US, May 2 -- As the Executive Council of UN-Tourism, formerly known as the United Nations Tourism Organisation [UNWTO], prepares to select the UN-affiliated agency's next Secretary-General, the African Travel Commission [ATC] has called on African members of the UN-Tourism Executive Council to act with wisdom, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to the principles of fairness, equity, and global balance that underpin the United Nations system.

Lucky Onoriode George, Executive Director of ATC, stated that the incumbent Secretary General, Zurab Pololikashvili, who is completing his second term, must not be allowed to alter established norms in an attempt to secure a third term. "No UN agency permits its leadership to serve beyond two te...