Addis Ababa, March 2, 2022; The number of road deaths in the capital has dropped by 13 percent compared to 2020, according to the city’s 2021 road safety annual report. In contrast, the number of people with disabilities increased by 8 percent. According to the report, 36 percent of fatalities occurred between 1 pm and […]
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Save the Nation carry out consultative meetings with commercial transport associations and consultative meetings with NGOs, civil societies, and road crash victims’ associations. We had a successful workshop with the stakeholders. Twenty-three associations participated in the workshop, and it was an active interaction and a vibrant one. The workshop opened with Mr. Mesganaw’s speech, followed
Introduction Despite efforts at the global and African levels, road safety remains a major challenge in Ethiopia and the region. The African Road Safety Day, which coincides with the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – (WDoR) will offer that an opportunity to honor all road crash s’ victims by bringing forward impactful
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Road safety in Ethiopia remains a significant concern. With the highest per capita rate of road fatalities in the African region, road deaths and injuries have doubled from some 2,161 to 4,597 in the last decade. There is thus an urgent need to recognize the worsening situation in road deaths and injuries and to take
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Addis Ababa; June 11; 2013; The Bloomberg Initiative says more work needs to be done to reduce road traffic injury in the city.Coordinated by Bloomberg Initiative, they discussed with stakeholders at the Radisson blu Hotel to work harder to reduce road traffic injury.At the forum, it was stated that the issues that are causing road traffic
The Director-General of the Addis Ababa City TMA/Traffic Management Agency, Engineer. Jiregna Hirpa, says “We all must support the #30kmph campaign” and thanked Save the Nation-Road Safety for Ethiopia the teachers and students for coming to the agency in person and asking for a solution to the road traffic problem in the school areas. The
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Urban Development Construction and Transport Affairs permanent Committee says traffic accidents have not been reduced as expected. The House of Peoples’ Representatives, Urban Development, Construction, and Transport Affairs Permanent Committee, while reviewing the performance of the Federal Transport Authority in the second quarter of the 2013 Ethiopian budget year, urged it to work hard as
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The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year – to remember the many millions killed and injured on the world’s roads, together with their families, friends and many others who are also affected. It is also a Day on which we thank the
Our Executive Director Mr. Mesganaw Bimrew, successfully finished the Campaign Management Training organized by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety with support from FedEx. The training was joined by the 22 participants from different countries. During the three (3) day training, the participants were introduced to Advocacy Campaign followed by the Alliance Advocacy
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Stockholm Declaration Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety: Achieving Global Goals 2030 Stockholm, 19–20 February 2020 We, Ministers and Heads of Delegations as well as representatives of international, regional and sub-regional governmental and nongovernmental organizations and the private sector gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19 and 20 February 2020 for the Third Global Ministerial
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