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Civil society organizations have been recognized as one of the core stakeholders that hold a shared responsibility for road safety action in the United Nations Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 - 2030. The plan outlines that ‘civil society groups that can help fill important gaps in different areas of road safety, as well as help implement the policy measures necessary to reduce road trauma’.

In addition, the Global Plan explains that ‘civil society can be an important source of road safety information for the community and governments; help ensure government accountability by empowering communities on road safety issues and ensuring good governance; and help push for the achievement of the road safety Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’.

To help inform sustained and meaningful civil society engagement in road safety, the APRSO knowledge hub includes a range of resources that can inform both the effective engagement of civil society organizations by Governments, but also how civil society themselves can best work to impact change.

These resources include:

• An Accountability Checklist for civil society to check Government progress, from the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety
• A guide for advocating for emergency care for nongovernmental organizations, from the World Health Organization
• A guide for governments to enact meaningful civil society engagement in road safety, from the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety
• A Policymakers Toolkit for Youth Participation, from YOURS Youth for Road Safety