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.
Worker protections against effects of climate change and biological hazards are on the labor conference's agenda.
But unequal access to job opportunities, particularly for women in low-income countries, remains a problem.
By far the largest share of the US$236 billion a year in illegal profits comes from forced commercial sexual exploitation.
Football's governing body will mark the 100th anniversary of the World Cup in Uruguay, where the first was held in 1930.
The head of Freedom House called the shooting 'a grim and shocking blow to the American democratic process.'
As NATO summit host, the Biden administration sought to show unity for Ukraine and deflect concern about Trump.
A U.N. report estimates at least 25% of global dust emissions that scatter on land and ocean come from human activities.
Children's deaths from malnutrition and dehydration show that critical health and social structures have collapsed.
