Update: International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017
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Update: International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017
- 2. The Dandelion represents Planet Earth—a planet where people, as seeds, travel in a sustainable and responsible way. By travelling, these seeds connect to others through knowledge and culture, and thus build a better future.
- 3. Int’ Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, 2017 70th Session of UN General Assembly (2015) “Decides to proclaim 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development”
- 4. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- 5. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development IY2017 Key Areas Inclusive and sustainable economic growth Social inclusiveness, employment and poverty reduction Resource efficiency, environmental protection and climate change Cultural values, diversity and heritage Mutual understanding, peace and security
- 6. Objectives of the IY2017 Raise awareness on the contribution of sustainable tourism to development Mobilize all stakeholders in making the sector a catalyst for positive change Foster change in policies, business practices and consumer behavior in tourism
- 7. Lines of Action Advocacy & Awareness-raising Knowledge creation and dissemination Policymaking Capacity-building and Education
- 8. UNWTO official events • Official Opening Ceremony – 18 January 2017, Madrid, Spain • Event on the occasion of the UNWTO Executive Council, 11-13 May, Madrid, Spain • Regional events on the occasion of UNWTO Regional Meetings Africa: Ethiopia, 19-21 April Middle East: Dubai 23-24 April (tbc) Asia: Bangladesh 15-17 May Americas: El Salvador/Honduras, 29 May - 1 June Europe: Moldova 5-7 June • Event on the occasion of the UNWTO General Assembly – 4-9 September, Chengdu, China • World Tourism Day – 27 September 2017, Qatar • Official Closing – December 2017, Geneva, Switzerland
- 11. Thank you!
Editor's Notes
- In December 2015, the United Nations General Assembly at its 70th Session declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. Of the process in NY that lead to the adoption of this Resolution we have as the lead sponsor: Samoa And as Core Sponsors: Indonesia, Maldives, Morocco In total 143 countries supported: 121 out of those are UNWTO Member States…. The UN General Assembly has invited UNWTO to “facilitate the organization and implementation of the International Year, in collaboration with Governments, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, other international and regional organizations and other relevant stakeholders” This makes the UNWTO as the leading agency to coordinate all IY related activities on a global basis. The International Year 2017 comes 50 years after the celebration of the International Tourist Year on Tourism - Passport to Peace (1967) and fifteen years after the International Year of Ecotourism, which was celebrated in 2002.
- We are at a particularly important moment as the international community embraced the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) only last September. Tourism features in the Outcome document “Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and is included as a target in three out of the 17 Goals, namely Goal 8.9, 12.b. and 14.7.