Tag Archives: community development

Emirates Launches Matching Donations Drive to Amplify Global Support for Vulnerable Children

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(IN SHORT) Emirates has launched a donation-matching initiative through the Emirates Airline Foundation, pledging to match every contribution up to $10,000 to support 13 grassroots NGOs working with disadvantaged children in nine countries. The initiative aims to strengthen access to food, housing, education, and healthcare, aligning with the UAE’s Year of Community 2025. Projects span… Read the full news article

New UN Tourism-WTA Report Urges Inclusive Tourism Policies to Accelerate Shared Prosperity and SDG Progress

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(IN SHORT) UN Tourism and the World Tourism Alliance have released a joint report stressing the importance of inclusive tourism planning and governance in accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 10 on reducing inequalities. The report outlines how tourism can drive shared prosperity if policies prioritize social equity, community development, and reinvestment… Read the full news article

Emirates Donates Upcycled Backpacks and School Supplies to Empower Education in Zambia

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Backpacks made from upcycled aircraft materials and stationery essentials were distributed to Kucetekela Foundation and Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE) (IN SHORT) Emirates has donated upcycled backpacks and essential school supplies to the Kucetekela Foundation and Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE) Zambia, aiming to support education for financially disadvantaged youth. The backpacks, made from materials… Read the full news article

UN General Assembly adopted resolution recognizing the contribution of sustainable tourism to poverty eradication, community development and the protection of biodiversity

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A milestone resolution recognizing the contribution of sustainable tourism to poverty eradication, community development and the protection of biodiversity has been adopted by consensus by the United Nations General Assembly. New York/Madrid, 2015-1-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Emphasizing the need to optimize the economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits stemming from sustainable tourism, particularly in… Read the full news article