UNWTO

• United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and India’s G20 Presidency, through India’s Ministry of Tourism, have joined hands to launch a new tool that will advance the contribution of tourism policies and initiatives towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• The G20 Tourism and SDGs Dashboard showcases the pillars of the Goa Roadmap for Tourism as a Vehicle for Achieving the SDGs around the five priority areas set for the Tourism Working Group, which are: Green Tourism; Digitalisation; Skills; Tourism MSMEs; and Destination Management.

ABOUT UNWTO

• The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
• UNWTO has 159 Member States, 6 Associate Members, 2 Observers and over 500 Affiliate Members.
• Organizational structure:
  • The General Assembly is the supreme organ of the Organization.
  • The Executive Council takes all measures, in consultation with the Secretary-General, for the implementation of the decisions and recommendations of the General Assembly and reports to the Assembly.
• UNWTO headquarters – Madrid, Spain.
• Priorities include-
  • Mainstreaming tourism in the global agenda
  • Promoting sustainable tourism development
  • Fostering knowledge, education and capacity building
  • Improving tourism competitiveness
  • Advancing tourism’s contribution to poverty reduction and development
  • Building partnerships