UN AGENCIES ANNOUNCE CAMPAIGN TO BETTER INFORM TOURISTS ABOUT FUNDING OF ILLICIT GOODS

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UN AGENCIES ANNOUNCE CAMPAIGN TO BETTER INFORM TOURISTS ABOUT FUNDING
OF ILLICIT GOODS
New York, Apr 5 2013 6:00PM
Tourists can help reduce demand for illicit goods and services that
fund organized criminal activity, the United Nations agencies working
on tourism and on crime said today, announcing plans for a new public
information campaign.

"The campaign will encourage tourists to make informed decisions and
help reduce demand for trafficking in persons, cultural artefacts,
wildlife, fauna and flora such as ivory products, as well as
counterfeit goods, and illicit drugs," according to a
<"http://media.unwto.org/en/press-release/2013-04-05/un-tourism-and-crime-bodies-call-tourists-play-role-reducing-illicit-traffi">press
release from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

To be launched later this year, the campaign was officially agreed to
today by UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai and UNODC Executive
Director Yury Fedotov, in the presence of Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon.

"Well-informed tourists can make a real difference in turning the
tide," the Secretary-General said.

The campaign will be built around the message that the demand for even
harmless products can have devastating effects on the lives of
innocent people, on wildlife or on cultural property.

"Although the infrastructure of tourism – from accommodation
establishments to transportation networks – can be misused by
traffickers to victimize the vulnerable, tourism has the potential and
is firmly committed to reclaim this same infrastructure and use it in
the fight against trafficking," said Mr. Rifai.

According to Mr. Fedotov, "By making informed choices, tourists can
help sever the financial arteries that fuel these forms of illicit
trade."

The campaign will seek to engage the tourism industry including hotel
chains, travel agencies and airlines to lend support in raising
awareness among tourists and help contribute to limiting these illicit
markets.
Apr 5 2013 6:00PM
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