The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)’s six Regional Commissions have elected new chairs and vice-chairs, as well as the host countries of their forthcoming meetings in 2016. This is as Zimbabwe will head the African Commission.
The decisions were made on the occasion of the just-concluded 1st UNWTO General Assembly in Medellin, Colombia.
The UNWTO General Assembly held from September 12-13.
Regional Commission for Africa (CAF)
Chair: Zimbabwe
Vice chairs: Cameroon, C0te d’Ivoire
Host of the next CAF: C0te d’Ivoire
Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM)
Chair: Haiti
Vice chairs: Paraguay, Chile
Host of the next CAM: Cuba
Regional Commission for East Asia and the Pacific (CAP)
Chair: Philippines
Vice chairs: Cambodia, Japan
Regional Commission for Europe (CEU)
Chair: Switzerland
Vice chairs: Montenegro, Lithuania
Host of the next CEU: Lithuania
Regional Commission for the Middle East (CME)
Chair: Lebanon
Vice chairs: Egypt, Jemen
Host of the next CME: Lebanon
Regional Commission for South Asia (CSA)
Chair: India
Vice chairs: Bangladesh, Afghanistan
In another development Japan has been named host of the next CAP meeting which will be joint session of the CAP/CSA.