Arab Conference of Traffic Department Heads calls for unified awareness messaging and enhanced road safety
The 22nd Arab Conference of Traffic Department Heads in Tunisia called for unifying awareness messaging and enhancing coordination among Arab agencies to consolidate road safety culture and reduce accidents.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
(KUNA) – The 22nd Arab Conference of Heads of Traffic Departments concluded its sessions in Tunis on Thursday, calling for the harmonization of Arab awareness campaigns on road safety and enhanced coordination among relevant authorities in Arab countries to consolidate a culture of safety among road users and reduce traffic accidents.
The General Secretariat of the Arab Ministers of Interior Council stated in a press release that the conference emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation and exchanging expertise among Arab traffic departments, urging member states to develop and share joint awareness messages and materials addressing key traffic behaviors and risks, thereby benefiting from successful experiences and practices in this field.
It added that the conference stressed the need to coordinate traffic awareness campaigns among Arab countries, especially during related events and occasions, and to adopt unified messages disseminable across various media and social media platforms to enhance the effectiveness of road safety awareness efforts.
The participants highlighted the importance of developing traffic awareness campaigns by strengthening cooperation, exchanging expertise, and utilizing traffic data, statistics, and studies to direct awareness messages toward behaviors that most significantly impact road safety.
The conference also emphasized the importance of establishing a comprehensive Arab Road Safety Observatory as a regional mechanism to enhance cooperation and the exchange of information and expertise among Arab countries in traffic regulation and road accident prevention. It welcomed ongoing efforts to establish the observatory through cooperation between the Moroccan side and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
The conference requested that the General Secretariat of the Arab Ministers of Interior Council circulate the Marrakech Declaration, issued by the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held in Marrakech, Morocco, to traffic departments in Arab countries, to leverage its contents in enhancing road safety.
The conference, held under the auspices of the General Secretariat of the Arab Ministers of Interior Council in Tunis, was attended by representatives of interior ministries from Arab countries, including a Kuwaiti delegation comprising Fahd Al-Khalidi, Colonel and Director of the Ahmadi Traffic Licensing Department; Abdullah Burhamah, Colonel and Director of the Capital City Traffic Patrols Department; and First Lieutenant Fatima Al-Dhowadi from the International Relations Department.
