UNWTO General Assembly

Eighteenth session Astana (Kazakhstan)

5 - 8 octobre 2009.

The 18th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly will bring together tourism ministers and senior officials from national tourism organizations, as well as public, private and academic Affiliate Members. As such the Assembly represents the most important gathering of travel and tourism stakeholders.

Against a background of economic turmoil, a worldwide flu pandemic and advancing climate change, the Assembly will meet to respond to these global challenges.

This key meeting provides the platform to debate and agree upon UNWTO’s position on the current global economic downturn. The tourism industry can and must play an important role in both recovery from the crisis and the emergence of a more sustainable, greener global economy.

This year’s General Assembly will also see the election of a new Secretary-General for UNWTO.