The National Road Safety Council, on behalf of all Namibian road safety stakeholders,
received the accolade which was awarded already in 2021 and could only be presented
in the first quarter of 2022 to Namibia through our Embassy in Accra, Ghana. The
award, named after the late United Nations Secretary-General and founder of the Kofi
Annan Foundation, Kofi Annan in recognition of his contribution to the area of road
safety “is to raise awareness about road safety and to motivate key stakeholders -
government, the private sector, and civil society organisations to develop and implement innovations to save lives on African roads”.
Mr. Annan brought the issue of Road Safety and Road Traffic Victims to the United
Nations agenda at the beginning of the 2000s. At the media presentation of the award
on Friday, the NRSC’s Chairman, Mr. Eliphas !Owos-Ôab, stated that the award is
monumental in the country’s road safety management as it showcases what can be
achieved through hard work and determination. “The NRSC acknowledges that this
could not have materialised without the cooperation of all role players starting from the
highest decision-making body in the country, the Cabinet; the National Assembly; our
line Ministry; the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, and all road safety
stakeholders,” he said.
