UN Launches Roadmap Towards the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism 2027

Committee on Tourism and Sustainability

UN Launches Roadmap Towards the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism 2027

The United Nations General Assembly mandated UN Tourism with the implementation of the International Year. Now, with its launch of its new Road Map, the organisation has taken another step towards delivering on its responsibility. The Road Map is the product of a collaborative process, and was warmly welcomed by UN Tourism's Committee on Tourism and Sustainability (CTS).

Shaikha Al Nuwais, tourism secretary-general, United Nations, said, "Sustainability and resilience are not end goals, they are a continuous process. The International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism 2027 will allow UN Tourism, as the leading international tourism organization, to support our Member States in positioning tourism as a truly transformative sector within the post-2030 agenda."

The International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism 2027 will allow UN Tourism, as the leading international tourism organization, to support our Member States in positioning tourism as a truly transformative sector within the post-2030 agenda.

Meeting in Madrid, the Committee commended UN Tourism’s work in listening to the priorities of its Member States, and welcomed the clear commitment of the new leadership to begin the build-up to 2027 as strongly as possible.

The Path to 2027

The process will be anchored in the Committee on Tourism and Sustainability, guided by a Steering Committee of Member States, informed through consultations held within the regional commission meetings and endorsed by the executive council.

CTS is a subsidiary organ of the Executive Council, responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Organization’s programme of work in sustainable tourism.