


Tanzania’s new 3-year Road Safety Plan launched with iRAP for safer roads
Vice-President Hon. Dr. Philip Mpango launched Tanzania’s new 3-year Road Safety Plan on Monday including the iRAP Methodology and integration of improved road design and inspection systems with iRAP Certification to improve the safety of the country’s roads. The...
Peru’s 2030 Multisector Road Safety Strategy includes iRAP for safer journeys
Peru’s Multisector Road Safety Strategy 2023-2030 includes iRAP for the enhanced management of infrastructure safety, including for urban, highway and school environments. The Strategy of Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications includes to: Enhance current...
Kenya Road Safety Action Plan 2024-2028 launched
Last week, the Ministry of Roads and Transport through the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) launched Kenya’s new National Road Safety Action Plan 2024-2028 with iRAP included as a metric for infrastructure safety. The official launch ceremony was graced...
Malawi 2030 National Road Safety Strategy launched with iRAP targets
Malawi’s new National Road Safety Strategy 2022-2030 includes for Road Safety Audits to be completed for all new roads, and a minimum 3-Star iRAP Rating to be achieved for all road users. Minister of Transport and Public Works Jacob Hara launched the Strategy in...
Armenian Workshop brings partners together to discuss 2027 Strategy
iRAP joined over 60 local and international partners in Armenia on 15-16 November for an External Cabinet Meeting and Road Safety Workshop during which the draft National Road Safety Strategy 2023-2027 was tabled. iRAP took the opportunity to build local capacity in...
Cayman Islands’ Strategy sets target for 4-star new roads
Reproduced from Cayman Compass, 20 November. Credit: Rebecca Bird National road safety plan aims to eliminate road deaths by 2038 A newly published Cayman-wide road safety plan sets out how the government can cut deaths, injuries and offences on the islands’ roads...
Lao PDR’s 2030 Strategy targets 3-star or better
iRAP congratulates the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and National Road Safety Committee of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on their combined 2021-2030 National Road Safety Strategy and 2021-2025 Action Plan which includes 3-star or better targets...
Australia’s new Road Safety Action Plan 2023-2025 includes star targets
Australia’s first National Road Safety Action Plan 2023-2025 for the National Road Safety Strategy 2021–2030 has been released with star rating targets and celebrates Tasmania’s Midland Highway road safety improvements achieving 3-star or better to save...
Malaysia’s 2030 Road Safety Plan released with RAP metrics
iRAP congratulates the Ministry of Transport Malaysia and Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) on the release of the country’s National Road Safety Plan for 2030 aligned to UN Targets 3 and 4 and recommending for the continued implementation of...
You’re invited: Get up-to-date on Road Safety in Africa and the implementation of National Frameworks for 2030
iRAP partners are encouraged to attend the upcoming “Consultative Workshop for African Road Safety: Develop and Implement National Road Safety Frameworks for the Decade 2021-2030” to be hosted online on 30 November from 11:00 – 14:00 EAT (9:00 – 12:00 CET)...
Uganda’s 2021-2026 Road Safety Strategy targets 3-star or better
iRAP congratulates the Ugandan Government and stakeholders on the release of Uganda’s National Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan for 2021-2026 with 3-star or better targets set, in line with UN Global Road Safety Performance Targets 3 and 4. The comprehensive...
New national progress mapping helps world leaders and partners ahead of High-level Meeting
As country leaders head into next week’s first ever UN High-level Meeting on Road Safety, iRAP has released 3 new resources to assist understanding of national progress in making roads safer and inform decisive action based on the human and economic benefit of...
#CommitToAct: Celebrating 3-star or better in policy
This week, the International Transport Forum is drawing Ministers together from 63 countries to advance road safety and the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety is encouraging all to #CommitToAct. In recognition, we’re celebrating the growing list of...
South Australia’s 2031 Road Safety Strategy includes Star Rating KPI
South Australia’s recently released Road Safety Strategy to 2031 has set a key performance indicator to improve the Star Rating of the state road network, with a particular focus on high speed, high volume roads. The Strategy sets out the ambitious 10-year...
ThaiRAP contributes to WHO Royal Thai Government Country Cooperation Strategy on Road Safety
iRAP’s Global Programme Director Greg Smith and ThaiRAP Lead Kasem Choocharukul were interviewed live as part of the WHO Royal Thai Government Country Cooperation Strategy on Road Safety. According to the Third Global Status Report on Road Safety, Thailand has...
A$385m for Victorian Action Plan including Star targets
Australia’s Victorian Government Budget 2021-2022 will invest A$385.8 million over four years to deliver a new Action Plan that tackles the root causes of road trauma including safer road infrastructure informed by Star Rating targets to increase public...
Vietnam’s 2030 Strategy targets 3-star or better
iRAP congratulates the Government of Vietnam on the release of their National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 with 3-star or better targets set for new and existing roads, in line with UN Global Road Safety Performance Targets 3 and 4. Approved by the Prime Minister,...