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News: UNWTO call on tourists to assist reduce illicit trafficking

July 6, 2015 • admin
In the presence of the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, the area 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 within 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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News: UNWTO hosts meeting of the UN Chief Executives Board

June 22, 2015 • admin
Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of turning into a specialized UN agency, the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will host the spring meeting of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) in Madrid, Spain. The UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) brings together the administrative heads of 29 UN System programs and specialized agencies, including the sector Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to deliver as one on the global, regional, and country levels. It’s the prime instrument for coordination of UN inter-governmental bodies on social, economic, and related matters. The CEB supports and reinforces the coordinating role of intergovernmental bodies of the United Nations. Most significantly, the CEB facilitates the UN system’s collective response to global challenges, corresponding to climate change and the worldwide...
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UNWTO call on tourists to aid reduce illicit trafficking

November 25, 2013 • admin
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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