On September 2023, Marrakech will host the second edition of the Kofi Annan Road Safety Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to saving lives on Africa’s roads.
The event will take place on September 25th and 26th, 2023. The prize was first presented in Ghana last year, and it will now be presented under the supervision of the Moroccan government, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Secretariat of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, and the Kofi Annan Foundation.
According to a press release from the Kofi Annan Foundation, the event’s primary goal is to motivate key players to develop and implement creative and remarkable ideas and efforts to save lives on Africa’s roadways.
Named after the Ghanian diplomat and Nobel peace prize winner, Kofi Annan, the award aims to recognize his significant contributions to road safety.
During the early 2000s, the United Nations made major advances in raising awareness of the global road safety crisis under his guidance. The effort mobilized political will around the world to avert the havoc caused by traffic accidents.
Morocco, this year’s host, is a leader in African road safety, having developed and put into effect the national road safety policy 2017-2016 along with creating the National Road Safety Agency (NARSA) in 2020, a critical milestone in promoting road safety.
In addition, the country has made steps to strengthen South-South cooperation in road transport and road safety with its African counterparts.
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