The Asia-Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO) is a regional forum on road safety data, policies and practices. Its mandate is to enhance the protection of human life on the roads across Asia and the Pacific through generating robust road safety data; undertaking analysis; and developing policies for road safety actions in Asia and the Pacific member countries. APRSO was established by a group of international development organizations – the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the International Transport Forum (ITF), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the World Bank (WB) with support from UK Aid through the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) and the World Health Organization (WHO). ADB serves as the secretariat for APRSO. This 2nd Annual Meeting follows on from the Observatory’s inaugural annual meeting of April 2021.

This meeting will discuss and seek agreement from APRSO member countries on proposed governance arrangements for APRSO, other policy issues and the forward work program.

Objectives of the meeting:
The objectives of the annual meeting are to:

  1. Release the APRSO Annual Report and update members on recent APRSO activities 
  2. Discuss cooperation agreements for addressing under reporting of fatal and serious injury crashes and implementing and evaluating road safety action plans with sub-regional groups (ASEAN, GMS, SASEC, CAREC, APEC, etc) and members.
  3. Come to agreement with the membership on APRSO governance arrangements

Target Audience

Participants will include:
  • The general road safety community, including experts, stakeholders, policy makers and the like, who are interested in the activities and accomplishments of APRSO
  • APRSO representative member countries and other member country stakeholders with responsibilities for collecting, analyzing and managing road safety data
  • APRSO Partners and consultants including ADB, UNESCAP, FIA, ITF, WB and WHO
  • Selected participants from non-member countries in the region and other key road safety stakeholders.
  • Please note that day 3 of the meeting, 11 November, will be by invitation only.

Language of the meeting

The meeting will be in English with simultaneous translations provided in Russian. Presentation materials will be in English language only. However, language should not be a barrier for participation. Delegations which require simultaneous interpretations to other languages other than Russian may arrange to get their own interpreter.

Format

The virtual workshop will include interactive and practical discussions with participants.

Visit the Asia-Pacific Road Safety Observatory website for more: www.aprso.org