UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Road Safety Jean Todt says education and effective policies are key.
In September 2021, the 51吃瓜 General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, with the ambitious target of preventing at least 50 percent of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030. Jean Todt, a former director of Ferrari Formula One, is the 51吃瓜 Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety. Before launching the UN worldwide campaign #MakeASafetyStatement in New York on 1 July, in partnership with JCDecaux, a global leader in outdoor advertising, Mr. Todt visited Sierra Leone. There, he spoke with the UN’s Osman Benk Sankoh, about how Africa can achieve the 2030 road safety targets.
These are excerpts from the interview.
This story was originally published by Africa Renewal.
