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United Nations World Tourism Organization (ĢƵWTO)

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ĢƵWTO takes charge of the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. ĢƵWTOpromotes the value of tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmentalsustainability, and offers leadership and support in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide.Recognizing the ĢƵWTO’s role in promoting the potential of tourism in fighting poverty and achieving the SDGs,the ĢƵ General Assembly declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development(IY2017) and as of July 2017, ĢƵWTO features on the DAC/OECD’s list of development assistance organizations.Tourism is included in SDG 14: ‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources forsustainable development’ (besides the SDG 8: ‘Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth,full and productive employment and decent work for all and SDG 12: ‘Sustainable Consumption and Production’).Nevertheless, given its cross-cutting nature, it can advance on all 17 SDGs.• In recent years, several capacity-building activities have been carried out by ĢƵWTO and its member states(on a bilateral or regional level) and also with the support of some of the ĢƵWTO Sustainable TourismObservatories in various coastal countries. An example of such a successful project could be the COASTproject (http://www.un.org/depts/los/nippon/documents/Non_recurrent_e_publication_Oceans_final.pdf).• ĢƵWTO pays special attention also to the situation of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and to theirchallenges related to the development of a sustainable tourism.• Given the importance attached by ĢƵWTO to the maritime, coastal and inland water tourism, upon theproposal of the Committee on Tourism and Competitiveness, the 22nd General Assembly adopted in China, inSeptember 2017 the definition of “Maritime, coastal and inland water tourism”. The adopted definitions areavailable on this page: http://cf.cdn.unwto.org/sites/all/files/pdf/ctc_definitions_en_web.pdf.
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Promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism including maritime, coastal and inland water tourism
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United Nations World Tourism Organization (ĢƵWTO)
Scope of Activity: 
Global
Websites: 
http://www.un.org/depts/los/nippon/documents/Non_recurrent_e_publication_Oceans_final.pdf http://cf.cdn.unwto.org/sites/all/files/pdf/ctc_definitions_en_web.pdf
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United Nations World Tourism Organization (ĢƵWTO)