This guidance material has been developed by the World Tourism Organization as part of the UN System’s global preparedness for a possible avian flu pandemic.
• It is aimed at all stakeholders in the tourism sector – public or private – but
particularly Tourism Ministries, who are urged to become fully involved in national
preparedness efforts and to appoint a focal point for response.
• To assist in this work, a special Risk Management Working Group has been set up
with representatives of countries that are most actively concerned.
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UNWTO Special Advisor
Geoffrey Lipman has been appointed to act as avian influenza
spokesperson, coordinate with other organizations and supervise the work of the
secretariat, which will include a daily bulletin on avian influenza and a web-based
information flow.
• The guidance has been reviewed by the World Health Organization and by the UN
System Influenza Coordinator.
• The guidance, effective 1st August 2006, are updated quarterly and kept under
permanent review.
The Guideline document is available here (PDF):
Avian Flu Preparedness: Guidance for the Tourism Sector