UNWTO’s six Regional Commissions have elected new chairs and vice-chairs, as well as the host countries of their meetings in 2016. The decisions were made on the occasion of the ongoing 21st UNWTO General Assembly in Medellín, Colombia (12-13 September 2015).
Regional Commission for Africa (CAF)
Chair: Zimbabwe
Vice chairs: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire
Host of the next CAF: Côte d’Ivoire
Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM)
Chair: Haiti
Vice chairs: Paraguay, Chile
Host of the next CAM: Cuba
Regional Commission for East Asia and the Pacific (CAP)
Chair: Philippines
Vice chairs: Cambodia, Japan
Host of the next CAP: Japan (Joint CAP/CSA meeting)
Regional Commission for Europe (CEU)
Chair: Switzerland
Vice chairs: Montenegro, Lithuania
Host of the next CEU: Lithuania
Regional Commission for the Middle East (CME)
Chair: Lebanon
Vice chairs: Egypt, Jemen
Host of the next CME: Lebanon
Regional Commission for South Asia (CSA)
Chair: India
Vice chairs: Bangladesh, Afghanistan
Host of the next CSA: Japan Joint CAP/CSA meeting)
http://media.unwto.org/press-release/2015-09-14/unwto-regional-commissions-elect-new-chairs
