IRF Geneva and FIA reinforce collaborative partnership

IRF Geneva and FIA have enjoyed a longstanding collaboration for many years. Both organisations are very active in the field of road safety and are strongly advocating an effective implementation of the Decade of Action Plan and the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals. With the objective of maximising reach and action, the two organisations have recently decided to join each other’s family: FIA has joined as a full member of the IRF Geneva and IRF Geneva has become an associate member of the FIA.
March 13, 2017 Read time: 1 min
1201 IRF Geneva and FIA have enjoyed a longstanding collaboration for many years. Both organisations are very active in the field of road safety and are strongly advocating an effective implementation of the Decade of Action Plan and the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals.

With the objective of maximising reach and action, the two organisations have recently decided to join each other’s family: FIA has joined as a full member of the IRF Geneva and IRF Geneva has become an associate member of the FIA.

Both the IRF Chairman and the FIA President (pictured) are putting their respective organisations and their personal passion and commitment at the service of the Road Safety cause bringing around the world a very clear message: traffic injuries and fatalities can be prevented.

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