According to the World Health Organization’s Global status report on road safety 2023, 10 countries have halved road fatalities in the last 10 years and 5 countries have reduced fatalities by 30% to 50%. This shows us that Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.6—halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2030—is achievable, but only if
governments take serious action now. There is a lot to do: 3,200 people are killed every day in road crashes around the world. That is two people every minute. And, regrettably, during this same decade, road deaths increased in 65 countries.
While the number of deaths has marginally dropped, the number of motorized vehicles on the world’s roads has tripled. This growth is unsustainable, threatening people’s safety and the planet’s future. It is time to rethink mobility, remembering that we don’t move cars, we move people. Our cities and communities must reflect this.
What will it take for every country to halve road fatalities by 2030? Accountability is at the heart of achieving the target. In particular, governments must recognize that people’s journeys—and consequently, their health, well-being, educational and occupational ambitions, and economic security—rely on access to safe roads. As leaders, they are responsible for ensuring that safety. NGOs are tasked with keeping leaders accountable for these responsibilities, and we, the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, are here to equip those NGOs to fulfill their roles.
Since 2020, when we published The Day Our World Crumbled: the Human Cost of Inaction on Road Safety, a report based on the experiences of more than 5,000 people around the world, we have been working to quantify what accountability means in road safety and how we can equip NGOs with tangible ways to integrate accountability into their advocacy. The Accountability
Toolkit, is the culmination of this work. It offers a set of practical, web-based tools that break accountability down into concrete steps that NGOs can follow to ensure that their governments are living up to their responsibilities through investment in evidence-based interventions, involving civil society in decisions that affect them.
To underpin our vision, we have published the new Strategic Plan 2024–2030: From Global Commitments to Local Implementation. It describes how we will lead, mobilize, and equip our network of more than 350 NGOs in 100 countries.
Our NGOs are changing laws, influencing the design of streets, and ensuring that communities participate in the decisions that affect their daily lives. We unite, strengthen, and amplify their voices, representing local realities to a global community.
Join us. Together we can make a difference.
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