{"id":212947,"date":"2022-01-25T22:52:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T21:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.visit-latin-america.com\/?p=212947"},"modified":"2024-12-19T19:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:12:33","slug":"blanket-travel-restrictions-dont-work-unwto-adds-its-voice-to-who-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/blanket-travel-restrictions-dont-work-unwto-adds-its-voice-to-who-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBlanket Travel Restrictions Don\u2019t Work\u201d: UNWTO Adds its Voice to WHO Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has welcomed the call of its sister UN agency World Health Organization (WHO) for restrictions on travel to be lifted or eased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing the varied global responses to the emergence of the of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, WHO has reiterated that restrictions on travel are not effective in suppressing the international spread. In line with UNWTO\u2019s recurring warning against the use of blanket restrictions, the 10th meeting of the WHO\u2019s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee (Geneva, 19 January) expressed concern that such measures can cause economic and social harm. They may also \u201cdiscourage transparent and rapid reporting of emerging Variants of Concern\u201d, the WHO added.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (Credit: UNWTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Committee also noted that measures applied to international travellers such as testing, isolation and quarantine, and vaccinations, should be based on \u201crisk assessments and avoid placing the financial burden on international travellers in accordance with Article 40 of the IHR\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili says: \u201cWhen it comes to stopping the spread of new virus variants, blanket travel restrictions are simply counterproductive. In fact, by cutting the lifeline of tourism, these restrictions do more harm than good, especially in destinations reliant on international tourists for jobs, economic wellbeing and sustainable change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects Report for 2022 \u2013 to which UNWTO provided the official travel related data – has noted that in both developed and developing, recovery from the impacts of the pandemic is \u201cuneven and fragile\u201d. It also highlights the \u201csubstantial reversal in progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is imperative we restart tourism and so kickstart recovery and get back on track towards meeting the SDGs while responding to Climate Imperatives,\u201d Mr Pololikashvili adds. \u201cUNWTO welcomes WHO\u2019s new guidance, highlighting the ineffectiveness of blanket travel restrictions, and we also amplify their recommendations against using vaccination status as the sole condition for welcoming tourists back, especially when vaccination rates remain so uneven.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source : UNWTO<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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