MAKE ROADS SAFE - Africa's Decade of Action for Road Safety

Conference and workshop hosted jointly by MAKE ROADS SAFE the campaign for global road safety, the UN Economic Commission for Africa, the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility and the Automobile Association of Tanzania.

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 7th to 9th July 2009

Venue Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Programme Outline

7 July: High level conference, 'Africa's Decade of Action for Road Safety'.

Opened by HRH Prince Michael of Kent Patron of the Commission for Global Road Safety, and the Government of Tanzania. Presentation by Make Roads Safe campaign Global Ambassador Michelle Yeoh.

8-9 July: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa target setting workshop.

With 'Africa's Decade of Action for Road Safety' as its theme, the conference will provide Africa's main opportunity to debate road injury prevention issues before the first ever global United Nations Ministerial Conference on Road Safety which will be held in Moscow later this year on 19-20 November.

The conference will review progress on improving road safety in Africa and examine how African countries and institutions might implement a 'Decade of Action' for road safety, one of the proposals that will be debated by Ministers in Moscow. It will also review progress on implementing the Accra Declaration on Road Safety and the Millennium Development Goals which was adopted by African Ministers of Transport and Health in 2007. The two day UNECA workshop will focus on developing road safety national plans and targets.

The conference and workshop will be attended by delegates from across Africa and international road safety experts.

Further information and updates will be available here

To attend or for enquiries please contact Avi Silverman