Tourism now accounts for about 1-in-10 jobs worldwide, but it uses up significant amounts of energy and other resources.
WASHINGTON (AN) — The United Nations World Tourism Organization said 117 nations have recommitted to making global tourism more sustainable, inclusive and ethical after a five-day annual gathering.
More than 1,300 participants at UNWTO's General Assembly in St. Petersburg, Russia focused on how to make the global tourism sector more sustainable while maintaining its importance as a key driver of growth and employment. Next year's assembly is to be held in Morocco.
The averate rate of gains for women-held seats accelerated between 2000 and 2015, but slowed in the last decade.
Minimum wage workers in the E.U. had the most purchasing power in Germany and the least in Estonia.
The five-year partnership aims to help ski federations, venues and race organizers better manage natural and artificial snow.
But the International Labor Organization notes the post-pandemic job recovery for 15- to 24-year-olds is not universal.
Experts agreed science and diplomacy need to evolve to build trust, solve problems, and promote national interests.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
From migrants to refugees, millions of lives and the organizations that help them are at risk from U.S. aid cuts.
