Morocco Highlights Road Safety Strategy at UN, Reaffirms Commitment to Halving Traffic Deaths by 2030
New York, The Gulf Observer: Morocco showcased its comprehensive road safety strategy during a series of high-level meetings at the United Nations headquarters, with Minister of Transport and Logistics Abdessamad Kayouh highlighting the country’s national reforms, global leadership, and commitment to reducing road traffic fatalities by 2030.
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Road Safety, a World Health Organization (WHO) event, and the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) Donors Conference, Kayouh said Morocco has made road safety a key pillar of its sustainable development agenda while intensifying international cooperation to save lives.
Addressing the UNRSF Donors Conference, the minister reaffirmed Morocco’s commitment to supporting global road safety initiatives in its capacity as Chair of the Advisory Board of the United Nations Road Safety Fund. He emphasized that the conference represented not only an opportunity to mobilize financial resources but also a platform for countries and stakeholders to work collectively toward reducing road traffic fatalities worldwide.
Kayouh noted that motorcyclists remain among the most vulnerable road users and said Morocco has made their protection a national priority through awareness campaigns and targeted safety initiatives.
He also highlighted the launch of the Mohammed VI International Prize for Road Safety during the Fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held in Marrakech in February 2025. The conference featured a Road Safety Village to promote helmet use and road safety awareness among motorcyclists, alongside helmet distribution campaigns.
The UNRSF Donors Conference, co-organized by France, Jamaica, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, and the Office of the UN Regional Commissions, aims to mobilize $10.6 million to support road safety initiatives during the remaining years of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety.
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Kayouh also addressed a World Health Organization meeting, where he outlined Morocco’s long-term efforts to strengthen road safety. He said the country has treated road safety as a national priority for more than two decades, steadily enhancing its legal framework, law enforcement, public awareness, road safety education, and emergency response systems since introducing its first National Road Safety Strategy in 2004.
The minister said Morocco is now implementing a new National Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan extending through 2030, fully aligned with the objectives of the Global Decade of Action for Road Safety. The strategy includes clearly defined institutional responsibilities, sustainable financing mechanisms, monitoring systems, and measurable performance indicators to track progress toward reducing road traffic deaths and injuries.
Kayouh reaffirmed Morocco’s determination to strengthen international partnerships and continue sharing its experience in advancing safer roads, underscoring the country’s commitment to achieving the global target of significantly reducing road traffic fatalities by 2030.
