Partnership for the road safety

The meeting was attended by the deputy ministries of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the representatives of Ministry of Education, the Emergency department of the Ministry of Health and medical industry, the Ministry of industry and communications, Mejlis, the Union of women and other organizations.

The head of WHO office in Turkmenistan and the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs presented the global and national data on Road Safety and stressed the importance on partnership for road safety.

“It is important that the Road safety theme has not only taken its place on the agenda of the UN General Assembly but has also become an integral part of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. The inclusion of the relevant targets in the Sustainable Development Goals demonstrates the recognition by the international community of the need for coordinated actions in this direction”, noted Ms. Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan.

The panel discussion unfolded issues such as road infrastructure standards to improve road safety and mobility; first aid to victims of road; development of behavior of road users, and an appropriate level of legal awareness in school institutions. Furthermore, the roles of NGOs and youth in improving road safety were highlighted.