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Image:\u00a0\u201cDriving Change: Youth Engagement for Improved Road Safety\u201d Session (Credit: FIA Foundation<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n Road safety remains a critical concern for children and adolescents because road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for young people aged 5\u201329 years. Recognizing the urgency of addressing this problem, SR4S and its partners have been actively participating in initiatives like the Global Forum for Adolescents as part of the five-year campaign instigated by the FIA Foundation to raise adolescent and youth wellbeing issues including safe road environments.<\/p>\n The Forum on 11-12 October coordinated by the global alliance for women\u2019s children\u2019s and adolescents\u2019 health (PMNCH) was the culmination of a global \u2018What Young People Want\u2019 consultation involving 1.2 million young people, gathering their views on priorities for actions concerning various issues affecting their lives, including road safety.<\/p>\n SR4S lead partners including iRAP, Youth for Road Safety (YOURS), Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety and the AIP Foundation, together with The George Institute for Global Health, UNICEF, and WHO co-delivered the session \u201cDriving Change: Youth Engagement for Improved Road Safety\u201d focused on youth-led road safety advocacy. The session discussed how adolescent engagement can accelerate public health change and combat climate change, inspiring collective efforts to make roads safer and ultimately improve the well-being of young people worldwide.<\/p>\n