The Zimbabwe UNWTO Candidate for Secretary of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Eng. Walter Mzembi, landed an AfricanUnion (AU) Leadership position in Lome, Togo on 17 March 2017.
African Tourism, Energy and Infrastructure Ministers in Togo for the AU STC Meetings reaffirm their faith in Zimbabwe leadership in Tourism and elected the Hon. Eng. Walter Mzembi, Tourism & Hospitality Industry Government of Zimbabwe, as their Vice Chair of the Bureau of the AU-STC.
This is seen as another important step to accept the Zimbabwe minister to lead UNWTO starting 2018.
津巴布韦代表团参加了由旅游和款待业副部长Hon率领的非洲联盟运输，跨洲和跨地区基础设施，能源和旅游业专业技术委员会第一届常会。 Anastancia Ndhlovu（MP）在南部非洲这个国家被一致选举为副主席之后，使津巴布韦感到自豪。 非盟科技委于17年2017月16日在多哥洛美举行会议，并根据非洲联盟基础设施和能源委员会议事规则第XNUMX条选举了主席团。
主席团由主席，三名副主席和一名报告员组成。 津巴布韦当选为第二副主席，代表着旅游部门和AU-STC在未来两年非洲南部地区，直到3年主席团其他成员将每年举行一次见面是多哥-Chairperson（代表交通部门和西非地区），毛里塔尼亚第一副主席（代表能源部门和北非地区），埃塞俄比亚第三副主席（代表能源部门和东非地区）和刚果（布）代表兼报告员。运输部门和中非地区）。 主席团是负责基础设施，能源，运输和旅游业部门的部长执行机构，负责为非洲联盟基础设施和能源委员会以及专业技术专家委员会的工作计划提供政策和监督领导作用。
津巴布韦选举为非洲联盟委员会主席团在基础设施和能源已经几乎一年以下非盟通过总统阁下，CDE RG穆加贝，从2015年2016月的津巴布韦主持的又一个成功的任期至一月2063关注这次选举，兴高采烈的副部长汉。 Anastancia Ndhlovu说：“这次选举是对非洲最伟大的儿子RG Mugabe总统阁下领导非盟峰会以2030年议程为基础的XNUMX年议程的具有里程碑意义的采用的认可和认可。可持续发展目标。 的确，这确实是令人激动的，它只印证了总统阁下无可比拟的领导地位的遗产。”
The election of Zimbabwe to lead the Southern Region of Africa in the Bureau of the African Union Commission on Infrastructure and Energy representing the Tourism sector, is happening when the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Hon. Dr. Walter Mzembi has successfully submitted his application to become the next Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), for the next 4 years, from 2018 to 2021, to the Headquarters of the Madrid-based global tourism organization. Hon. Dr Walter Mzembi is currently continuing with his world-wide outreach effort to garner international support for the countrys bid represented by him to secure the top job at the UNWTO. Elections for the next Secretary General will take place at the UNWTO Headquarters in Madrid, Spain from 11 to 12 May 2017, during the course of the 105th session of the Organisations 33 member Executive Council meeting.
Asked what the election into AU-STC Bureau means to Zimbabwe’s bid for the top UNWTO post, Deputy Minister Anastancia Ndhlovu had this to say, “I can confirm that the election of Zimbabwe further re-affirms the visionary leadership qualities of Hon. Minister Mzembi, as the current Chairperson of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) and the African Union-endorsed candidate for the UNWTO post, who has been very articulate on Zimbabwe’s and African tourism issues at a global scale. Therefore, this election will definitely be a boost to Hon. Minister Mzembi’s election bid, since the policy issues we pushed through to the apex of the African Union Commission on Infrastructure and Energy today reflect his vision for Africa’s tourism and the global tourism industry”.
在STC会议上进行了旷日持久的讨论，津巴布韦一致选举大选中领导非盟科技委主席团，这使津巴布韦在非盟《 2063年议程》中代表了旅游业主流化和制度化的立场。及其结构。 当非洲联盟基础设施和能源委员会同意在2018年XNUMX月之前在本组织结构中建立旅游局或单位时，津巴布韦用英镑对这些政策问题进行了清晰的陈述和阐述，这为人们提供了红利。拟议中的非洲旅游组织。 尽管在全球范围内庆祝该部门是继燃料和化学品之后的第三大经济活动，但目前在AUC的所有结构中都没有实际的旅游业。
The UNWTO 2016 Report indicates that global tourism grew by 4.6% in the year 2015 while Africa declined by 3% in the same year, the trend Zimbabwe is fighting to reverse for the benefit of all African countries and other developing tourist destinations of the world.
