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UNWTO General Assembly Endorses Growing Presence on the Ground
The
commitment of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to moving closer to its
Members and being on the ground in every region has been further demonstrated
through confirmed plans for two new Regional Offices.
At
the 25th UNWTO General Assembly (16-20 October 2023, Samarkand, Uzbekistan),
Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili set out his leadership vision for the
Organization, including the aim of adding to the growing network of Regional
and Thematic offices. At the Assembly, Mr. Pololikashvili signed an agreement
with Minister of Tourism of Brazil, Celso Sabino, to open a Regional
Office for the Americas in Rio de Janeiro. Alongside this, UNWTO continues
to work closely with the Kingdom of Morocco to establish a Regional Office
for Africa in Marrakesh.
Reflecting
the clear aims of the leadership vision for both UNWTO and the global tourism
sector, Regional Offices will focus on one or more of the Organization's
priorities. The planned Regional Office for Africa will focus on the priorities
of innovation and investments in tourism, while the Regional Office for the
Americas will also be focused on investment. They will join the Regional
Office for the Middle East, opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in May 2021, which
is now a hub for tourism education and tourism for rural development, and the
UNWTO Regional office for Asia and the Pacific in Nara, Japan.
Secretary-General
Pololikashvili's leadership vision for expanding and enhancing UNWTO's presence
on the ground also includes a commitment to new and more diverse Thematic
Offices. At the119th session of the UNWTO Executive Council, also held in
Samarkand, the Government of Uzbekistan presented its proposal to establish
a Thematic Office for Tourism on the Silk Road in the city of
Samarkand.
Additionally,
after successfully unblocking stalled plans to move on from UNWTO's home for
more than 50 years, the Secretary-General used the occasion of the General
Assembly to report that the Spanish Government is now set to start work on a
new headquarters in Madrid. Works are expected to conclude in the first
semester of 2025.
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Credit: © UNWTO
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