UN High Level Political Forum discusses tourism's contribution to sustainable development

16-07-23

Last Friday, tourism was once again present at the United Nations Headquarters for its unique role in driving the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Reflecting the unprecedented relevance that tourism has acquired in the UN agenda, UNWTO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and with the support of the Ministry of Tourism of India, which chairs the G20 Tourism Working Group, will bring together leaders from the public and private sectors in a meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group, will bring together leaders from the public and private sectors in a high-level roundtable in the framework of the official side event on "Economic, Social and Environmental Sustainability of Tourism", to be held on Friday 14 July as part of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.