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February 5-8, 2003, Geneva,
Switzerland
QUEEN RANIA WAS ROYAL PATRON OF
GLOBAL SUMMIT ON PEACE THROUGH TOURISM
 Under
the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of The
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Second Global Summit on
Peace through Tourism will be held at the International
Conference Center Geneva (CICG) February 5-8, 2003.
The Summit, being organized by the International Institute
for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) in partnership with the
World Travel &Tourism Council (WTTC), is in support of
the U.N. Decade for Peace and Non-Violence for the Children
of the World. The First Global Summit in Amman, Jordan
(November 2000) was under the Royal Patronage of HM King
Abdullah II. Queen Rania's development of substantive
projects that aim to improve the living conditions of
underprivileged groups in Jordanian Society provides a model
of leadership for the Summit's aim of "Building a Culture of
Peace through Tourism". In 1995, Queen Rania
established the Jordan River Foundation (JRF), a non-profit,
non-governmental institution encompassing several projects
that aim at improving the quality of life and providing a
better future for all
Jordanians.
The Foundation oversees
several well-known projects in the Kingdom that include
Jordan River Designs, Wadi Rayan and Bani Hamida. These
projects empower women to become skilled contributors to the
Jordanian economy, while generating additional sources of
income to support their families. The projects have also
encouraged the revival of an almost forgotten heritage of
craft production and rug-weaving.
In 1997 Queen Rania
launched the Jordan River Children Program (JRC), which is
the Foundation's arm that focuses on children's issues, and
in creating healthy generations of young Jordanians through
protective and preventative interventions. The Child Safety
Program (CSP), which is part of the JRC, addresses both
protective and preventative activities with the overall
objectives of enhancing positive child-rearing practices to
protect children, and to identify, confront and eliminate
various forms of abuse through awareness, prevention and
rehabilitation programs.
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In addition to the above,
Queen Rania sponsors numerous events that promote economic
growth as well as the educational, artistic, and cultural
diversity in the Kingdom. Their Majesties King Abdullah Bin
Al-Hussein and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah were married on June
10, 1993. They have three children, Prince Hussein, eight,
Princess Iman, six, and Princess Salma, two.
International Leaders to be Keynote Speakers
The Geneva Summit will
feature leaders of the Travel &Tourism Industry from
different regions of the world, as well as leaders in other
sectors. Confirmed Keynote Speakers are: UNICEF
Spokesperson, Roger Moore; Hon. Jennifer Smith, Premier of
Bermuda; Premier of Tasmania, Jim Bacon, MHA; Amb. Anwarul
Chowdhury, U.N. Under Secretary General for Least Developed
Countries: Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President, World Travel
and Tourism Council; Richard North, CEO, Six Continents
Hotels; Francesco Frangialli, Secretary General, World
Tourism Organization.
Also, Mr. Setyanto P.
Santosa, Executive Chairman, Indonesia Culture and Tourism
Board, Anastasia Mann, Chairman, Corniche Travel; Hon.
Richard Gordon, Chairman, Pacific Asia Travel Association;
Hon. Zakia Hamdani Meghji, President, Africa Travel
Association; John Marks, Chairman, Travel Industry
Association of America; Noel Hentschel, Chairman and CEO,
American Tours International; and John Noel, Chairman and
CEO,Travel Guard; and Demba Ba, Sector Manager, Private
Sector Development, Africa Region World Bank
H.E. Dr.Bassem Awadallah,
Minister of Planning, Jordan and H.E. Roni Milo, Minister of
Regional Cooperation, Israel, will be featured in a
co-presentation of the historic Red Sea - Dead Sea Project
announced at the recent World Summit in Johannesburg.
Summit Aim and
Themes
The aim of the Summit is to
continue "Building a Culture of Peace through Tourism" and
to harness the world's largest industry, Travel and Tourism,
as a leading force for Poverty Reduction.
Within this context -
themes of the Summit are: Strategies for Tourism Related
Micro-Enterprise and SME Development in Least Developed
Countries; Development and Marketing of Destinations
Emerging from Conflict; Youth Travel for Peace and
International Understanding; The Role of Sport in Peace and
Development; Educating for a Culture of Peace through
Tourism; Linkages of Tourism, the Arts, Culture, and
Heritage in Building a Culture of Peace; Tourism,
Environment, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development;
Building Community through Community Tourism; Accessible
Travel for All and The
Role of the Media in Creating a Culture of Peace..
Summit Outcomes will
include:
· "21st
Century Agenda for Peace through Tourism"
·
A beginning government - industry - donor - NGO
collaborative strategy for the role of tourism in poverty
reduction
·
Youth Travel initiatives in partnership with International
Youth Hostels and International Federation of Youth Travel
Organizations
·
Educational Initiatives - in collaboration with leading
Travel &Tourism Educators
·
Sport Initiatives for Peace and Development in collaboration
with the U.N. Task Force on Sport for Development and
Peace
·
Pilot projects for poverty reduction in Least Developed
Countries in partnership with UNIVERSITAS - a Program of the
International Labor Organization
·
Data Base of Tourism Development Projects in Developing
Countries in partnership with George Washington University -
followed by an assessment of selected projects to arrive at
Guidelines for future projects and examples of Best
Practice
·
Continued unfolding of the IIPT Global Peace Parks Projects
launched from Bethany Beyond the Jordan on the 11th hour of
the 11th day of the 11th month 2000 as the closing event of
our First Global Summit in Amman.
Summit Sponsors:
Major sponsors of the Summit are Six Continents Hotels
&Resorts PLC, Bermuda Department of Tourism, Indonesia
Culture and Tourism Board, Aqaba Special Economic Zone
Authority, Reed Travel Exhibitions, and Moevenpick Hotels
&Resorts. Hotel Intercontinental Geneva is the official
Summit Headquarter Hotel; Swiss International Air Lines is
the Official Summit Airline with Lufthansa a Supporting
Carrier. Media sponsor eTurboNews .
REGISTRATION: To
register directly on-line: www.iipt2003.ch
Organizations interested in
supporting the Summit in a sponsorship role; and
International Organizations wishing to have their Executive
Committee or Board of Directors Meetings in connection with
the Summit are invited to contact Louis D'Amore, Email:
Summit@iipt.org , tel: +802 253-8671; Fax: 802
253-2645
About
IIPT
The International Institute
For Peace Through Tourism (IIPT) is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to fostering and facilitating tourism
initiatives which contribute to international understanding
and cooperation, an improved quality of environment, the
preservation of heritage, and poverty reduction; and through
these initiatives, helping to bring about a peaceful and
sustainable world.
About
WTTC
The World Travel
&Tourism Council is the global business leaders forum.
Members are chief executives from all sectors of the
industry. The mission of the Council is to raise awareness
of the industry's importance and to work with governments to
create and implement policies that can unlock the industry's
potential to generate economic growth and create
jobs.
Media
Coverage
Press are invited to cover
the Global Summit in Geneva. Registration Fees will be
waived for all approved press. Please visit www.iipt2003.ch
for media application.
For more information on The
Second Global Summit
International Institute for
Peace through Tourism Tel: 802 253-8671 Fax:
802 253-2645 Email: Summit@IIPT.org Web:
www.iipt.org To Register on-line: www.iipt2003.ch
Summit Secretariat: Conventus of Switzerland
Tel. 41-22 906 85
70 Fax: 41-22 906 85 75
Email: gerhard.schneider@conventus-swiss.com
Media and Marketing
Contact: The Bradford Group, New York, N.Y. Tel (212)
447-0027; email: iipt@bradfordmarketing.org World Travel
&Tourism Council, London, UK Tel: +44 (0) 870 727 9882z
feollachastanet@wttc.org Web: www.wttc.org This
news-update is published in partnership with the
International Council of Tourism Partners
chairman@tourismpartners.org Web:
www.tourismpartners.org
tional travel and tourism
industry statesmen, and world leaders in the areas of
culture and heritage, sport, environment, economic
development, and inter-faith dialogue will be among the
keynote speakers.
Summit Outcomes
Summit Outcomes will include a "21st Century Agenda for
Peace through Tourism;" a beginning government &endash;
industry &endash; donor &endash; NGO collaborative strategy
for the role of tourism in poverty reduction; Youth Travel
initiatives; Educational Initiatives; Travel & Tourism
related micro-enterprise initiatives; pilot projects that
empower local communities to achieve jobs with dignity and
sustainable futures; and the dedication of a Dag
Hammarskjold International Peace Park as a legacy of the
Summit.
World Travel Market 2002
a Major Milestone on the
"Road to the Second Global Summit"
As the world's premier
travel exhibition, the World Travel Market, London is the
ideal location to focus attention on the Geneva Summit, as
it represents the top echelons of the travel, tourism and
hospitality industry in one place, at one time, with one
mind. On Tuesday, November 12, IIPT will hold a meeting of
its "Coalition of Partners for Peace Through Tourism." A
series of IIPT workshops and smaller conferences are being
held in further preparation for the Summit and coalition
building in support of the goals of the Summit.
Milestone in Jordan: The
First Global Summit, an outstanding success, was held in
Amman, Jordan, November 8-11, 2000. His Majesty King
Abdullah II was Royal Patron of the Summit, and American
Express the Title Sponsor. Results included the Amman
Declaration ratified by participants from some 60 countries
including 23 CEO's of major travel companies and Members of
the World Travel & Tourism Council, 16 Ministers of
Tourism, and heads of more than 20 international travel and
tourism associations. The Amman Declaration has since been
incorporated as an official UN document.
Milestone in South
Africa: The first IIPT African Conference on Peace
Through Tourism, organized in partnership with the Africa
Travel Association (ATA) and the Mpumalanga Tourism
Authority, in Nelspruit, South Africa, March 3-7, 2002,
marked an historic beginning in developing strategic
approaches and partnerships for poverty reduction on this
important continent and home to most of the world's 48 Least
Developed Countries. Some 220 participants from 20 countries
took part in the five day conference. So well received,
Tanzania already announced that it will host the next IIPT
African Conference on Peace Through Tourism in Octobter,
2003.
Milestones in Coalition
Building: Other results included the formation of a
Coalition of Partners for World Peace through Tourism with
more than 25 founding partners - each committed to a
Millennium Project that contributes to the vision of
"Tourism as a Global Peace Industry"; four international
networks (Educators, Rural and Community-Based Tourism.
Spirituality, and Indigenous Tourism); and the launch of a
Global Peace Parks Project from Bethany Beyond the Jordan,
site of Christ's baptism - on the 11th hour, of the 11th
day, of the 11th month, of the first year of the new
Millennium
Official Airline, Hotel
and Sponsors of the Summit
The official airline for the Summit is Swiss
International Airline. The Hotel Inter-Continental Hotel,
Genva, is the official hotel. Major sponsors of the Summit
are Six Continents Hotels, Bermuda Department of Tourism,
Aqaba Regional Economic Zone Authority, and Reed Travel
Exhibitions.
About IIPT
The International Institute For Peace Through Tourism
(IIPT) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to
fostering and facilitating tourism initiatives which
contribute to international understanding and cooperation,
an improved quality of environment, the preservation of
heritage, and through these initiatives, helping to bring
about a peaceful and sustainable world.
About WTTC
The World Travel & Tourism Council is the global
business leaders forum. Members are chief executives from
all sectors of the industry. The mission of the Council is
to raise awareness of the industry's importance and to work
with governments to create and implement policies that can
unlock the industry's potential to generate economic growth
and create jobs.
For more information on The
Second Global Summit:
International Institute for
Peace through Tourism
Tel: 802 253-8671 Fax: 802
253-2645
Email: Summit@IIPT.org Web:
www.iipt.org
Media and Marketing
Contact: The Bradford Group, New York, N.Y.
Tel (212) 447-0027; email:
iipt@bradfordmarketing.org
World Travel & Tourism
Council, London, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 870 727
9882z
feollachastanet@wttc.org
Web: www.wttc.org
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