CAF Decisions

CAF Recommandations

Mission
Our mission is to support and assist UNWTO African members and other stakeholders from the region in their efforts to develop their tourism industry as a catalyst for sustainable economic and social development, and ensuring that the members fully benefit from the services of the organization.

Objectives

  • Ensure the implementation of UNWTO’s General Programme of Work within the region.
  • Serve as UNWTO's direct channel through which the national, regional and local tourism development needs and concerns of the member States are communicated to the Secretariat.
  • Strengthen the institutional capacity of African countries in various domains such as sustainable development of tourism, statistics, human resources development, marketing and promotion, information and communication technologies, in order to make them more competitive in the global tourism marketplace.
  • Promote the image and the importance of tourism throughout the region, as a strategic sector for the socio-economic development of African countries, thus contributing to poverty reduction.
  • Promote the UNWTO ST-EP (Sustainable Tourism – Eliminating Poverty) initiative along with the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals for the benefit of African countries.
  • Increase full and affiliate membership of countries and the private sector through the strengthening of UNWTO's presence in the region.

CAF Recomendations