Promoting the development of roads and road networks that enable access and sustainable mobility for all since 1948.
The International Road Federation (IRF) is a global, independent, not-for-profit organisation with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Active since 1948, IRF is a membership-based organisation, representing leading corporate and institutional players drawn from the road and mobility sectors worldwide.
Its mission is to promote the development of roads and road networks that enable access and sustainable mobility for all. Its approach is centred on key strategic components of knowledge transfer & information sharing, connecting people, businesses and organisations, and working with policy & advocacy.
OUR HISTORY
Late in 1947, following a meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, a small group consisting of M. Gallienne (Union Routiere de France), M. Britschgi (Federation Routiere Suisse) and several prominent American and European business leaders met in Paris to discuss the founding of an international organisation to weld together the “Good Roads Associations” existing in many countries.
The response of industry directly interested in Road Transport to the suggestion of an International Road Federation was immediate and whole-hearted. The International Road Federation was born in 1948.
OUR VISION
We envision world of safe, sustainable, and efficient roads and road networks.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to promote the development of roads and road networks that enable access and sustainable mobility for all.