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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

#SaveKidsLives

    Description
    Description
    #SaveKidsLives is an official campaign coordinated by the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration. It was launched 6 months before the Third United Nations Global Road Safety Week in May 2015. The campaign is co-led by children and calls for urgent action to halve road deaths and injuries by by 2020.It does so by: • highlighting the plight of children and the vulnerable on the roads;• generating worldwide action to better ensure our safety on the roads, starting with children;• calling for strong commitments to save lives on the roads to reach the Global Goals targets.
    Expected Impact

    Last year, the campaign reached record numbers of supporters and initiated global action for children, shifting its momentum towards the global goals. The campaign helped contribute to the adoption of SDG 3.6 and 11.2 in September 2015. In October, over 1 million people signed up to #SaveKidsLIves, illustrating significant momentum and critical mass behind the campaign; a global movement. The campaign shifted its momentum towards the 2nd Global High Level Conference on Road Safety in Brasilia, Brazil, in November, 2015. Over one million signatures for the Child Declaration for Road Safety were handed over. The Brasilia Declaration sets 'manifesto for change' to meet global goals. At the conference, the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety organized a NGO Rally. The SaveKidsLives campaign was presented to the stakeholders in the room and broadly discussed how it should continue. All stakeholders decided to keep campaigning all the way to 2020, with a strong action focus. In its new phase of action, the campaign on leaders at all levels to tell us how they will reach the target of halving road traffic crashes by 2020. The Action Agenda ensures real action is taken to save kids lives now. Through the 1 million people who signed the Child Declaration last year, we will encourage the public to:1. Get smart: Read the Action agenda2. Get committed: Add your name to commit to action for the 2020 Action agenda; support the call on leaders at all levels to publish how they will reach the Global Goals target; call for specific actions in your country and worldwide.3. Get loud: Take a #safie! (Download the signboard, write your action priority, take a photo, and share it)4. Get Going: Call on your government to publish their plans on how it will reach the 2020 targetThe action agenda calls for five proven areas to save lives:1. A safe journey to school for every child including safe roads and speed management around every school.2. Safe school transport including seatbelts on all school buses.3. Motorcycle helmets for all children where two-wheelers are the main family transport.4. Vehicles safe for children and action to promote child restraints.5. Enforcement and action against drink-driving.

    Capacity

    The #SaveKidsLives campaign makes it easy for the general public and policy makers to learn more about the need to protect our children on the roads. The website features resources for each part of the campaign, including the five proven areas to save lives. It also contains an advocacy guide, Q&A, links to external partner websites, and resources to learn about road safety in each country. The strong relationships that the members of the UN Road Safety Collaboration have with NGOs and the public have been extremely helpful in building knowledge and capacity to advocate for this issue.

    Governed

    The initiative is managed by a broad coalition of members from the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration, and governed by the FIA Foundation and Youth Organization for Road Safety (YOURS). The two organizations collaborated with partners to set the action agenda, in concurrence with the principles of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. Together, they direct campaign outreach, mobilizing the support of their hundreds of members. They also operate the website and respond to public inquiries.

    Partners
    FIA Foundation, United Nations Road Safety Collaboration and members, Youth Organization for Road Safety (YOURS)

    Goal 11

    Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

    Goal 11

    11.1

    By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

    11.1.1

    Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

    11.2

    By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons
    11.2.1

    Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

    11.3

    By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries
    11.3.1

    Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate

    11.3.2

    Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically

    11.4

    Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

    11.4.1

    Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal)

    11.5

    By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations

    11.5.1

    Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

    11.5.2

    Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global domestic product (GDP)

    11.5.3

    (a) Damage to critical infrastructure and (b) number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters

    11.6

    By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

    11.6.1

    Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities

    11.6.2

    Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)

    11.7

    By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities
    11.7.1

    Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

    11.7.2

    Proportion of persons victim of non-sexual or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months

    11.a

    Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning

    11.a.1

    Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space

    11.b

    By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels

    11.b.1

    Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

    11.b.2

    Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

    11.c

    Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials

    Goal 3

    Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

    Goal 3

    3.1

    By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births
    3.1.1

    Maternal mortality ratio

    3.1.2

    Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

    3.2

    By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
    3.2.1

    Under-five mortality rate

    3.2.2

    Neonatal mortality rate

    3.3

    By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

    3.3.1

    Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations

    3.3.2

    Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population

    3.3.3

    Malaria incidence per 1,000 population

    3.3.4

    Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population

    3.3.5

    Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases

    3.4

    By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being
    3.4.1

    Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease

    3.4.2

    Suicide mortality rate

    3.5

    Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol

    3.5.1

    Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders

    3.5.2

    Alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol

    3.6

    By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
    3.6.1

    Death rate due to road traffic injuries

    3.7

    By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes

    3.7.1

    Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods

    3.7.2

    Adolescent birth rate (aged 10-14 years; aged 15-19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group

    3.8

    Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

    3.8.1

    Coverage of essential health services

    3.8.2

    Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health as a share of total household expenditure or income

    3.9

    By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
    3.9.1

    Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution

    3.9.2

    Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)

    3.9.3

    Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

    3.a

    Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate
    3.a.1

    Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older

    3.b

    Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all

    3.b.1

    Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme

    3.b.2
    Total net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors
    3.b.3

    Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis

    3.c

    Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
    3.c.1

    Health worker density and distribution

    3.d

    Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks

    3.d.1

    International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity and health emergency preparedness

    3.d.2

    Percentage of bloodstream infections due to selected antimicrobial-resistant organisms

    Name Description
    Increase enforcement and action against drink driving
    Increase number of vehicles safe for children and action to promote child restraints
    Increase number of motorcycle helmets for all children where two-wheelers are the main family transport
    Increase availability of school transport including seatbelts on all school buses.
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Avi Silverman, Director of Advocacy and Communications at FIA Foundation
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Floor Lieshout, Executive Director, YOURS
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Manpreet Darroch, Communications Officer and Coordinator of the Global Youth Network for Road Safety
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Natalie Draisin, US Manager, FIA Foundation
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    Timeline
    01 January 1970 (start date)
    01 January 2020 (date of completion)
    Entity
    FIA Foundation
    SDGs
    Geographical coverage
    London, England
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    Contact Information

    Natalie Draisin, US Manager