Vision Zero for Youth cities celebrate International Walk to School Day

October 11, 2018 by FIA Foundation

Categories: Road Safety, Child Health Initiative, Air Quality Tags: Child health

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The capitals of US and Mexico celebrated International Walk to School Day, as the first to sign on to Vision Zero for Youth, and the first in an emerging economy, respectively. Together, they are building momentum towards their Vision Zero for Youth goal of eradicating child road traffic fatalities. While hundreds of thousands participated in Walk to School Day events across the US, Mexico City proudly celebrated its first one.

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Global Ambassador Zoleka Mandela demands leadership on NCDs & urban health at UN General Assembly

October 1, 2018 by FIA Foundation

Categories: Child Health Initiative, Road Safety, Air Quality Tags: Child health, Sustainable Development Goals

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United Nations Head Quarters, New York – Child Health Initiative Global Ambassador Zoleka Mandela has issued the international community with an urgent call to step up action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), air pollution and road traffic injury, as governments fail to reduce health burdens costing millions of people their lives each year.

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