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Haile Gebrselassie is the latest person to take on the role of ambassador for Save Kids Lives. He signed the board that supports the campaign, along with Jean Todt at a meeting held yesterday in Addis Ababa

The second FIA African Sport Regional Congress got underway today in Addis Ababa, with 38 delegates taking part, representing 18 ASNs, from 12 different countries on the African continent.

The human and social cost of road crashes is intolerable and every effort must be put into wiping out this plague of our time from all corners of the globe as soon as possible. This is one of the missions that FIA President Jean Todt strives for incessantly, working on galvanizing authorities and stakeholders of all nations to tackle road safety

FIA President Jean Todt met with the President of Ethiopia, Mulatu Teshome, to ask for his support for the Save Kids Lives campaign.

During his visit to Guatemala on 12 August, FIA President Jean Todt met with the Mayor of Guatemala City, Álvaro Arzú, who agreed to improve road safety education, road infrastructure and law enforcement in the country’s capital.

During his visit to Honduras on 11 August, FIA President Jean Todt met with Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who agreed to launch road safety education programs throughout the country’s schools.

During his visit to Nicaragua on 10 August, FIA President Jean Todt urged the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, to make road safety a top priority in order to reduce the number of road deaths by 50 per cent by 2030

President of the FIA Jean Todt has urged road safety stakeholders in Jamaica to start implement strategies to cut down on the amount of fatalities and injuries that occur on their roads annually.

St. John’s, Antigua, Aug 8 - FIA President Jean Todt who is also the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety has strongly urged the federation’s newest member Antigua & Barbuda to implement the United Nations road safety legal instruments.

FIA President Jean Todt met with key figures in the Paraguayan government, including its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eladio Loizaga, to ask for their support for the Save Kids Lives campaign.