SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
On 12 November 2014, at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, H.E. Tekletsadik Reba,
The first day of the two-day workshop focused on briefing government officials about the
State Minister of Transport of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, commenced the workshop
United nations international road safety-related agreements and conventions, as well as reviewing the
with opening remarks. Additional introductory remarks were made by Mr. Stephen Karingi, Director
of the Regional Integration and Trade Division of UNECA; Dr. Eva Molnar, Director of the Transport
progress of the implementation of the African Road Safety Action Plan. The second day was focused on
addressing alcohol-related road traffic crashes, international good practices in addressing drink driving,
and challenges in the implementation of measures aimed at curbing drink driving in African countries.
Division of UNECE; Mr. Brett Bivans, Senior Vice President, IARD; and Dr. Maurice Niaty-Mouamba,
Transport Economist at the African Union Commission. The proceedings were moderated
The complete workshop programme is included in the e-book annex.
by international road safety expert Ms. Maryvonne Plessis-Fraissard.
The UNECA Outcome Document from the event is available online in English and in French.
More than 40 delegates attended the workshop—they included representatives of two United
Nations regional commissions, Government ministries, National Road Safety Authorities and Councils
and non-governmental organisations including Cameroon Road Safety Foundation (CAROSAF). The
delegates came from the following countries: Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya,
Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
The African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)
and the Association of Southern African National Road Agencies (ASANRA) were also represented
at the workshop. The full list of participants is included in the e-book annex.
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