EASST News - Tajikistan
News, Road Safety Enforcement, Road Safety Governance and Capacity Building, Tajikistan
Tajikistan approves mandatory seat belt use for drivers and front seat passengers
In February 2026, the President of Tajikistan signed into law amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences introducing a specific offence for failing to wear a seat belt.
June 15, 2026
Children's Road Safety, News, Tajikistan
Young Generation of Tajikistan and EASST support community-led school zone road safety interventions in Rudaki
Young Generation of Tajikistan (YGT) has delivered low-cost infrastructure upgrades to improve road safety around three high-risk schools in Rudaki.
July 15, 2025
Kyrgyzstan, News, Road Safety Governance and Capacity Building, Safe road infrastructure, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
New guidance on safe and inclusive road design published for road engineers and infrastructure designers in Central Asia
The guidance has been developed in close cooperation with national stakeholders and with input from the ADB, EBRD and EIB – with financial support provided by the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF).
June 26, 2025
Active Travel and Healthy Streets, Armenia, Children's Road Safety, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, News, Tajikistan, Ukraine
EASST partners mark the eighth UN Global Road Safety Week
12-18 May 2025 marked the eighth UN Global Road Safety Week. The theme for this year focused on the pedestrian and cyclist safety noting that despite overall reductions in road casualties globally – deaths and serious injuries amongst vulnerable road users are increasing in almost every world region, including across EASST partner countries.
May 18, 2025
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Children's Road Safety, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, News, Tajikistan
More than half a million children get safer school zones (and counting!)
In April 2025, we completed the second phase of our regional Safe School Zones project, supported by the FIA Foundation Advocacy Hub, with expansive results that have seen safer routes to school for more than half a million children.
May 13, 2025
Active Travel and Healthy Streets, News, Tajikistan
Tajikistan’s first Tactical Urbanism project seeks to reclaim space for safe walking and cycling
Earlier this year, we completed Tajikistan’s first ever Tactical Urbanism project with the support of the FIA Road Safety Grant Programme.
May 9, 2025
Kyrgyzstan, News, Safe road infrastructure, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Training series on road safety engineering standards emphasises need for holistic approach in Central Asia
EASST joins project partners iRAP and the International Road Federation (IRF) in hosting a series of three training sessions for engineers and road safety practitioners across Central Asia.
April 28, 2025
Kyrgyzstan, News, Safe road infrastructure, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Stakeholders review local road design standards for safer and more inclusive roads in Central Asia
Ministry of Transport representatives and other stakeholders from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan meet in Tashkent to review and improve local road design standards for safer and more inclusive roads across Central Asia.
November 26, 2024
News, Road Safety Enforcement, Road Safety Governance and Capacity Building, Tajikistan
Tajikistan government launches national media campaign to increase seat belt use
The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan together with the Office of Automobile Inspection of the Ministry of Interior, this week launched a 12-month media campaign aimed at increasing the use of seatbelts throughout the country.
October 31, 2024
News, Road Safety Enforcement, Tajikistan
EASST works with Ministry of Transport to increase seat belt use in Tajikistan
EASST is working with the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan and our local partner Young Generation of Tajikistan (YGT) to increase seat belt use across the country.
June 25, 2024
Active Travel and Healthy Streets, News, Safe road infrastructure, Tajikistan
Introducing Tactical Urbanism concepts in Tajikistan
Young Generation of Tajikistan (YGT) organise an introduction to Tactical Urbanism for road engineers and engineering students, as well as key road safety stakeholders from the Ministry of Transport and Traffic Police in Tajikistan.
May 14, 2024
Kyrgyzstan, News, Road Safety Governance and Capacity Building, Safe road infrastructure, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
EASST, iRAP and IRF join forces with UNESCAP to update road design standards in Central Asia
Improved road design standards across the CAREC countries is the goal of a new UN ESCAP project being implemented by iRAP, EASST, and the IRF.
March 1, 2024