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UNWTO reminds destinations to make tourism accessible to all

Madrid: As tourism restarts across the globe, the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has come out with a timely reminder which urges destinations to recognize the needs of travellers with ...

Internet milestone reached, as more than 50 per cent go online: UN telecoms agency

New York: For the first time, more than half of the world’s population of nearly 8 billion will be using the internet by the end of 2018, the United Nations telecommunications agenc ...

World Tourism Day: harnessing new technologies to transform travel

New York,The United Nations is marking this year’s World Tourism Day by exploring how technological advances such as big data, artificial intelligence and digital platforms can cont ...

The Syrian refugee who melts Canadian hearts with peace chocolates

From riches-to-rags-to-riches is how one can encapsulate the journey of Syrian refugee Tareq Hadhad, the founder of Peace by Chocolate, a Canadian confectionery.

Let Olympic Flame ‘shine as a beacon to human solidarity,’ UN says ahead of Pyeongchang Games

New York, Feb 8 (JEN): This week the world will gather in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea, for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, unified in what United Nations Secretary-General Ant ...

Yoga reflects flow of cultures East and West

Yoga reflects a reality of globalization — the exchange of ideas that shapes cultures across our connected world, now more than ever. Jaime Dunaway and Emma Beyer from USA and Liza Gomes ...

Nigeria: Welcoming release of 82 Chibok girls, UN urges support for their rehabilitation

New York, May 9(Just Earth News): Welcoming Saturday’s release of 82 of the schoolgirls abducted from the Nigerian town of Chibok by the Boko Haram insurgent group three years ago, the Uni ...

UN welcomes release of 26 Qatari abductees in Iraq

New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations has welcomed the release and return to their country of 26 Qatari nationals abducted in Muthanna governorate, Iraq, in December 2015.

17 Reasons to visit Ottawa in 2017

Ottawa Tourism is wooing tourists from across the world to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in style in 2017. From Dec 31, 2016 all the way through to Jan 1, 2018, visitors will find ...