The Russian Federation has been suspended from the World Tourism Organization, losing with immediate effect its rights and privileges as part of the United Nations specialized agency.
UNWTO to hold emergency general assembly on Russian membership
The UNWTO Executive Council has decided to hold an extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly to address the suspension of the membership of the Russian Federation.
UNWTO Executive Council to consider Russian suspension
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has convened an emergency session of its Executive Council in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.