National Commitments for Road Safety

     The 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety is being hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco and WHO and will be held in Marrakech, Morocco from February 18-20, 2025, with supporting events February 15-20. 

    For official details please refer to www.roadsafetymorocco.com.

    All Governments are invited to share commitments that describe how progress will be accelerated to achieve the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 target of reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by 50% by 2030. The following resources have been prepared by the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration to support the generation and collation of national commitments for road safety. The involvement of all relevant stakeholders in compiling the commitments is encouraged with resources available to support that national engagement provided below.

    National Engagement Support Resources:

    National Engagement Road Map

    See here for the recommended steps
    The National Engagement Road Map highlights the “top down” and “bottom up” mechanisms in place to support constructive engagement and development of commitments at the national level that can be shared at the Morocco Ministerial
    Download the National Engagement Road Map >

    National Commitments for Road Safety

    Review the global data and make your commitments here

    Recommended steps for the National Commitments for Road Safety:

    Step 1: Review the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 for inspiration.

    Step 2: Review the Resources available to help below.

    Step 3: Finalise commitments based on existing and new activity that accelerate and scale action.

    Step 4: Visit the roadsafetymorocco.com website and Make a Commitment

    National Stakeholders – United in Impact

    The relevant Minister/s and Government commitments are the focus of National Commitments for Road Safety. Involving all key Government, WHO, UN, Industry, Academia, Youth and NGOs is encouraged to deliver the best outcomes. See here for how you can all be connected and United in Voice and United in Impact for road safety.
    Government – refer national government resources
    WHO Country Office – refer who.int/countries
    UN Resident Mission – refer unsdg.un.org/un-in-action/country-level
    UN Road Safety Collaboration Members - who.int/groups/united-nations-road-safety-collaboration/unrsc-membership
    Key Stakeholders – For experts registered in your country please click here and/or contact the regional focal point listed on the FAQs page.
    To register please complete the National Engagement Stakeholders' Registration Form >

    FAQ's

    For FAQ's related to the Commitments please see here
    All official details on the conference are available at roadsafetymorocco.com

    Regional contacts where available:
    - Asia Pacific: Greg Smith greg.smith@irap.org
    - Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Corrine Vibert corrine@easst.co.uk

    For technical queries on the Commitments resources or to volunteer to be a regional contact please email: Judy Williams judy.williams@irap.org

    Resources available to help....

    Road safety impacts many of the SDGs

    Click on the relevant link below:

    Useful Decade of Action Plan documents

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    Useful guiding documents

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    Useful Resources for countries

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    Templates available

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    Target 1: By 2020, all countries establish a comprehensive multisectoral national road safety action.

    Global Target 1 – Useful resources

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    Target 2: By 2030, all countries accede to one or more of the core road safety-related UN legal instruments.

    Global Target 2 – Useful resources

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    Target 3: By 2030, all new roads achieve technical standards for all road users that take into account road safety, or meet a three star rating or better.
    Global Target 3 – Useful resources

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    Target 4: By 2030, more than 75% of travel on existing roads is on roads that meet technical standards for all road users that take into account road safety.
    Global Target 4 – Useful resources

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    Target 5: By 2030, 100% of new (defined as produced, sold or imported) and used vehicles meet high quality safety standards, such as the recommended priority UN Regulations, Global Technical Regulations, or equivalent recognized national performance requirements.
    Global Target 5 – Useful resources

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    Target 6: By 2030, halve the proportion of vehicles travelling over the posted speed limit and achieve a reduction in speed related injuries and fatalities.
    Global Target 6 – Useful resources

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    Target 7: By 2030, increase the proportion of motorcycle riders correctly using standard helmets to close to 100%.
    Global Target 7 – Useful resources

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    Target 8: By 2030, increase the proportion of motor vehicle occupants using safety belts or standard child restraint systems to close to 100%.
    Global Target 8 – Useful resources

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    Target 9: By 2030, halve the number of road traffic injuries and fatalities related to drivers using alcohol, and/or achieve a reduction in those related to other psychoactive substances.
    Global Target 9 – Useful resources

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    Target 10: By 2030, all countries have national laws to restrict or prohibit the use of mobile phones while driving.
    Global Target 10 – Useful resources

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    Target 11: By 2030, all countries to enact regulation for driving time and rest periods for professional drivers, and/or accede to international/regional regulation in this area.
    Global Target 11 – Useful resources

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    Target 12: By 2030, all countries establish and achieve national targets in order to minimize the time interval between road traffic crash and the provision of first professional emergency care.
    Global Target 12 – Useful resources

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    Target 13: By 2030, all countries implement policies, planning & investment that prioritise walking, cycling and mass-transit.
    Global Target 13 – Useful resources

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    Target 14: By 2030, all countries implement 30km/h or lower speed zones where active users and vehicles mix and 80km/h or less on rural undivided roads.

    Note: Safe system recommendations are 70km/h or less on all undivided roads (refer page 12 of World Bank / World Resources Institute report below)

    Global Target 14 – Useful resources

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    Target 15: By 2030, all countries, governments and partners implement a Safe System approach that reduces road traffic deaths and injuries by at least 50% (2021-2030).
    Global Target 15 – Useful resources

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