How African countries can halve road crashes by 2030

�山��Secretary-General��s Special Envoy on Road Safety Jean Todt says education and effective policies are key.

In September 2021, the United Nations 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 United Nations Secretary-General��s Special Envoy for Road Safety. Before launching the �山��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.

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