In the presence of the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, the arena Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have agreed to launch a brand new public awareness campaign calling on tourists to assist reduce demand for illicit goods and services associated with transnational organized crime. Preparations for the campaign were set in motion in the course of the Spring Meeting of the executive Executive Board of the United Nations in Madrid. A Cooperation Agreement was signed between UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, and UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov inside the presence of United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. The joint campaign, to be launched later this year, aims to elevate awareness among international tourists concerning the sorts of illicit goods and services to which they can...
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