Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection A/RES/69/233 Small Island Developing States, entitled “SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway”,11 Recalling further its “Proclamation of 2002 as 20 December 2010, entitled 20 December 2013, entitled Central America”, resolutions 53/200 of 15 December 1998, entitled the International Year of Ecotourism”, 65/148 of “Global Code of Ethics for Tourism” and 68/207 of “Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Recalling its resolution 67/223 of 21 December 2012, entitled “Promotion of ecotourism for poverty eradication and environment protection”, Stressing that poverty is a multifaceted problem that requires a multifaceted and integrated approach in addressing its economic, political, social, environmental and institutional dimensions at all levels, Stressing also that sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, is a cross-cutting activity that can contribute to the fight against poverty, the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development, Stressing further the role of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, in promoting rural development and better living conditions for sustainable rural populations, Welcoming the efforts of the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to promote ecotourism and sustainable tourism worldwide, Welcoming also the efforts of the Marrakech Process on sustainable consumption and production, the achievements of the International Task Force on Sustainable Tourism Development and the objectives of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism, which was launched in 2011 as a permanent successor to the International Task Force, Noting the initiatives launched and the events organized at the subregional, regional and international levels in the field of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, and sustainable development, 1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization transmitted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations;12 2. Recognizes that sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, represents an important driver of sustainable economic growth and decent job creation, that it can have a positive impact on income generation and education, and thus on the fight against poverty and hunger, and that it can contribute directly to achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals; 3. Also recognizes the potential of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, to reduce poverty by improving individual livelihoods in local communities and to generate resources for community development projects; _______________ 11 12 2/5 Resolution 69/15, annex. See A/69/223 and Corr.1.