This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Heba Press- Abdul Latif Baraka
Marrakech – Morocco announced today on Tuesday, February 18, the launch of the King Mohammed VI Prize for road safety during the opening session of the Fourth World Road Safety Conference, which is held in the city of Marrakech under the Auspices of King Mohammed VI.
The price, which is worth half a lump of centimeters, was allocated during its first session of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Road Safety Fund.
Speaking at the conference, the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Abdul Samad Qayyouh, confirmed that the prize would be an annual event that will be awarded in all courses at the conference. He also added that the price reflects Morocco’s continuous commitment to promote road safety at local and global levels.
On the other hand, the two -day conference focuses on the evaluation of progress made in the implementation of the World Road Safety Plan during the first phase of the plan between 2021 and 2030.
The conference aims to strengthen awareness of challenges related to traffic accidents and to work to reduce deaths and injuries resulting by 50% in the coming years.
It should be noted that this event, in which representatives of more than a hundred countries and 2,500 participants participate, 600 experts, represents an opportunity for Morocco to highlight its important role in solving road safety problems, ‘As much as Africa today records the highest rates of traffic accidents.
