The President of the General Assembly is convening a high-level thematic debate on the theme “Putting sustainable and resilient tourism at the heart of an inclusive recovery” in close collaboration with UNWTO, UNDP, UNEP, and UNCTAD.
The event provides the opportunity for Member States, and other relevant stakeholders to discuss strategies, share best practises and experiences in three high-level thematic roundtables on the following topics:
- For People: Leaving no one behind through inclusive tourism
- For Planet: Accelerating a climate-friendly transformation
- For Prosperity: Re-invigorating investments in sustainable tourism
Format:
The three thematic roundtables will consider how tourism can advance recovery for people, planet, and prosperity, including cross-cutting aspects of financing, and digitalization. Governments, other public and private actors will share best practices, case studies and lessons learned based on their experiences over the past two years.
Speakers and presenters will include high-level government officials, experts and representatives from the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and international financial institutions, among others.
In addition to Member States and Observers of the UN General Assembly, the meeting will be open to the organs and agencies of the United Nations system and relevant stakeholders.
In this regard, the representatives of NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC, as well as DGC accredited NGOs, are invited to participate, during either of the three Round Table Discussions, as well as, time permitting, in the Fireside chat, and can register their interest to speak.
Speaker registration is open until 5 p.m. on 25 April 2022.
The meeting will be broadcast live on UN Web TV with interpretation in all official languages. Please note that you don't have to register if you plan to follow through webcast without a speaking role.
Outcome:
The High-Level Thematic Debate will aim to renew political commitment to support tourism as a driver of a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It will strengthen dialogue among governments, the private sector, local communities and other stakeholders on opportunities for transforming the sector while rebuilding from the effects of the pandemic.
A President’s summary of the deliberations will capture the discussions, key recommendations, best practices, and case studies, and will be widely circulated and made publicly available.
