Second African Road Safety Conference

13 October 2011

 Adis Ababa Nov 09-11, 2011

Following on from the 2007 Conference where the Accra Declaration committed ministers to work together to stop the growing epidemic of deaths and injuries on African roads. A second conference  is being organized jointly by ECA, SSATP and the Government of Ethiopia, IRF, in collaboration with, AUC, AfDB and the World Bank. It will bring together around 200 participants composed of officials from ministries responsible for road safety; representatives of RECs, Research institutions, NGOs as well as private sector who are involved in road safety activities.

Request for information regarding the conference should be addressed to:

Mr. Lombe Wilfred, Chief of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Development Section,
e-mail: wlombe@uneca.org, Tel: + 251 11 544 3281

Mme Marie Therese Guiebo Economic Affairs Officer Infrastructure and Natural Resources Development Section, e-mail: mguiebo@uneca.org, Tel: +251 11 544 53 52

Ethiopia : Ato Beyene Belachew, Ministry of Transport, Tele + 251911572981, +251115510336