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.
Zimbabve delegatsiyasi Afrika Ittifoqi (AU) ixtisoslashtirilgan texnik qo‘mitasining (STC) Transport, transkontinental va mintaqalararo infratuzilma, energetika va turizm bo‘yicha birinchi navbatdagi sessiyasida Turizm va mehmondo‘stlik sanoati vazirining o‘rinbosari boshchiligidagi delegatsiya. Anastansiya Ndxlovu (deputat), Janubiy Afrika davlati bir ovozdan rais o'rinbosari lavozimiga saylanganidan keyin Zimbabveni faxrlantirdi. AU-STC 17-yil 2017-mart kuni Togoning Lome shahrida yig‘ildi va Afrika Ittifoqining Infratuzilma va Energetika komissiyasi qoshidagi Protsessual Qoidalarning 16-qoidasi asosida Byuroni sayladi.
Byuro rais, 3 nafar rais o‘rinbosari va ma’ruzachidan iborat. Zimbabve 2-yilgacha AU-STCda turizm sektori va Janubiy Afrika mintaqasini ifodalovchi 2019-rais oʻrinbosari etib saylandi. Yilda bir marta yigʻiladigan Byuroning boshqa aʼzolari: Togo – Rais (vakillik qiluvchi) transport sektori va G'arbiy Afrika mintaqasi), Mavritaniya - 1-rais o'rinbosari (energetika sektori va Shimoliy Afrika mintaqasi vakili), Efiopiya - 3-rais o'rinbosari (energetika sektori va Sharqiy Afrika mintaqasi vakili) va Kongo - ma'ruzachi (davlat vakili) Transport sektori va Markaziy Afrika mintaqasi). Byuro infratuzilma, energetika, transport va turizm sohalari uchun mas'ul vazirlarning ijro etuvchi organi bo'lib, Afrika Ittifoqi infratuzilma va energetika bo'yicha komissiyasi va Ekspertlarning ixtisoslashtirilgan texnik qo'mitasi ish dasturlariga siyosat va nazorat rolini ta'minlash vazifasini yuklaydi.
Zimbabvening Afrika ittifoqi infratuzilma va energetika komissiyasi byurosiga saylanishi 2015-yil yanvaridan 2016-yil yanvarigacha Zimbabvening Afrika Ittifoqiga raisligi oliy janoblari Cde RG Mugabe tomonidan muvaffaqiyatli bajarilganidan keyin deyarli bir yil o‘tmadi. bu saylovda xursand bo'lgan vazir o'rinbosari Hn. Anastansiya Ndxlovu shunday dedi: “Ushbu saylov Afrikaning eng buyuk farzandi, Janobi Oliylari, Prezident RG Mugabe tomonidan 2063-yilga moʻljallangan 2030-yilga moʻljallangan kun tartibini qabul qilish boʻyicha BMT sammitini boshqarganida amalga oshirilgan buyuk ishning maʼqullanishi va maʼqullanishidir. Barqaror rivojlanish maqsadlari. Bu haqiqatan ham juda hayajonli va bu Janobi Oliylari, Prezidentning tengsiz rahbarligi merosini tasdiqlaydi”.
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”.
Zimbabvening Turizm sohasidagi AU-STC Byurosiga rahbarlik qilish uchun bir ovozdan saylanishi STC yig'ilishlarida uzoq davom etgan munozaralar fonida bo'lib o'tdi, unda Zimbabve AUning 2063 yil kun tartibida turizmni asosiy oqimga aylantirish va institutsionalizatsiya qilish tarafdori bo'ldi. va mos ravishda uning tuzilmalari. Afrika Ittifoqining infratuzilma va energetika bo'yicha komissiyasi 2018 yil dekabrigacha tashkilot tuzilmalarida turizm bo'yicha direksiya yoki bo'limni tashkil etishga rozi bo'lganida, Zimbabve tomonidan ushbu siyosat masalalarining sterling taqdimoti va ifodalanishi dividend to'ladi. taklif qilingan Afrika turizm tashkiloti. Hozirgi vaqtda ushbu soha jahon miqyosida yoqilg'i va kimyoviy mahsulotlardan keyin uchinchi iqtisodiy faoliyat sifatida nishonlanishiga qaramay, AUCning barcha tuzilmalarida turizmning jismoniy mavjudligi mavjud emas.
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.
