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Som Doeun, a Kuoy villager from Romchek, holds a fish he caught in Choam Prei lake

Grant from UN-run fund enables Cambodian village to reap ecotourism benefits

26 August 2010
Funds from a global environment grants scheme implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will enable an indigenous community in one of Cambodia's poorest provinces to build an ecotourism project at a lake recently returned to them from private ownership.

Global travel to rebound by as much as 4 per cent, says UN tourism chief

10 March 2010
The head of the United Nations tourism organization is calling on the industry to strengthen its resilience, stimulate sustainable growth and contribute to the green economy as it leaves behind one of its most difficult years.
Photo: G. Küppers (JordiCubero)
G. Küppers (JordiCubero)

Tourism can play vital role in economic recovery, green economy – UN body

9 October 2009
A United Nations assembly on tourism, bringing together some 360 delegates from 112 countries, has unanimously called on the world’s leaders to place travel and tourism at the core of stimulus packages and the long-term transformation to a ‘green’ economy.
Photo: G. Küppers (JordiCubero)
G. Küppers (JordiCubero)

UN convenes world tourism leaders to plan recovery after economic crisis

7 October 2009
Some 360 delegates from 112 countries are meeting under United Nations auspices in Astana, Kazakhstan, to determine how the tourism industry can surmount the decline brought on by the economic crisis while responding to the twin challenges of climate change and poverty alleviation.
UN World Tourism Organization Headquarters

Former Jordanian minister selected new chief of UN tourism agency

11 May 2009
Taleb Rifai has been selected by the United Nations tourism agency as its new Secretary-General for a four-year term beginning in January 2010.
Taleb Rifai

Tourism key to economic stimulus, UN agency chief says

11 March 2009
The head of the United Nations agency that promotes responsible tourism said today that leisure travel should be an important component of programmes that aim to reverse the global economic downturn.
UN World Tourism Organization Headquarters

Tourism industry set to bounce back stronger than ever, UN finds

6 March 2009
In spite of the hit that tourism is taking during the current global economic crisis, the industry will recover and be stronger than ever, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced today.
UN World Tourism Organization Headquarters

Global economic turmoil halts upward trend in foreign travel, warns UN agency

27 January 2009
The current global economic slowdown brought the growth of international tourism to a standstill in 2008 and threatens to reverse the historic four-year gains made by the industry in foreign travel, according to a report published today by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
UNWTO Secretary-General Francesco Frangialli

Tourism industry starting to suffer from global economic crisis, UN agency warns

16 October 2008
Global tourism is already feeling the effects of the financial crisis, slowing down over the northern summer this year, the United Nations tourism agency reports, warning that the industry could suffer a sharper downturn in the months ahead.

In spite of economic insecurity, global tourism posts stable growth – UN

3 July 2008
Notwithstanding global economic uncertainties, international tourism grew 5 per cent during the first four months of this year, compared to the same period in 2007, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (WTO) announced today.