New York — Morocco's ambassador to the United Nations, Omar Hilale launched the Global campaign for road safety "from New York to Marrakech", in anticipation of the 4th World Conference on Road Safety which will be held in the Moroccan city from February 18 to 20, 2025. The event was attended by prominent personalities, senior United Nations officials, ambassadors and UN-accredited media. In addition to this, the Conference will host an innovation competition and a film festival on road safety. The diplomat further indicated that the Road Safety is considered a national priority in Morocco since February 18, 2005 when His Majesty King Mohammed VI, launched the first national road safety strategy. These efforts were strengthened by the creation in 2018 of the National Road Safety Agency, as a road safety management and governance body.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 04, 2024 10:57 UTC