This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Tidros Adhanum Gebrisos, Managing Director of the World Health Organization, confirmed in a statement yesterday in Marrakech, the vital role of young people in improving road safety and sustainable movement. He underlined the need to further involve young people to ensure safer ways, in particular in light because of traffic accidents are among the main causes of death between this category.
During the opening session of the third session of the World Youth Association for Road Safety, which was held in cooperation with the World Health Organization, Tidros stressed through the Special Envoy of Nations United for road safety, Etienne Krug, the importance of participation of young people in road safety political development. He added: “The road belongs to everyone”, stressing the importance of the voice of young people to make a safer transfer.
He also pointed out that many countries have made remarkable progress in the field of road safety, in particular by improving public transport and improving the designated infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians.
For its part, Anis Yabar, member of the supervisory board of the organization “Youth for road safety”, highlighted the great impact of traffic accidents on human and economic losses, as well as its impact on the objectives of sustainable development such as fighting poverty and climate change.
In this context, Seoul Bellinglai, executive director of the FIA Foundation, called for the need to pay attention to the question of road safety, emphasizing the role of young people not only as victims but also as than an actor in the evolution of public policies.
The opening session also witnessed the participation of the young Reem El -Herbiny of Egypt, who told his experience after having survived a car accident, calling for the need to involve young people in the design of solutions To ensure a safe transport system.
The third session of the World Youth Association for Road Safety is a platform to train the future of road safety, improve innovation and create a positive impact as part of a world movement towards a safer movement and sustainable.
