ANNEX 1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
In addition, Member States were recommended to take the following actions by end of 2015:
• Increase visible involvement of high-level government
officials in road safety events and events addressing
drink driving.
• Increase visible efforts to strengthen legislation,
penalties and judiciary based on international good
practice (respect decisions, particularly on blood
alcohol limit, made in the Accra Declaration).
• Undertake capacity building for road safety
professionals including the traffic police.
• Continue efforts to put in place strong and
results-oriented road safety management systems.
• Create incentives for fleet operators to improve road
safety, including the oil and gas industry, extraction
industry and United Nations programmes, as well
as all other fleet operators.
• Undertake baseline surveys on key road safety issues
including drinking and driving.
• Identify key stakeholders for road safety improvement
and initiate or strengthen partnerships.
• Make funds available for the purchase of equipment
for the traffic police, including modern breath
testing equipment, training and maintenance
programmes.
• Initiating dialogue within government about becoming
a contracting party to the United Nations legal instruments
and conventions on road traffic and road traffic safety.
• Share experience on drink driving prevention in Africa.
• Engage beverage alcohol industry in raising awareness about the risks of drinking and driving,
legislation and penalties.
• Make road safety data publicly available, as in Kenya.
• Conduct performance evaluation of traffic police and other concerned authorities in relation to crashes
on particular stretches of the road.
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UNECE-UNECA-IARD
Road Safety Workshop at the UNCC
12-13 November 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES
Ghana
Botswana
Mr. Wienaa Musah Cheyuo
Director, Driver Training Testing & Licensing (DVLA)
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Busani Christopher Ndlovu
Divisional Traffic Officer (North)
Botswana Police Service
Email: [email protected]
Kenya
Ethiopia
Mr. Francis Meja
National Transport Safety Authority
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Amlaku Alemayehu
Ministry of Transport – NRSC
Email: [email protected]
Lesotho
Mr. Admasu Assefa
Director, Road Traffic Safety Directorate
Federal Transport Authority
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Yonas Belete
Ministry of Transport - NRSC
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Tilahun Geleta Negewo
Ministry of Transport - NRSC
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Tilahun Yimer Tassew
Head, National Road Safety Coordination Office (NRSC)
Ministry of Transport
Email: [email protected]
Gambia
Ms. Ramatoulie Ceesay
Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure
Sukuta-Nema
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Moeketsi Molefe
Director of Road Safe