8 May 2013

Brazil celebrates pedestrian safety for Global Road Safety Week

Pedestrians in mid-town Manhattan, New York City. By moriza.

Pedestrians in mid-town Manhattan, New York City. By moriza.

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7 May 2013

Safe Roads for All: a post-2015 agenda for health and development

St. Petersburg, Russia- 7 May 2013

The Commission for Global Road Safety marked the start of United Nations Global Road Safety Week by launching the Make Roads Safe Report at the High Level Policy Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia.  The Russian Federation has been playing a leading role in advancing global action on road safety and was instrumental in the adoption of United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020.

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7 May 2013

Pro-poor Mobility: Policy Guidelines and Case Studies

Pro-poor mobility: Policy Guidelines and Case Studies brings together a compilation of fifty best practices on pro-poor mobility solutions from across the  developing regions of the world (South/South East Asia, Africa and Latin America Regions). It also provides guidelines and principles for formulation of pro-poor mobility policies and plans at national and citylevel.

6 May 2013

Tackling road safety in India: Discussions from CONNECTKaro

Children peer out a bus window in India. By marcusjroberts.

Children peer out a bus window in India. By marcusjroberts.

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3 May 2013

The Urban World 2030 Workshop: Sustainable Transport for Global Development and Climate Protection 2013

The Urban World 2030 Workshop: Sustainable Transport for Global Development and Climate Protection 2013 was co-organized by Atlantic Council, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) on April 9th in Washington DC.

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2 May 2013

Sustainable transport finance: thinking nationally and locally

Singapore Mass Rapid Transit system (MRT). By williamcho.

The Singapore Mass Rapid Transit system (MRT). By williamcho.

The world, and Asia in particular, is heading in the wrong direction

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29 April 2013

SG Ban Ki-moon welcomes efforts by Asian countries to address transportation as part of the effort to fight climate change and achieve sustainable development

23 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed efforts by Asian countries meeting at a United Nations-backed regional forum to address transportation as part of the effort to fight climate change and achieve sustainable development.

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