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President of the FIA Jean Todt visited Uganda to attend the first FIA African Sport Regional Congress, held in Kampala from August 26th to the 28th

On August 25 and 26 2015, the FIA President Jean Todt visited Kenya in order to discuss traffic and transportation issues in Africa and beyond

This week has seen a huge landmark announcement from New York where the final draft of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) was made public before its scheduled presentation to the UN Member States during the upcoming general assembly in September. Two major mobility objectives are prominently featured within these goals.

Croatian auto club Hrvatski autoklub’s (HAK) “5 for kids”, which was awarded a subsidy through the FIA Road Safety Grant Programme for 2015, is a combination of HAK’s five projects for spring 2015: #SaveKidsLives, Think Bike, Sigurno u prometu (“Safe in traffic”) - FIA ETEC pre-contest, school traffic units contest and Zagreb Energy Week. The initiative took place in May 2015.

The FIA President, Jean Todt, visited several countries in Latin America last week to raise awareness in a region where road crashes are a crucial challenge as well as to support the efforts of clubs to develop motor sport.

FIA President Jean Todt brought FIA Sport Conference 2015 in Mexico City to a close by telling delegates that the strength of the FIA lies in the talent within its member clubs.

The first interactive session briefed ASNs on the benefits of making joint applications for grant aid.

The final interactive session heard how making motor sport more environmentally responsible will aid in the sustainability of the sport.

FIA President Jean Todt yesterday opened FIA Sport Conference 2015 in Mexico City, by telling delegates that motor sport must address five key objectives as it plans for the future.

One of the over-riding themes of the FIA Sport Conference 2015 in Mexico City has been the strength of fan engagement and access in motor sport in North and South America.