovation Workshop tackles transition to automated vehicles Global policy and technical leaders met in the Netherlands for iRAP’s 2017 Innovation Workshop, looking at the road infrastructure, safety and investment priorities associated with the transition...
IndiaRAP launches at WRM2017 – You’re invited

IndiaRAP launches at WRM2017 – You’re invited

On 14 November, IndiaRAP, a locally led, globally supported road assessment programme for India will be launched at the 18th IRF World Road Meeting in Delhi. Road safety stakeholders are cordially invited to attend the launch and iRAP’s special session on Safer Roads:...
‘One by One’ for World Day of Remembrance

‘One by One’ for World Day of Remembrance

‘One by One’ launches for World Day of Remembrance Sunday 19 November is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.  For the victims, their families and friends and the emergency service workers impacted by road trauma it is our chance to reflect on every...

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