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A ‘Vietnam Project 2000’ road safety partnership has been launched in Hanoi by the World Health Organization (WHO) Vietnam and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, along with 15 other partners, from across civil society, academia, the private sector and international development partners to support the Government of Vietnam in strengthening road safety for children and young people.

The Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) put a spotlight on road safety, as part of wide-ranging events to recognise the country’s sixtieth independence anniversary.

Two schools in Nepal received vital road safety upgrades in a project implemented by Nepal Automobiles’ Association (NASA) in collaboration with AIP Foundation and iRAP, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The second United Against Online Abuse (UAOA) global conference, convened by the FIA and supported by the FIA Foundation, welcomed experts and thought leaders from industry, sport, and civil society to Stockholm, Sweden.

The Safe Helmets for Asia Pacific Initiative (SHAP) held its inaugural workshop at the Asian Development Bank headquarters in Manila, Philippines, supported by the FIA Foundation and AIP Foundation.

The FIA Foundation’s Executive Director, Saul Billingsley, delivered the annual lecture at the Federal Road Safety Corps’ flagship event in Abuja, Nigeria.

Motorcycle couriering in Türkiye is now recognised as a hazardous occupation following sustained advocacy by the Touring and Automobile Club of Türkiye (TTOK) through the FIA Road Safety Grants Programme, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Moldova has launched a new National Road Safety Programme 2025-2030, developed with technical support from FIA Foundation partners EASST and the Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM).

Advocacy by road safety NGO Les Ambassadeurs de la Securité Routière (ASR), supported by the FIA Foundation, has led to significant commitments by Tunisian authorities toward the implementation of safe school zones.

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motorsport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, announced at the FIA American Congress 2025 in Asunción, Paraguay, funding for road safety projects in 13 countries across the Americas through the FIA President’s Development Fund and the FIA Foundation. 

A new handbook offering critical insights and actionable recommendations to make urban transport systems in India more inclusive and responsive to the needs of young women has been launched, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The Safe African Helmet Initiative (SAHI) Summit brought together nine countries to focus on the way forward for motorcycle safety, organised by Transaid and the FIA Foundation in collaboration with AA Kenya and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).

Greek FIA Club, Road Safety Institute (RSI ‘Panos Mylonas’), significantly shaped the new national road safety policy through its FIA Road Safety Grants Programme work, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The HEADS UP! Regional Think Tank brought together regional leaders, policymakers, civic society, auto clubs, and technical experts in Kingston, Jamaica, for a collaborative dialogue aimed at addressing motorcycle helmet safety across the Caribbean and Latin America.

The FIA Foundation hosted a high-level meeting with Thai parliamentarians to focus on motorcycle helmet safety in Thailand.

The bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing year on year, driven by the growth in SUV sales, putting all road users at risk, warns new research from T&E, supported by the FIA Foundation.

School journeys for 17 million children across Vietnam are safer thanks to the Slow Zones, Safe Zones (SZSZ) programme, which successfully leveraged a city pilot through to a national legislative framework.

The first Azerbaijani 20 km/h speed limit has been introduced around a school in the city of Sumgayit, following advocacy by the National Automobile Club of Azerbaijan (AMAK), supported by EASST, FIA Foundation, and FIA Road Safety Grants.

Safe Schools Africa has organised its first regional forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, bringing together more than 80 people who are working within major development bank-funded road projects to ensure safe infrastructure for children.

In June 2025, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health hosted the second annual U.S. Safe Systems Academy, a week-long program designed to transform how communities approach road safety.

The FIA Foundation played a key role at the 2025 International Transport Forum Summit (ITF) showcasing research, activities, and policy implementation on safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility, connected to the Summit's theme, 'Transport Resilience to Global Shocks.’

The second Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing has called for swifter action for safe, supportive environments for young people, including safer roads, which is supported by the FIA Foundation.

1.9 million premature deaths and 1.4 million childhood asthma cases are preventable by 2040, says a new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), the George Washington University, and University of Colorado, Boulder, supported by the FIA Foundation.

New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will be the first municipal fleet in the world to adopt the international framework for measuring and improving road safety performance.

City leaders, funders, and experts convened at the second Start With Children Summit in Bratislava, Slovakia, to share how cities can deliver better ways for children to live, move, learn, and play.

The Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico, and the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, have been named recipients of the 2025 Vision Zero for Youth U.S. Leadership Award, supported by the FIA Foundation.

At this year’s New York Auto Show’s World Traffic Safety Symposium, the FIA Foundation joined a distinguished panel of former and current leaders in road safety for a “Fireside Chat: Lessons from the Top: A Look at Decades of Road Safety Leadership.”

The FIA Helmet Wearing programme took centre stage at the Safari Rally Kenya, joined by President Ruto and World Rally Championship drivers to raise the profile of motorcycle safety, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Leaders gathered for a pivotal event hosted by Global NCAP and the World Bank to the discuss proven potential of Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA). The conversation underscored how ISA can reduce speeds, prevent crashes, and ultimately save lives.

New motorsport science modules from the FIA University provide further training and experience to medical staff, drivers, and volunteers across motorsport, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The FIA Foundation convened global partners in a wide range of workshops, panels and events to discuss the final push to 2030 at the fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marrakech, Morocco.

Over 180,000 children are dying on the world’s roads, according to a new UNICEF report supported by the FIA Foundation.

Road safety funding needs a transformation to address preventable road traffic crashes worldwide, according to a new report by the FIA Foundation highlighting the critical gaps in funding and commitment to road safety. 

The FIA Foundation welcomed partners from around the world and launched three reports during a special pre-event to the fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marrakech, Morocco. 

Schools in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal received life-saving road safety infrastructure upgrades by Amend with funding from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and FIA Foundation.

The Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH), supported by FIA Foundation, has launched a Safer Active Travel policy paper ahead of the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety.

Winners of the Road Safety Reporting Competition and Awards have been announced in a programme through the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) with support from the FIA Foundation’s Richard Stanley Memorial Grant and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Sports are facing a critical threat of losing competitors, referees, and officials due to the escalation of online abuse, according to the FIA’s United Against Online Abuse (UAOA) Campaign.

The FIA Foundation and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Injury Research and Prevention co-hosted a pivotal reception at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on 6 January, 2025.

Speed limits around more than 100 Kyrgyz schools have been reduced to 30km/h in a pilot to improve child road safety following advocacy from Child Health Initiative partner Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST) and local partner NGO, Public Association ‘Road Safety’ (PARS).

Safety innovation was a major focus of motorsport safety at the International Council of Motorsport Sciences (ICMS) Annual Congress in Indianapolis, USA, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Two streets in León, Mexico have been redesigned for the safe mobility of their primary users – children, through the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) Streets for Kids programme, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The FIA Foundation held its Annual General Meeting during the FIA Annual General Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda, to report on its 2024 work in road and motorsport safety, climate, and environment.

Rwanda has taken a significant step to reduce motorcycle deaths and head injuries with the introduction of the first African helmet testing facility, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Six FIA Foundation partners have received the Prince Michael International Award for Road Safety in recognition of their significant efforts and progress towards reducing road traffic fatalities.

The Safe African Helmets Initiative (SAHI) inaugural workshop brought together policymakers, road safety advocates, and technical experts from across Africa and beyond in Kigali.

Tunisian NGO les Ambassadeurs de la Sécurité Routière (ASR) has launched a new initiative to implement and enforce 30km/h speed limits around schools, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Moldova has been awarded the Vision Zero for Youth International Leadership Award by the National Center for Safe Routes to School in the USA with support from the FIA Foundation.

The FIA Foundation joined partners at the Cairo World Urban Forum (WUF12) focusing on active mobility and road safety for climate action and sustainable urban development with a number of major events and launches.

The G20 summit agenda on urban development has highlighted the need for accelerating work and prioritising investment on sustainable transport and active mobility.  

In a motor sport first, the FIA has launched a new educational programme designed to raise awareness of the dangers of concussion, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN-Habitat, and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility (PAAPAM) at the World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The FIA Foundation has co-funded a research project aiming to prevent sport competitors from suffering spinal injuries. These are sometimes observed in categories such as cross-country competition, and usually follow a heavy vehicle landing.

A Nairobi school zone has received vital road infrastructure remediation through a collaborative effort between Amend, the Automobile Association of Kenya (AA Kenya), and the Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT), supported by the FIA Foundation.

New analysis under the TRUE North American database shows Ford F-250/350 trucks from model years 2010-2019 measured in real-world conditions emitting 3 to 10 times more NOx emissions than standard limits.

The Mexican Helmet Coalition, an initiative supported by the FIA Foundation, ITDP Mexico and the Mexican auto club OMDAI put a spotlight on motorcycle safety at the FIA Mexican Grand Prix with F1 racing driver Sergio Perez.

A new programme to address motorcycle rider safety through helmet policy implementation and enforcement strategies in Thailand was launched by the AIP Foundation, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Over 4,100 communities across the United States celebrated Walk & Roll to School Day, bringing together students, families, educators, and key leaders to emphasize the importance of safe and healthy journeys. This annual event continues to grow in significance, advancing safer streets and active transportation for young people.

The FIA Foundation, World Health Organization and the Government of Morocco brough together leading road safety advocates with UN delegates and local activists in New York to promote the forthcoming Marrakech Ministerial Conference.

Road safety challenges and solutions were highlighted by the FIA Foundation and its partners at the 15th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 24) held in Delhi, India.

A new school zone safety pilot project, Walking Safely to School (WATCH), has been launched in Tshwane, South Africa, by the South Africa Automobile Association and ChildSafe South Africa, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Commercial and compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles are high real-world emitters, a new TRUE remote-sensing testing and report in the Delhi Capital Region (DCR) has revealed.

As they make final preparations for the Paris Olympics, Kenya’s star athletes have issued a call for action to prevent road traffic injury the number one killer of young people worldwide.

The Real Urban Emissions Initiative (TRUE) has kicked off a groundbreaking project in Kampala, Uganda, to measure on-road vehicle emissions, the first to take place in Africa.

The UN Environment Programme has engaged over 1,000 stakeholders to develop an action plan to raise the profile of and increase investment in active mobility in Africa.

The FIA Foundation is working with the Government of India and partners to raise political and financial support for safe and sustainable mobility both nationally and globally.

The Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH) coalition has launched Walking and Cycling Regional Fact Sheets, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM) has implemented road safety upgrades around three schools using iRAP’s Star Ratings for Schools (SR4S) methodology supported by the FIA Foundation through the FIA Road Safety Grant Programme.

FIA Foundation joined Johns Hopkins University, the Institute for Transportation Engineers, and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in sponsoring a US Vision Zero Academy.

In Mongolia, the FIA Foundation joined partners Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a special road safety roundtable and the launch of a new child road safety programme.

In a Congressional briefing organized by the Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT) with support from the FIA Foundation, a diverse panel of representatives from government, international organizations, philanthropy, and education sectors convened to shed light the imperative of prioritizing road safety measures for all vulnerable road users, as well as Americans abroad whose #1 killer is unsafe roads.

The Institute of Policies for Transport and Development (ITDP) and the Road Safety Council of Costa Rica (COSEVI) developed a Transport Analysis Conflict (TCA) manual supported by the FIA Foundation and the Automobile Club of Costa Rica (ACCR).

Experts from across the sporting, political, and social worlds have this week joined forces and pledged their support to the groundbreaking United Against Online Abuse coalition.

Children, families, school officials and community leaders across the United States participated in the 13th Bike & Roll to School Day, organized by the National Center for Safe Routes to School and supported by the FIA Foundation. 

The Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH) coalition is calling for countries to commit to walking and cycling in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) using new tools, with the support of the FIA Foundation.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport and Traffic Safety Committee inaugurated the first school zone modifications carried out at four project schools using the Guide in an event attended by FIA Foundation Executive Director Saul Billingsley.

A Regional Road Safety Summit has been hosted in Tbilisi, Georgia, by EASST and the FIA Foundation to focus political attention and commitment in the lead up to the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety.

Arlington County, Virginia, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Vision Zero for Youth U.S. Leadership Award by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, with support from the FIA Foundation.

700,000 deaths and severe injuries prevented through iRAP road safety projects says Johns Hopkins analysis.

The German auto club ADAC has hosted NCAP24, a meeting organised by Global NCAP which brings together all the world’s car assessment programmes. Global NCAP receives core funding from the FIA Foundation.

New York City will be able to lower the urban speed limit to 20mph thanks to dedicated campaigning by Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets over several years.

Vietnam's Safe School Zones Guide (SSZ Guide) brings safe school zones closer to reality for all students nationwide, proving that small actions can lead to significant impact. Two years in the making, the SSZ Guide is a reliable blueprint for urban planners, engineers, and policymakers to address the safe mobility issue around Vietnamese schools.

Road safety leaders and advocates from around the world gathered to discuss ways to address road safety in the US and globally by scaling up solutions across borders at an event hosted by the FIA Foundation, Johns Hopkins University and the Child Health Initiative.

The FIA Foundation has joined leading experts in sustainable transportation and road safety gathered at the World Bank to focus on the need to scale-up financing to address road traffic injury.

A new coalition has been launched to address Jamaica’s high motorcycle death toll in a programme convened by the Jamaican National Road Safety Council (NRSC) and the JN Foundation, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The rising role of motorcycles in Kenya's economy is coming at too high a cost, with an urgent need for a helmet testing facility to enforce standards, says a new report by the Kenyan National Helmet Wearing Coalition, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The National Assembly of Thailand is setting its sights on making progress towards the country’s ambitious road safety targets, receiving input and advice from the FIA Foundation and its programme partners on strategies to save lives and prevent injuries.

The United Against Online Abuse (UAOA) campaign, led by the FIA and supported by the FIA Foundation, has announced the first recipients of its Global Research Scholarship.

African automobile clubs learned more about road safety concepts and advocacy in a special training event on road safety principles, implementation, and advocacy in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The first-ever US legislation to mandate Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) for repeat speeding drivers has been passed in Washington, DC, following intensive advocacy by Families for Safe Streets, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The first ever industry-wide barometer survey identifies serious concerns about the effect of online abuse on sport and its competitors, undertaken by the United Against Online abuse campaign and supported by the FIA Foundation. 

Leaders from the public and private sectors gathered to highlight collaborative actions towards the upcoming midpoint of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety at a reception during the annual Transportation Research Board meeting, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The FIA has launched its first-ever Youth & Mobility report as part of the FIA Global Advocacy Programme, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The FIA’s Disability and Accessibility Commission has released the latest Vehicle Adaptation Guidelines, supported by funding through the FIA Foundation’s motor sport safety grant.

The FIA has launched two new sets of safety guidelines on helmet and safety clothing regulation for competitors and scrutineers, funded through the FIA Foundation’s Motor Sport Safety Grant.

Global road traffic deaths have fallen by about 5%, despite increasing motorisation, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023.

The need for significant changes to road transport to address the climate crisis was a key focus of the activities of the FIA Foundation during COP28 in the United Arab Emirates.

Motorcycle safety was among the key road safety areas brought into the spotlight by the FIA Foundation and key stakeholders at a high-profile regional road safety seminar in Manila.

High level stakeholders met in Baku to discuss the urgent need to prioritise road safety around schools in Azerbaijan with the FIA Foundation, FIA, and EASST.

The FIA Foundation held its Annual General Meeting during the FIA AGM in Baku, Azerbaijan, to report on its 2023 work in road and motor sport safety, climate, environment and adolescent health.

An accelerated transition to electric vehicles is imperative to limit warming—combining with additional strategies can align road transport with well below 2 degrees Celsius says a new International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) report, supported by the FIA Foundation.

FIA Region II Clubs learnt about the principles of school zone safety with a training programme organised by iRAP in collaboration with AIP Foundation and supported by the FIA Foundation.

EASST’s local partner the National Road Safety Council NGO (NRSC), organised Armenia’s first-ever multi-stakeholder dialogue on road safety and low-speed school zones, with support from the FIA Foundation.

The growing market share and huge size of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) are undermining opportunities to mitigate the impact of vehicle improvements even with the growing shift to electric vehicles (EVs), says a new report by the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI), supported by the FIA Foundation.

A new framework for prevention-focused investigations has been proposed in a peer-reviewed paper supported by the FIA Foundation and the Canadian Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF).

Globally, walking and cycling have been undervalued as a key part of action on the climate emergency, according to a new analysis and report by the Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH), supported by the FIA Foundation.

Representatives of Vietnam’s Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and the AIP Foundation visited Melbourne to study best practice in school zone road safety, with the support of the FIA Foundation and other leading partners.

Strong low-emission zone (LEZ) policies could cut fleet-wide emissions by up to 90% in Warsaw, shows a new analysis from the Real World Emissions Initiative (TRUE), ahead of the city’s forthcoming LEZ plan announcements.

Aspiring motorsport leaders from across the globe took part in the intensive ten-day FIA Immersion Programme supported by the FIA Foundation.

New federal helmet regulations must be adopted by all states to reduce the rising death toll of motorcyclists across the country, says the Mexican Motorcycle Helmet Coalition, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Mexico (ITDP Mexico) launched the Walk and Roll to School Guide for Mexican Cities to encourage and support urban leadership to develop safe and healthy journeys to school. The guide is part of the Vision Zero for Youth programme, supported by the FIA Foundation.

A new collaboration to build road safety capacity for all FIA Region II Clubs through knowledge and tools has been launched by AIP Foundation and iRAP, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Safe journeys to school across Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan have been in the spotlight thanks to advocacy and implementation by Public Association ‘Road Safety’ (PARS), an EASST local partner, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The National Government of Vietnam has endorsed the AIP Foundation Safe School Zones Guide, supported by the FIA Foundation, in a milestone step towards ensuring safe school journeys for every child across the country.

It is surely an impossible task to live up to the Mandela name, with the expectation of greatness that it carries.

The global investment case for adolescents prioritises road safety as essential for ensuring the health and well-being of young people.

The Global Forum for Adolescents, the world’s largest gathering of young people aimed at galvanising action and policy commitments has concluded with a strong focus on road safety.

Road infrastructure upgrades already implemented using International Road Assessment Programme tools will prevent 3.2 million serious injuries or deaths, according to estimates by Johns Hopkins University. This was the headline announcement by iRAP CEO Rob McInerney at the organisation’s tenth innovation workshop, held during the PIARC World Road Congress in Prague, Czech Republic.

Leaders from around the world have joined young people in launching commitments to tackle the major issues facing adolescents and youth during the SDG Summit in New York.

The FIA Foundation has joined philanthropies and international organisations in pledging support to address major priorities for adolescents and young people.

Honduras is focusing on youth issues including road safety ahead of a special event on adolescent commitments during the UN SDG Summit, showcased during a visit by the FIA Foundation.

The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is receiving US$2 million in grant funding from Google.org’s ‘AI for the Global Goals Impact Challenge’ to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve road safety for children. The funding will be used to scale up iRAP's Star Rating for Schools and AiRAP partnerships, which use AI to identify and prioritize high-risk roads around schools.

In a significant milestone for road safety in India, the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (Bharat NCAP) has been launched by the Indian government.

Botswana school zone received vital road safety improvements through collaboration between the automobile club Emergency Assist 991 and road safety NGO Amend, supported by FIA Foundation.

The Jamaican National Helmet Wearing Coalition, mandated to advocate for increased helmet-wearing among riders and pillions, has been launched by the JN Foundation and National Road Safety Council, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The FIA Foundation has led advocacy aiming to secure political commitment on priorities for adolescents, which has resulted in support from the Presidency of South Africa.

The European Union has implemented a new law to improve visibility for truck drivers, a measure advocated for by Transport and Environment, supported by the FIA Foundation.

At the UN’s High Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals, the FIA Foundation convened Governments and partners to take key steps towards the launch of commitments for adolescents.

The Citroen C3, produced in Brazil, received a disappointing zero-star rating in the 2023 publication of the New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (Latin NCAP). The independent consumer crash test initiative is supported by the FIA Foundation.

Heads of National Road Safety Agencies from around 100 countries came together for the first time for a global road safety summit to tackle the scourge of road crash deaths and injuries worldwide, with support from the FIA Foundation.

TotalEnergies has become the first private sector company to receive 3 stars as part of the newly launched FIA Road Safety Index, the FIA has announced.

Governments, donors, international organisations and young leaders have given support to the ‘1.8 Billion for Change’ advocacy campaign in a series of G20 events in India.

In Maputo, Mozambique, the FIA Foundation and its partners have been advocating for sustainable mobility and safe school journeys resulting in firm commitment for the agenda from city authorities.

The first-ever Nepalese Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) campaign has been completed by Nepal Automobile Association (NASA Nepal), with the support of the FIA Foundation.

The FIA Foundation played a key role during the 2023 International Transport Forum Summit (ITF) launching three reports with partners and hosting a sustainable mobility panel side event. The work covered a range of issues from global decarbonisation, gender imbalance and active mobility investment, connecting to the Summit’s theme ‘Transport enabling sustainable economies.’

Without targeted support for low- and middle-income countries to transition toward zero-emission mobility, progress will be critically slowed, risking serious and inequitable outcomes, warns a new report by the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis) and the UK Government’s ZEV Transition Council (ZEVTC), supported by the FIA Foundation.

International Transport Forum (ITF) member countries are increasing their commitment to walking and cycling policies and strategies but more needs to be done to link climate, health and equity agendas, says a new report by the Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH), supported by the FIA Foundation.

Women face persistent barriers when entering and working in the transport sector at all levels, according to new research and toolkit from World Bank’s Sustainable Urban Mobility for All (SUM4All) initiative and POLIS, funded by the FIA Foundation.

The impact and lessons of the South African Walking Safely To School (WATCH) project, implemented by ChildSafe South Africa and supported by the FIA Foundation, were presented at a special event bringing together regional road safety leaders and decision-makers.

The Zambian capital of Lusaka has been named the recipient of the 2023 International Vision Zero for Youth Leadership Awards by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, with support from the FIA Foundation.

Children, families, school officials and community leaders across the United States took part in Bike & Roll to School Day, organized by the National Center for Safe Routes to School and supported by the FIA Foundation.

The Safe Schools Africa programme, a joint project between Amend and FIA Foundation has received the inaugural International Road Federation (IRF) Excellence in Roads African Award, presented by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana.

Adolescent girls’ journeys to access sexual health services in four countries across Africa are often expensive, dangerous, and inaccessible, with key transport infrastructure needed to improve equitable access, says a new report from Girl Effect and the FIA Foundation.

Mexico is working to improve transportation and road safety by creating a National Strategy on Mobility and Road Safety (ENAMOV).

Costa Rica’s roads are being made safer by a series of projects and partnerships, bringing together government activity, international expertise, and long-term mobility activity by the Automobile Club of Costa Rica (ACCR), supported by the FIA Foundation.

Ten cities working to make streets safer, more accessible, and more enjoyable for children and their caregivers will take their work to new levels this year as Streets for Kids Selected Cities with the help of the Global Designing Cities Initiative’s (GDCI) team of experts.

The Maruti Suzuki Wagon achieved a one-star safety rating for adults and zero for children in the latest Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) testing for the Indian market, part of the #SaferCarsForIndia campaign, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The City of Lincoln, Nebraska has been named the recipient of the 2023 Vision Zero for Youth Leadership Awards by the National Center for Safe Routes to School with support from the FIA Foundation.

The Road Safety Council of Costa Rica (COSEVI) and International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote programmes and projects to eliminate high-risk roads in Costa Rica, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Up to three-quarters of European diesel vehicles are producing “extreme” NOx emissions which indicate they have cheat devices installed, warns new analysis from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) which drew on TRUE Initiative data.

Road safety practitioners from around the world took part in a Traffic Conflict Technique webinar hosted by FIA Foundation, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Center for Disease Control Foundation (CDC Foundation).

The FIA Foundation took part in panels, workshops and receptions during the eighth Global meeting of the Global Alliance for Road Safety NGOs (the Alliance) in San Salvador, El Salvador.

A new report examining how gender impacts cycling uptake in Nairobi, Kenya and outlining key measures to encourage women to cycle has been launched by the NGO Flone Initiative, supported by the FIA Foundation.

Mozambique auto club ATCM has joined forces with road safety NGO Amend on new school zone safety assessments, infrastructure change and child-led advocacy supported by FIA Road Safety Grants and the FIA Foundation.

Safety training for Formula E racing vehicles is protecting drivers, medics and rescue teams from electric hazards on the race track, supported by the FIA Foundation through ongoing research grants.

The FIA Foundation has brought together a range of partners in Mexico to develop a commitment to deliver on policy priorities for adolescents and youth.

The FIA Foundation and Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) joined the Automobile Association Of Tanzania (AAT) to support the implementation of their existing road safety grant and learn about ongoing mobility and motorsport projects.

The United States is making headway in its commitment to embed safe systems into road design to save lives and prevent injuries with initiatives supported by the FIA Foundation.

The French language version of the Amend and FIA Foundation report on the rise of motorcycles in sub-Saharan motorcycles and their impact on safety, sustainability, and climate has been launched in Lomé, Togo.

The FIA has hosted its first Safety Week, a hybrid digital conference over three day, highlighting innovation, research, and best practice across all levels of motor sport, supported by the FIA Foundation’s research and motorsport grants.

A low-emission zone (LEZ) in Warsaw, Poland could help reduce NOx emissions by 30% and PM emissions by 57% by 2025, says TRUE modelling following the city’s newly announced plans to tackle poor air quality.

Suzuki Maruti disappoints with three popular models scoring only one star each while Mahindra scores a welcome five-star safety rating as part of Global NCAP’s #SaferCarsforIndia testing campaign, supported by the FIA Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

The FIA Foundation Annual General Meeting has heard reports from NGO partners and clubs about work over the past year to deliver for people and planet.

New child road safety technical guidance from UNICEF, joint authored and supported by the FIA Foundation, has been launched to help UNICEF regional and country offices embed road safety into their activities.

The FIA Foundation has been announced as a ‘Spoke’ partner of the UK COP26 Presidency’s new Zero-Emissions Vehicle Rapid Response Facility (ZEV-RRF) during Solutions Day at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Urgent action is needed to address the boom in sub-Saharan motorcycles to deliver on safety, sustainability, and climate warns a new report by NGO Amend, the FIA Foundation, and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).

The Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH) has launched as a new global coalition calling on governments and cities to make a real commitment to walking and cycling, with the support of the FIA Foundation.

Investment in urban protected bicycle lanes can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, lower transport costs, and prevent road fatalities compared to investment in other infrastructure, says a new report developed by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy’s (ITDP) global Cycling Cities campaign, supported by the FIA Foundation.

A Global Regional Road Safety Observatories (GRRSO) Dialogue on Powered Two-Wheeler Safety has thrown a spotlight on the increasing global road traffic injury challenge posed by motorbikes.

One of the most popular Latin American car models by carmaker Stellantis, alternately branded as the Fiat Strada and the Ram 700, received a disappointing one star rating in the latest testing of the New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (Latin NCAP). The independent consumer crash test initiative is supported by the FIA Foundation.

Two cars built for the Indian market, the Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq, have been awarded top ratings for adult and child occupant safety in the first round of demanding new Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) crash test requirements. The independent consumer crash test initiative is supported by the FIA Foundation.

A campaign to promote anti-lock braking system (ABS) crash avoidance technology for motorcycles in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region has been launched by a coalition led by the Towards Zero Foundation and including the FIA Foundation.

Moldova has taken an important step to improve road safety with new low-speed legislation to protect vulnerable road users, advocated by the FIA Foundation’s partner the Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM) and supported through the FIA Foundation’s Advocacy Hub.

A road safety campaign created by a University of the Arts London (UAL) student is featuring on prominent London billboards seen by more than 5 million road users in an initiative supported by FIA Foundation, alongside Transport for London, Zurich Insurance and Ocean Outdoors.

A new report, the first to gather and analyse data on walking and cycling from highly diverse contexts in all 54 African countries, has been published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and the Walk21 Foundation, the development of which was been supported by the FIA Foundation.

National and local governments in Vietnam have been awarded two prestigious international road safety awards - the Vision Zero for Youth Award 2022 and the Prince Michael International Road Traffic Safety Award 2020 - for work in Pleiku City at a special award ceremony in Hanoi, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The Honda WR-V has received one star for its poor safety provisions, says the Latin America New Car Assessment Programme (Latin NCAP), while the Brazilian-made Volkswagen Nivus achieved a five-star rating, only the second ever awarded. The independent consumer crash test initiative is supported by the FIA Foundation.

A lack of gender diversity in its workforce and leadership is undermining the transport sector's net zero carbon targets, warns a new report by the International Transport Forum (ITF), supported by the FIA Foundation.

The FIA Foundation joined mobility and sport clubs from across North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, for the FIA Americas Congress in Cartagena, Colombia, organized by the Automobile Club of Colombia.

The C40 Cities International Air Quality and Climate Solutions Summit has brought together city policy-makers from across the world to discuss and share policy and best practices, supported by the FIA Foundation.

A first ever High Level Meeting on Road Safety has heard calls for action and funding, as ministers and officials met at UN headquarters in New York.

Chile has announced it will include NCAP safety ratings on labelling for new vehicle models, the first country in the region to do so. The move follows years of testing and advocacy for labelling in the country by New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (Latin NCAP), which was supported by the FIA Foundation.

A new initiative targeting vehicle speeds around schools has launched in Kitwe, Zambia, supported by the FIA Foundation’s Child Health Initiative and local partners Zambia Motor Sport Association and the Zambia Road Safety Trust.

New Global NCAP car-to-car crash test results, supported by the FIA Foundation, is demonstrating the double standards that apply to vehicle safety across national borders ahead of the first UN General Assembly High Level meeting on Road Safety.

The FIA Foundation hosted its ‘Design for Life: for people & planet’ Forum in London, with policymakers, partners and supporters, as part of a celebration of its twentieth anniversary.

Almost 12 million serious injuries to children and youth can be prevented between now and 2050 if proven road safety interventions are implemented across 77 low- and middle-income countries, according to new modelling by the Victoria University Melbourne’s Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, in a new study commissioned by the FIA Foundation.

The Africa Regional Forum for Action – Inclusive and Active Mobility in a Changing Climate, was held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 7th to 9th June.

FIA Foundation Chairman Lord Robertson of Port Ellen has convened leading global donors, international organisations and young advocates to advance plans for a Global Forum for Adolescents.

The UN Road Safety Fund has launched its 2021 Annual Report with public and private sector and civil society partners, including the FIA Foundation, at a media event during the International Transport Forum Summit in Leipzig, Germany.

The Mexican Motorcycle Helmet Coalition has launched with new data on motorcycles trends at its first meeting, organised by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) with support of the FIA Foundation.

‘School streets’ schemes have increased five-fold in less than four years and deliver low-cost interventions for cleaner, safer journeys to schools world-wide, according to new global analysis by the Child Health Initiative’s Global Advocacy Hub.

A TRUE study of real-world emissions has begun in Mexico City, marking the first TRUE Latin America remote sensing campaign. The testing and analysis, led by the ICCT and supported by FIA Foundation, is being performed in collaboration with Mexico City Secretaría del Medio Ambiente (SEDEMA).

A new TRUE study of real-world vehicle emissions in New York City has two key findings in relation to truck emissions in NYC: First, less than 10% of diesel trucks on the road are responsible for more than two-thirds of the fleet's tailpipe PM2.5 emissions; and second, people of colour living in the city are exposed to more PM2.5 from diesel trucks than average while non-Latino white residents are exposed to less.

New research from The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative in Warsaw highlights the impact of old and imported used vehicles on urban air quality and recommends actions for the city to take to address their high real-world emissions.

A €1 million contribution on behalf of the FIA and the FIA Foundation is being made to support humanitarian actions to alleviate the suffering of refugees caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine.

An emergency convoy of donated fire engines and lifesaving equipment to Ukraine has been organised by UK charity FIRE AID, supported by the FIA Foundation.

THUMS (Total Human Model for Safety) is a computer model that represents the human body, able to simulate injuries for real-life safety research that is difficult to measure on crash test dummies. Supplementing the existing methodology of full-scale real car crash testing, THUMS and the continual advance in computer capabilities is allowing the testing to move into the virtual world. Multiple changes to vehicle design, be that the seats, seatbelts, or chassis can now be iterated through to determine the safest installations, as well as allowing accident and injury reconstruction.

The Halo, introduced by the FIA and designed by researchers at the Global Institute for Motor Sport Safety, with funding support from the FIA Foundation, was initially designed as a device to provide additional frontal protection from flying objects for open cockpit racing drivers.

The World Resources Institute’s Vision Zero Challenge has recognized four Latin American cities that have taken important strides to make their streets safer and more equitable in a project supported by the FIA Foundation.

The Global Network for Road Safety Legislators, a network supporting parliamentarians to understand and advocate for global road safety has marked its first five years of activity. The Global Network is coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) with funding support from the FIA Foundation. 

Seven out of ten Moldovans with limited mobility feel unsafe moving around the streets of Chișinău, according to a survey by the Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM), as part of the Equal Road Rights project in partnership with the Center for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CDPD) and Universal Access Ltd and Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST) with the support of the FIA Foundation.

Child pedestrians are among the highest-risk groups in Mozambique for road traffic injuries, the leading cause of death for children over the age of five in the country.

The FIA Foundation has been at the heart of many discussions and debates at COP26 in Glasgow raising the importance of the changes needed in the road transport sector as it rises in prominence on the global climate action agenda.

Urgent improvements in vehicle policies globally are needed to meet 2050 zero emission targets, warns new report ‘Securing global fleet transformation: GFEI's ZERO Pathway’, launched at COP26 in Glasgow by the Global Fuel Economy Initiative, supported by the FIA Foundation.

The Safe System approach to road safety could lead to dramatic reductions in vehicle-related deaths and injuries if implemented in the U.S., according to a report from a consortium of experts convened by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Institute of Transportation Engineers, supported by the FIA Foundation.

A new €15 million Advocacy Hub for safe streets has been launched by the FIA Foundation to support the policy change needed to limit speeds to 30 km/h (20 mph) on streets where children walk, live and play, at the start of UN Global Road Safety Week.

As the international community embarks on a critical decade for sustainable development and the Climate, the FIA Foundation has finalised its plans to contribute to the global effort to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.

Over the past two years the FIA Foundation’s Board of Trustees has undertaken an in-depth review of our work and our future strategy. As we enter the UN Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals, and a second Decade of Action for Road Safety, what do we as a Foundation want to help to achieve by 2030? There are six, inter-related, goals that we want to influence.

The Stockholm Declaration calling for default 30km/h speed limits on urban streets, prioritisation of Safe System design to enable walking and cycling, a stronger focus on safe infrastructure on highways, and better integration of traffic safety within the Sustainable Development Goals, including the UN’s strategy for children and adolescents, has been adopted by the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19-20 February 2020.