This edition brings highlights from the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety, held on 20–21 July in New York, alongside the outcomes of our own Partnership Pledging Conference.
On the sidelines of the UN High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety, governments, UN agencies, and industry partners gathered at UN Headquarters in New York for the UN Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) Partnership Pledging Conference. Co-hosted by France, Jamaica, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety, and the UN Regional Commissions New York Office.
A safe helmet costs more than some families earn in a week. A certified $23 helmet leaving the factory in Asia ends up costing $93 to a rider in Nairobi. That gap isn’t a market failure, it's a policy failure. Closing it is exactly the kind of real-world challenge that the UN Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) was created to tackle through policy change. The UNRSF Partnership Pledging Conference on 20 July is the chance to rally the partnerships and resources needed for change to happen.
In this May edition, we share our 2025 Annual Impact Report — seven years of evidence that coordinated investment in road safety saves lives and drives measurable change — alongside updates from New York and the road ahead to the High-Level Meeting on Road Safety.
The UNRSF's 2025 Annual Impact Report shows a global partnership that has moved beyond proof of concept. Governments are leading with their own resources, road safety systems are improving, and every dollar invested is pulling more behind it.
Kyrgyzstan has taken a major step toward safer roads by adopting new road design guidance as official national policy.
The United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) and TotalEnergies Foundation are launching a new collaboration to improve motorcycle safety across Southeast Asia through the Star Rating for Safer Motorcycles initiative.
This week, partners convened for the inception meeting of the Star Rating for Safer Motorcycles in Southeast Asia — a three-year initiative designed to strengthen motorcycle safety across the region.
In this edition, we reflect on a year of milestones, momentum, and meaningful progress for road safety worldwide.