The announcement was made yesterday at the 20th Session of the General Assembly in Livingstone, Victoria Falls.

The confirmation follows the decision by the 95th session of the UNWTO Executive Council (Belgrade; Serbia, 28 May) to recommend Mr. Rifai as a nominee for the Secretary-General post for the period 2014-2017.

In accordance with UNWTO statutes, his candidature was presented by Jordan, of which Mr Rifai is a national.