UNWTO appoints First Lady of Iceland as Special Ambassador for Tourism and the SDGs
H.E. Ms. Eliza Jean Reid, First Lady of Iceland has been nominated as Special Ambassador for Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The...
UNWTO promotes the role of media as advocates of wildlife tourism
Nearly 30 journalists have convened in Kasane, Botswana to debate the role of the media in advocating sustainable tourism and wildlife conservation as its...
Unlocking the potential of tourism and culture for development
Strengthening cooperation between the tourism and culture sectors to boost prosperity and enhance heritage protection is the topic of the 2nd Global Conference on...
African tourism leaders debate the role of the sector as a tool for inclusive growth and community engagement
The potential of Tourism in poverty alleviation and to induce transformative change has been addressed in Lusaka, capital city of Zambia, in the World...
With access to clean, modern energy, poorer countries look to power ahead through innovation
Energy is key to global development, but the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations fare up to six times worse than their more industrialized...
Yemen facing largest famine the world has seen for decades
Yemen will be gripped by famine – one the likes of which the world has not seen in years – if the blockade on...
An Artificial Brain to Beat Hackers and the Scourge of Space Debris: Technology Pioneers of 2017
T he World Economic Forum on Wednesday announced its 2017 class of Technology Pioneers, representing the world’s most innovative start-ups and scale-ups in...
Big data can have a ‘big impact’ on achievement of Global Goals
M astering and measuring 'big data' – to map poverty from space or use mobile phones to track food security – could boost...