New York, 5 October 2016

I am delighted to announce that today the Paris Agreement will cross the second and final threshold needed for entry into force, and will enter into force on 4 November 2016. 

Geneva, 3 October 2016

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

“Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility”

With almost 1.2 billion people travelling abroad each year, tourism has become a powerful economic sector, a passport to prosperity and peace, and a transformative force improving millions of lives.