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June 26, 2023
Eswatini: Kingdom of Eswatini launched its first national Road Safety Strategy and Center of Excellence on Road Safety
Manzini, Kingdom of Eswatini, 22 June 2023 - To guide its national road safety agenda, the Kingdom of Eswatini launched a road safety strategy for the period 2023-2030.… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Africa: COP27: Climate-resilient transport systems are critical for long-term development
Sharm El-Sheikh, 9 November 2022 (ECA) - Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Antonio Pedro, has highlighted the need for Landlocked Developing… Read more »
February 09, 2022
Africa: Africa's Transport Sector to Strongly Benefit from African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to increase intra-African trade in transport services by nearly 50%, according to the latest estimates by the… Read more »
July 21, 2021
Central Africa: Using What You Have to Get What You Want: Why Central African Countries Must Put Natural Capital Accounting at the Centre of Their Development
By Nadia Ouedraogo, Issoufou Seidou, Abel Akara Ticha and Antonio Pedro* Read more »
November 24, 2020
Africa: AfCFTA Will Increase Demand for Transportation Infrastructure in Africa, Experts Say
Demand for transportation services in Africa will be on the increase as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement goes into operations in January next year,… Read more »
March 10, 2020
Africa: UN Family Remembers Colleagues Who Perished in Ethiopian Airlines Crash
The United Nations family in Ethiopia on Tuesday held a memorial wreath-laying ceremony honoring the lives of 21 U.N. staff members who died last year when an Ethiopian Airlines… Read more »
November 18, 2019
Africa: UN Calls for Action to Tackle 'Ubiquitous but Invisible' Global Road Safety Crisis
Saving lives by improving road safety is "one of the many objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", the United Nations chief said in his message for the global… Read more »
August 05, 2019
Zimbabwe: UN Rolls Out Zimbabwe Road Safety Performance Review in Bid to Reduce Carnage
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is working with Zimbabwe to see how they can significantly reduce road casualties in the southern African nation so it can… Read more »
June 27, 2019
Africa: Africa Poised to Accelerate Road Safety Action Through the African Road Safety Observatory
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP, an international partnership administered by the World Bank) with the support of South Africa's… Read more »
May 16, 2019
Ethiopia: UN-Led Road Safety Initiative Kicks Off in Ethiopia
Road accidents claimed over 5000 lives in Ethiopia during the 2017/2018 fiscal year. Related property damage is estimated at $31 million for the same period. This is according to… Read more »
May 06, 2019
Africa: Strong Leadership Needed to Curb Traffic Accidents, Injuries and Deaths
The Fifth United Nations Global Road Safety Week, which runs from 6-12 May, kicked off today with a call for strong leadership around the globe to advance road safety in countries… Read more »
Africa: UN Global Road Safety Week Calls On the Public to Demand Stronger Leadership
The UN Global Road Safety Week ( 6th - 12th May 2019) will this year focus on the theme, "Leadership for road safety." The theme acknowledges that stronger leadership is needed to… Read more »
April 20, 2019
Morocco: Vera Songwe Visits Rabat Following Tragic Loss of Two ECA Staff Members
ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe visited mourning families and staff in Rabat (Morocco) Friday 19 April, in support to them, following a tragic car accident in which two staff… Read more »
April 10, 2019
Africa: Memorial Service Held in Honour of UN, NGO Personnel Who Perished in Ethiopian Airlines Crash
A memorial service was held Wednesday in Addis Ababa in honour of 33 United Nations and non-governmental organizations personnel who lost their lives in last month's Ethiopian… Read more »
March 24, 2019
Africa: ECA Calls for Better Coordination of Maritime Strategies to Achieve Blue Economy in Africa
A panel of senior African officials and blue economy experts taking part in the 8th North Africa Development Forum (NADF) held on Saturday 23 March, called upon ECA to help step up… Read more »
March 03, 2019
Africa: Africa Should Leverage Luxembourg Rail Protocol to Boost Transport Infrastructure
African States are losing out on massive opportunities to acquire railway transport vehicles at no financial cost go governments, but adherence to the Luxembourg Rail Protocol… Read more »
March 02, 2019
Africa: Smart Ways of Buying Africa's Railway Vehicles, Up for Debate At Com2019
An event to kick start solid arrangements for the innovative financing of railway vehicles that would ply the African Integrated High Speed Railway Network, one of the African… Read more »
Africa: 8th North African Development Forum to Discuss Smart Maritime Transport in Marrakech
The 8th edition of the North Africa Development Forum will take place on Saturday 23 March in Marrakech under the theme: "Blue Economy in North Africa: Smart Maritime Transport in… Read more »
March 11, 2019
Africa: UN Family in Ethiopia Pay Their Respects to Personnel Killed in Airline Crash
United Nations staff in Ethiopia gathered today at the UN Conference Centre for a minute of silence and a flag lowering ceremony in memory of the 19 United Nations personnel killed… Read more »
Africa: UN Chief 'Deeply Saddened' By Ethiopia Plane Crash Which Killed More Than 150, Including 19 UN Staff
An Ethiopian Airlines fight crashed shortly after take off from the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing more than 150 people on board. The UN Secretary-General António… Read more »
March 10, 2019
Ethiopia: UN Family Mourns the Victims of Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines Crash
The UN family has received the news of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed at 8:44 this morning with profound shock and dismay. The Boeing 737-800 crashed in Bishoftu,… Read more »
September 12, 2018
Africa: Stakeholders At the Annual Ethiopian Road Safety Conference Commit to Reducing Road Traffic Accidents
The Second Annual Ethiopian Road Safety Conference (RSC2018) took place at the ECA Conference Centre on 23-24 August 2018 under the themes: "Together, We Can Save Lives on… Read more »
August 02, 2018
Cameroon: UN Report Urges Cameroon to Urgently Step Up Road-Safety Measures
ECA - www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - The UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on Road Safety - Mr. Jean Todt today unveiled the Cameroon Road Safety Performance Review Report jointly… Read more »
August 21, 2018
Africa: Experts Meet in Accra to Improve Road Safety and Urban Mobility
Joint UN Press Release) - Every year, road crashes are estimated to claim over 300,000 lives in Africa. According to WHO, the African region has 2 per cent of the world's… Read more »
June 03, 2018
Africa: Africa's Railway Renaissance Needs Public Private Partnerships
Experts from Africa's rail sector gathered this week in Johannesburg to discuss rail transport and how it can be developed to support the grand design for growth on the continent. Read more »
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