World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Kojo Bentum-Williams serves as the UNWTO Senior Expert on Communications in Africa since March 2019, where leadership in communications for the World Tourism Organization is a primary focus. In addition, Kojo is the CEO of VoyagesAfriq Media Limited, a specialized travel and tourism media company, since June 2017. Prior experience includes roles as a PR officer at the Ghana Tourism Authority and as Press Secretary to the Minister of Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts from November 2014 to December 2016, where media and communications management was essential. Kojo holds a BA in Tourism from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.
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World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. As the leading international organization in the field of tourism, UNWTO promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide. UNWTO encourages the implementation of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, to maximize tourism’s socio-economic contribution while minimizing its possible negative impacts, and is committed to promoting tourism as an instrument in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), geared towards reducing poverty and fostering sustainable development. UNWTO generates market knowledge, promotes competitive and sustainable tourism policies and instruments, fosters tourism education and training, and works to make tourism an effective tool for development through technical assistance projects in over 100 countries around the world.