May 2023 African parliamentarians promote ratification of African Union Road Safety Charter

Published on May 24, 2023

May 2023: Parliamentarians, policy-makers and experts from several African countries met on 3-4 May 2023 in Kampala, Uganda to strengthen laws and actions to curb the scourge of road crash deaths. The Network of African Road Safety Legislators Meeting aims to strengthen and align legislation to meet the United Nations global target of halving road crash deaths by 2030.https://www.who.int/news/item/02-05-2023-african-parliamentarians-rally-to-boost-life-saving-laws--regulations-on-road-safety#:~:text=The%20African%20Network%20for%20Road,road%20crash%20deaths%20and%20injuries.

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