{"id":2666,"date":"2015-07-16T09:54:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T08:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2015-11-19T12:20:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T11:20:48","slug":"unwto-calls-for-more-aid-for-tourism-to-boost-sustainable-development-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/07\/unwto-calls-for-more-aid-for-tourism-to-boost-sustainable-development-role\/","title":{"rendered":"UNWTO calls for more aid for tourism to boost sustainable development role"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-introduction-press-release\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item odd\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2667\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UNWTO-logo.jpg\" alt=\"UNWTO\" width=\"412\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UNWTO-logo.jpg 412w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UNWTO-logo-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UNWTO-logo-103x67.jpg 103w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/>The\u00a0UNWTO has called for higher support for tourism in international development financing so as to maximize the sector\u00b4s contribution to sustainable development. Speaking at\u00a0the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which took place in\u00a0Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between 13-16 July,\u00a0UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai recalled that tourism has been identified by half of the world\u00b4s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as a priority instrument for poverty reduction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor an increasing number of developing countries tourism means jobs, poverty eradication, community development, and the protection of natural and cultural heritage. Yet, in order to maximize tourism\u2019s contribution to the development objectives, it is critical to address the disparity between the sector\u00b4s capacity to foster development and the low priority it has been given so far in terms of financial support in the development cooperation agenda\u201d, said Mr. Rifai.<\/p>\n<h6>In Brief<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Despite accounting for 6% of total world trade, tourism receives only 0.78% of the total Aid for Trade (AfT) disbursements and 0.097% of the total Official Development Assistance (ODA).<\/li>\n<li>In 2014, emerging and developing countries received 513 million international tourists or 45% of all international tourist arrivals in the world as compared to 38% in 2000. UNWTO forecasts this share to surpass that of advanced economies in the coming years and to reach 57% by 2030.<\/li>\n<li>In 2013, the 49 so called Least Developed Countries (LDC) received 24 million international overnight visitors and earned US$ 18 billion from international tourism. This represented 8% of total exports of goods and services of LDCs, and 12% for the non-oil exporters among them.<\/li>\n<li>Tourism was\u00a0a significant\u00a0reason\u00a0Botswana, The Maldives and Cabo Verde\u00a0are no longer considered LDCs.<\/li>\n<li>Tourism is identified by half of the world\u00b4s LDCs as a priority instrument for poverty reduction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>In Depth<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/media.unwto.org\/press-release\/2015-07-14\/unwto-calls-higher-financing-tourism-development-cooperation\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full UNWTO release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unwto\" target=\"_blank\">Follow the UNWTO on Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Download the UNEP report <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unep.org\/greeneconomy\/Portals\/88\/documents\/ger\/11.0_Tourism.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tourism in the Green Economy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>In the Future<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UNWTO has called for 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