BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 17. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will support the implementation of a number of projects under the Road Safety Performance Review of Uzbekistan (RSPR), Chief, of Information Unit Jean Rodriguez told Trend.
“The RSPR currently conducted by UNECE in cooperation with UNICEF’s Office in Uzbekistan will result in a set of recommendations to enhance the road traffic situation in the country. These recommendations will be discussed with Uzbek Ministries and road safety stakeholders and several capacity development events on the most pressing topics will be implemented. The RSPR will result in a number of project proposals for further implementation of these recommendations,” Rodriguez said.
According to him, the final report of the Road Safety Performance Review Uzbekistan is expected to be issued by mid of 2023.
“The RSPR recommendations will cover all key action areas (legislation, enforcement, education, technology) of the national road safety system and advise on their implementation. Possible actions, national coordination, international support and application of relevant UN road safety-related legal instruments will be specified in RSPR recommendations (e.g. speed limits in urban areas should be set to 50 km/h, mandatory use of safety belts and child restraint systems could save many lives, etc),” he added.
According to Rodriguez, UNECE is also engaged in regional cooperation on inland transport with Uzbekistan under the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) cooperation in the Thematic Working Group on Sustainable Transport, Transit and Connectivity, which focuses on developing new, and extending existing, road, rail and inland waterways networks in the region, as well as implementing the Program of action resulting from the Almaty declaration of Land-Locked and Transit Developing Countries.