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.
Delegasyon Zimbabwe nan Premye Sesyon Òdinè Komite Teknik Espesyalize (STC) Inyon Afriken an (AU) sou Transpò, Transkontinantal ak Enfrastrikti Entèrregional, Enèji ak Touris, ki te dirije pa Minis Adjwen nan Touris ak Ospitalite endistri, Hon. Anastancia Ndhlovu (MP), te fè Zimbabwe fyè apre nasyon Sid Afriken an te eli inanimman nan pozisyon nan Vis Prezidan an. AU-STC te rankontre sou 17 Mas 2017 nan Lome, Togo e li te eli Biwo a sou baz Règ Nimewo 16 nan Règ Pwosedi anba Komisyon Inyon Afriken an sou Enfrastrikti ak Enèji.
Biro i annan Chairperson, 3 Vis Chairperson e osi en Raporter. Zimbabwe te eli kòm 2yèm Vis Prezidan, ki reprezante sektè Touris ak rejyon Sid Afrik nan AU-STC pou de ane kap vini yo, jiska 2019. Lòt manm Biwo a ki pral rankontre yon fwa chak ane se Togo - Prezidan (ki reprezante sektè transpò a ak rejyon Afrik Lwès la), Moritani-1ye Vis Prezidan (ki reprezante sektè enèji a ak rejyon Afrik di Nò), peyi Letiopi-3yèm Vis Prezidan (ki reprezante sektè enèji a ak rejyon Afrik lès la) ak Kongo -Rapòtè (ki reprezante a. Sektè transpò ak rejyon Afrik Santral la). Biwo a se Ògàn Egzekitif Minis ki responsab pou sektè Enfrastrikti, Enèji, Transpò ak Touris ki responsab pou bay wòl lidèchip politik ak sipèvizyon Pwogram Travay Komisyon Inyon Afriken an sou Enfrastrikti ak Enèji, ak Komite Teknik Espesyalize Ekspè yo.
Eleksyon Zimbabwe nan Biwo Komisyon Inyon Afriken an sou Enfrastrikti ak Enèji te vini apèn yon ane apre yon lòt siksè nan prezidans Zimbabwe a nan AU pa Ekselans Prezidan an, Cde RG Mugabe, soti nan janvye 2015 jiska janvye 2016. eleksyon sa a, elated Adjwen Minis Hon. Anastancia Ndhlovu te di, “Eleksyon sa a se apwobasyon ak andòsman gwo travay pi gran pitit gason Lafrik la te fè, Ekselans li, Prezidan RG Mugabe, lè li te dirije Somè AU a nan yon adopsyon enpòtan nan Agenda 2063 la, ankre sou 2030 la. Objektif Devlopman Dirab. Sa a vrèman enteresan epi li sèlman konfime eritaj lidèchip san parèy Ekselans li a, Prezidan an”.
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”.
Eleksyon inanim nan Zimbabwe pou dirije Biwo AU-STC nan domèn Touris te vini sou background nan yon diskisyon pwolonje nan reyinyon STC yo ki te wè Zimbabwe pran pozisyon pou mainstreaming ak enstitisyonalizasyon touris nan Agenda 2063 AU. ak estrikti li yo, respektivman. Prezantasyon sterling ak atikilasyon pwoblèm politik sa yo pa Zimbabwe te peye dividann lè Komisyon Inyon Afriken an sou Enfrastrikti ak Enèji te dakò etabli yon Direksyon oswa Inite sou Touris nan estrikti yo nan Òganizasyon an anvan Desanm 2018, nan lòd yo bay sipò politik ak kowòdinasyon nan Òganizasyon touris Afriken yo pwopoze a. Kounye a, pa gen okenn prezans fizik nan touris nan tout estrikti yo nan AUC la, malgre selebrasyon an nan sektè a kòm twazyèm aktivite ekonomik apre gaz ak pwodui chimik, sou echèl mondyal la.
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.
