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United Nations A/RES/80/134 General Assembly Distr.: General 18 December 2025 25-20749 (E) *2520749* Eightieth session Agenda item 18 Sustainable development Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 2025 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/80/555, para. 7)] 80/134. Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 68/207 of 20 December 2013, 70/196 of 22 December 2015, 72/214 of 20 December 2017, 74/211 of 19 December 2019, 76/201 of 17 December 2021 and 78/145 of 21 December 2023 and all relevant declarations and conferences on this matter, Reaffirming its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which it adopted a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its commitment to working tirelessly for the full implementation of the Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner, and to building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking to address their unfinished business, Reaffirming also its resolution 69/313 of 27 July 2015 on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, supports and complements it, helps to contextualize its means of implementation targets with concrete policies and actions, and reaffirms the strong political commitment to address the challenge of financing and creating an enabling environment at all levels for sustainable development in the spirit of global partnership and solidarity, Welcoming the convening of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Sevilla, Spain, and reaffirming its A/RES/80/134 Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic 25-20749 2/11 outcome document, the Sevilla Commitment, endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 79/323 of 25 August 2025, which sets forth a renewed global framework for financing for development, building on the 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda, 1 to close with urgency the estimated annual 4 trillion United States dollar financing gap, 2 and catalyse sustainable development investments at scale in developing countries and continue the reform of the international financial architecture through continued and strong commitment to multilateralism, international cooperation, and global solidarity, Reaffirming the Paris Agreement,3 encouraging all its parties to fully implement the Agreement, and parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 4 that have not yet done so to deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, where appropriate, as soon as possible, Recalling the New Urban Agenda, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), held in Quito from 17 to 20 October 2016,5 which recognized the commitment to sustain and support urban economies to transition progressively to higher productivity through high-value- added sectors, including through the promotion of cultural and creative industries, sustainable tourism, performing arts and heritage conservation activities, among others, Recalling also the Sendai Declaration and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030,6 adopted at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, the latter of which, inter alia, recognized the need to promote and integrate disaster risk management approaches throughout the tourism industry, given the often heavy reliance on tourism as a key economic driver, Welcoming the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and calls for its timely implementation, Welcoming also the convening of the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, in New York from 22 to 24 March 2023, and looking forward to the 2026 United Nations Water Conference to Accelerate the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, to be co-hosted by Senegal and the United Arab Emirates, and the 2028 United Nations Conference on the Final Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, to be hosted by Tajikistan, Welcoming further the convening of the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, in Nice, France, from 9 to 13 June 2025, at which the political declaration entitled “Our ocean, our future: united for urgent action” was adopted, as contained in General Assembly resolution 79/314 of 30 June 2025, which underlines the interlinkages and potential synergies between Goal 14 and the other Sustainable Development Goals, _______________ 1 General Assembly resolution 69/313, annex. 2 Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2024 (United Nations publication, 2024), figure I.1. 3 Adopted under the UNFCCC in FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21. 4 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822. 5 Resolution 71/256, annex. 6 Resolution 69/283, annexes I and II. Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic A/RES/80/134 3/11 25-20749 as well as the importance of halting and reversing the decline in the health of the ocean’s ecosystems and biodiversity and of protecting and restoring its resilience and ecological integrity, Recalling its resolution 79/220 of 19 December 2024 on the promotion of sustainable and resilient tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environmental protection, and its resolution 77/269 of 6 February 2023, in which it proclaimed 17 February as Global Tourism Resilience Day, as well as the report of the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization7 on the implementation of resolution 77/178, Welcoming the offer by the Government of El Salvador to host World Tourism Day 2026, under the theme “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to redesign tourism”, to be held in San Salvador on 27 September 2026, Welcoming also the decision by the United Nations Environment Assembly at its resumed fifth session, in its resolution 5/14 of 2 March 2022,8 to convene an intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, which could include both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, taking into account, among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities, Taking note of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative and its role in accelerating climate action and advancing the tourism sector towards a sustained, sustainable and resilient economic growth pathway, while acknowledging the efforts that are being undertaken to combat plastic pollution, Recalling its resolution 77/282 of 26 April 2023 on building global resilience and promoting sustainable development through regional and interregional infrastructure connectivity, in which it emphasized that infrastructure impacts the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, and stressing the importance of quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure for addressing the interconnected social, economic and environmental challenges, Welcoming the holding of the high-level thematic debate on tourism on the theme “Putting sustainable and resilient tourism at the heart of an inclusive recovery”, convened by the President of the General Assembly in May 2022, in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization, as an important milestone to work towards a concerted approach on tourism at the highest level, within the United Nations system, Recognizing the important cross-cutting role of sustainable tourism as a positive contribution to the three dimensions of sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of poverty, with a focus on ecotourism, rural tourism, community-based tourism and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, the generation of trade opportunities, the creation of decent jobs, protection of the environment, improvement of quality of life, and advancement of social inclusion, gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, especially in developing countries, _______________ 7 A/79/228. 8 UNEP/EA.5/Res.14. A/RES/80/134 Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic 25-20749 4/11 Noting in this regard the role of the Central American Integration System, 9 through the Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat, and the Central American Tourism Council in the promotion of sustainable tourism in the region, Commending the ongoing efforts of the Governments of the States members of the Central American Integration System, in coordination with the Central American Commission on Environment and Development and in cooperation with the World Tourism Organization, in the implementation of existing and new programmes designed to launch and promote sustainable tourism throughout the region, Acknowledging that tourism was among the economic sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) pandemic, and stressing that the challenges require comprehensive solutions and international collaboration which contribute to strengthening policies and financial support needed to sustain the livelihoods dependent on the sector, reduce inequalities, eradicate poverty and safeguard the benefits of tourism, including coastal and rural tourism, in order to promote a more sustainable tourism model based on social inclusion and the conservation and protection of the environment, Taking note of the World Tourism Organization World Tourism Barometer of September 2025, which highlights that international tourism increased by 5 per cent in the first half of 2025, despite global challenges, with an estimated 690 million tourists travelling internationally between January and July 2025, about 33 per cent more than in the same period of 2024, and noting, however, that it was mentioned in the World Tourism Barometer of May 2025 that, according to experts, economic factors, including weaker economic growth, high travel costs and higher tariffs could impact international tourism, Noting with concern that, owing to its geographical location and its geological and hydrometeorological characteristics, Central America is a region prone and vulnerable to natural hazards, including those that are climate-related, which have resulted in disasters causing substantial human and economic losses, including impacts on gross domestic product per capita, income, and poverty reduction, Recognizing that the Central American Integration System region contains significant natural resources and that its rich biodiversity provides invaluable benefits to its populations and to its countries’ economies, and noting that sustainable tourism can contribute directly to the conservation of ecosystems through a variety of activities, including nature-based solutions, ecosystem-based approaches and other management and conservation approaches, in line with resolution 5/5 of the United Nations Environment Assembly, 10 and by raising awareness of the importance of biodiversity and, in this regard, that the States members of the Central American Integration System are improving their institutional and policy frameworks, strategies and action plans, Noting the role of the World Tourism Organization as a member of the informal advisory group on mainstreaming biodiversity, which is tasked with supporting the Executive Secretary and the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Acknowledging the importance of ongoing actions to accelerate the shift towards sustainable consumption and production,11 including the circular economy, as well as _______________ 9 The membership of the Central American Integration System includes Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. 10 UNEP/EA.5/Res.5. 11 In accordance with United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 4/1 (UNEP/EA.4/Res.1). Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic A/RES/80/134 5/11 25-20749 local and national zero-waste initiatives in the tourism sector, while contributing to sustainable development and resilient societies, Stressing the importance of the tourism sector becoming more sustainable, resilient, digital and accessible, while stressing the need to close the digital divides, both between and within countries and including the rural-urban, youth-older persons and gender digital divides, and to harness information and communications technologies for development, and recalling the need to emphasize quality and affordability of access to bridge digital and knowledge divides, and improve digital literacy using a multidimensional approach that includes speed, stability, affordability, language, training, capacity-building, local content and accessibility for persons with disabilities, Recalling its resolution 70/193 of 22 December 2015, entitled “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, 2017”, noting the efforts and initiatives taken to celebrate the Year, with a view to creating awareness of the important contribution of tourism to sustainable development while promoting the exchange of good practices, knowledge and experiences, as well as increased cross-border collaboration by developing joint ventures to increase the synergies of tourism, including the sharing of tourism-related data and statistics, as appropriate, and noting the report of the Secretary-General on the proclamation of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, 12 and recalling also its resolution 74/198 of 19 December 2019, entitled “International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development, 2021”, Recalling further its resolution 78/260 of 26 February 2024, by which the General Assembly proclaimed 2027 as the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism, Recognizing the importance of promoting tourism product development by Indigenous Peoples and local communities in order to support their economic development and participation in trade while protecting natural environments and cultural traditions, Stressing the need for responsible tourism and for its beneficial socioeconomic impact on local communities, the economic empowerment of women through tourism, fair tourism, the protection of women, children and people in vulnerable situations against all forms of exploitation in tourism, the prevention of trafficking in persons and trafficking in cultural artefacts, respect for intangible cultural heritage and cultural and natural sites, the protection of tourists as consumers and the provision of unbiased information to tourists, Noting the existing joint initiatives designed and implemented to stimulate regional tourism integration and to foster the development of Indigenous and local communities, such as the Mayan World regional brand, Taking note of the outcomes of the Forum on Sustainable Tourism and Climate Change in Central America, held from 21 to 24 September 2023 in La Ceiba, Honduras, the outcomes adopted at the 126th meeting of the Central American Tourism Council, held in San Salvador on 30 August 2023, the twenty-second Forum for the Development of Tourism Integration of Central America and the Caribbean, held in San Salvador on 28 September 2022, the declaration of the fifteenth forum on the development of tourism and on the harmonization of efforts to promote tourism in Central America and the Dominican Republic, held in Guatemala City on 27 August 2014, and the third Social, Solidarity and Sustainable Tourism Forum, held _______________ 12 A/73/283. A/RES/80/134 Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic 25-20749 6/11 in Tela, Honduras on 12 and 13 June 2024, with the support of the International Social Tourism Organization, Recalling also the twenty-fifth session of the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization, held in Uzbekistan, from 16 to 20 October 2023, and welcoming the convening of the twenty-sixth session, to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 7 to 11 November 2025, Emphasizing that the ongoing recovery of the tourism sector after the disruption caused by the COVID‑19 pandemic is an opportunity for transformation, with a focus on leveraging its impact on destinations, fostering community-based models and building more sustainable, resilient and inclusive communities and businesses through innovation and public-private partnerships to foster investments in sustainable travel and infrastructure, targeted training and human resources development, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic; 13 2. Recognizes the major role that sustainable and resilient tourism plays in advancing towards the achievement of sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic, as an instrument of regional development and social inclusion, in cooperation with local stakeholders, as appropriate, that generates decent jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities, contributing to inclusive economic growth and the improvement of the quality of life of the population, aimed at achieving poverty eradication in all its forms and dimensions, and that it contributes to the promotion of climate resilience, environmental sustainability and disaster risk management in tourist activities and destinations; 3. Emphasizes, taking into account the fact that the tourism sector is vulnerable to natural hazards and disasters, including those that are climate-related, the need to foster resilient tourism development in the Central American Integration System region, including through national strategies for rehabilitation aftershocks, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction plans and public-private partnerships; 4. Notes with deep concern the sargassum seaweed influx and its negative impact on Caribbean coastlines, particularly the effects on coastal communities, public health, tourism and fisheries, as well as the deterioration of coral reefs, and encourages continued collaboration and resource mobilization by the international community and all other sources, including public and private, bilateral and multilateral, to support capacity-building mechanisms and strengthen sargassum seaweed management for the Caribbean, as well as initiatives that can contribute to solutions to address and sustainably manage the challenges presented by sargassum seaweed, while recognizing its potential for economic opportunities; 5. Recognizes that since the adoption of resolution 78/145 in 2023, Central America and the Dominican Republic have shown numerous positive developments, initiatives and efforts to promote sustainable tourism and sustainable development, making significant progress towards recovery and enhancing resilience, recognizing the implementation of policies at the national level, and employing an integrated and holistic approach for the promotion of sustainable tourism and sustainable development to generate benefits in the social, economic and environmental pillars; 6. Encourages strategic actions and accelerators to address the impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic and other global crises on sustainable development to ensure a _______________ 13 A/80/267. Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic A/RES/80/134 7/11 25-20749 sustainable recovery, transformation and growth of the tourism sector, through global and regional political action and coordination to mobilize financing, promote investments, advance innovation, reinforce institutional capacities and community engagement for a more resilient, diversified, inclusive and sustainable tourism sector; 7. Recognizes that the tourism sector has been a catalyst for achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions in Central America and the Dominican Republic, including addressing environmental issues, in particular climate change, poverty eradication and economic development, highlighting the importance of strengthening appropriate policies and financial support within a broader framework of sustainable development policies and of adopting a comprehensive, multisectoral approach for the sustainable development of tourism; 8. Encourages regional and national tourism organizations to promote destination models that seek the highest possible direct benefits for local and national economies, in order to contribute to improving quality of life and reducing poverty in local communities, taking into account the integration of sustainability policies in the tourism sector, and invites all stakeholders to identify, assess and mitigate the impacts of tourism on the three dimensions of sustainable development; 9. Stresses the importance of biocultural heritage, endogenous development, scientific research and replicable models to promote sustainable, community-based, rural and local tourism activities for the benefit of people and nature, in close collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and youth, as a priority for the Central American Integration System region, recognizes that some countries in the region are developing new and innovative models, such as the tourism, conservation and sustainable livelihoods model, and also recognizes the importance of strengthening efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage, as well as promoting the participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the protection of cultural and traditional knowledge and practices for the achievement of a more sustainable tourism sector; 10. Recognizes the valuable role of international cooperation with Member States and other relevant stakeholders, and encourages them to continue to support the implementation of various projects aimed at promoting sustainable tourism in the region by, inter alia, strengthening ecotourism, rural, cultural and heritage tourism, including colonial sites, preventing trafficking in cultural artefacts and ensuring respect for intangible cultural heritage and cultural and natural sites; 11. Encourages Member States and relevant stakeholders to support cooperatives, community-based organizations and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises with initiatives towards achieving a stronger business environment, technical assistance, institutional networking and capacity-building and by enhancing institutional coherence policy that supports funding mechanisms and initiatives for poverty eradication programmes and projects; 12. Welcomes the progress made by the States members of the Central American Integration System in converging towards a regional tourism strategy based on preserving the region’s biodiversity and natural and cultural attractions and reducing poverty through employment and entrepreneurial tourism development that emphasizes micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, while addressing the adverse effects of climate change, to improve the quality of life of the region’s inhabitants; 13. Appreciates the continued efforts of the States members of the Central American Integration System to support sustainable tourism development, including the adoption and implementation of new legislation and policies, and encourages them to use sustainable tourism as a tool to promote the eradication of poverty and enhance the protection of biodiversity, cultural heritage and community development; A/RES/80/134 Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic 25-20749 8/11 14. Encourages cooperation to promote the engagement of women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities, and initiatives that foster their socioeconomic empowerment through sustainable tourism that continues to promote equitable partnerships, the creation of jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities; 15. Recognizes the important efforts made by the Central American Integration System region to include those in vulnerable situations in decision-making in the tourism sector, with a more decentralized and participatory approach, especially rural and local communities and Indigenous Peoples, aiming also to advance the empowerment of women and girls and provide opportunities for youth, and calls upon the international community to support local, rural and community- based tourism initiatives to ensure that tourism continues to support economic growth and sustainable development; 16. Also recognizes the continued need to support sustainable tourism activities and relevant capacity-building efforts that promote environmental awareness, conserve and protect the environment, respect wildlife, biodiversity, ecosystems and cultural diversity and improve the welfare and livelihoods of local communities by supporting their local economies and the human and natural environment as a whole; 17. Notes the importance of adequately measuring the sociocultural and environmental impact of tourism, and encourages efforts to fill the present data gap in this area by taking advantage of the emergence of non‑traditional solutions and sources of data, with an overarching goal of advancing the national sustainable development agenda beyond the tourism sector; 18. Recognizes that the implementation of sustainable consumption and production patterns in the tourism sector in Central America, and hence advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development14 in the region, requires, inter alia, the identification and adoption of more resource-efficient tourism planning approaches by all relevant stakeholders; 19. Stresses the need to promote the further development of sustainable tourism, in particular through the consumption of sustainable tourism products and services, and to strengthen the development of ecotourism, maintaining, in particular, the culture and environmental integrity of Indigenous and local communities and enhancing the protection of ecologically sensitive areas and the natural heritage and Indigenous cultural and religious sites of those communities; 20. Invites Governments and other stakeholders to join the Sustainable Tourism Programme of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns,15 which is aimed at promoting innovation and circular thinking to accelerate resource efficiency in the tourism value chain; 21. Notes with appreciation the ongoing efforts of the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic to advance sustainable and resilient tourism through initiatives aimed at strengthening data collection, analysis and the exchange of knowledge on sustainable tourism trends, including through the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories of the World Tourism Organization and encourages continued cooperation among Governments, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders to support the practice of informed policymaking, which contributes to the promotion of economically, socially and environmentally sustainable tourism; _______________ 14 Resolution 70/1. 15 A/CONF.216/5, annex. Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic A/RES/80/134 9/11 25-20749 22. Encourages further collaboration among public and private actors to enhance the availability, quality and use of data on sustainable tourism, in accordance with national legislation and priorities, with a view to monitoring the development of tourism at the destination level and to strengthening policy formulation and informed decision-making at the national, regional and local levels, and encourages capacity- building initiatives to support developing countries in data collection and analysis; 23. Urges the tourism sector in the States members of the Central American Integration System to be part of the coordination, knowledge-sharing and communication mechanisms for security and emergency management at the national and regional levels and to collectively promote an evidence-based approach in developing measures for safe, secure and seamless travel, which will enable government agencies to make relevant, informed and coordinated decisions, and in that sense welcomes the progress of the Secretary-General’s call to protect everyone on Earth through universal coverage of early warning systems, including through the Early Warning for All initiative; 24. Welcomes the efforts of the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, regional commissions and other regional organizations, as well as the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, to promote sustainable tourism worldwide; 25. Invites Member States and other stakeholders and the World Tourism Organization to continue to support the activities undertaken by the States members of the Central American Integration System for the promotion of sustainable tourism in the region, including with regard to emergency preparedness for better disaster risk reduction, the vulnerabilities of the Central American Integration System region to disasters caused by natural hazards and their impacts on sustainable tourism, as well as for capacity-building, job creation and the promotion of local culture and products, and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals; 26. Invites Member States and relevant stakeholders to welcome the many opportunities that the new digital transformation of the tourism sector offers for creating and implementing innovative technologies, including artificial intelligence, to modernize the tourism industry in the States members of the Central American Integration System, by creating momentum for economic growth and expanding opportunities, including for women and young people, harnessing digital technology, fostering innovation and training and building human capacity, for the successful recovery and resilience of the tourism sector; 27. Encourages the States members of the Central American Integration System, through the Central American Tourism Council and the Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat, to promote sustainable tourism by intensifying bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation at the level of the tourism industry, and to continue to support sustainable tourism through policies that foster responsive and inclusive tourism, strengthen regional identity and protect their natural and cultural heritage, including their ecosystems and biodiversity, and notes that existing initiatives, such as the One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme, among other international initiatives, can deliver direct and focused support to Governments; 28. Also encourages the States members of the Central American Integration System to establish and strengthen quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, emphasizing the need to promote investments in infrastructure that are A/RES/80/134 Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic 25-20749 10/11 socially, economically and environmentally sustainable, so as to promote sustainable tourism in the region; 29. Reiterates the commitment to the development of sustainable regional infrastructure projects that stimulate sustainable economic productivity, promoting equitable growth of regions across the urban-rural continuum, and encourages urban- rural interactions and connectivity by strengthening sustainable transport and mobility, and technology and communications networks and infrastructure, including connectivity between cities and their surroundings, peri-urban and rural areas, as well as greater land-sea connections, where appropriate, and encourages the development of tourism infrastructure and the promotion of tourism diversification, including through public-private partnerships, as a way to foster job creation for local communities, the preservation of their way of life, culture and heritage and the promotion of the three dimensions of sustainable development, while simultaneously inviting Member States to take measures to protect the environment and the sociocultural heritage of a destination; 30. Recognizes that persons with disabilities have equal rights to access tourism services and opportunities, such as independent travel, accessible services, trained staff, reliable information and inclusive marketing, and that great efforts should be made to ensure that tourism policies and practices are inclusive of persons with disabilities, the majority of whom live in developing countries; 31. Calls upon Member States and the tourism sector to take effective measures, in the context of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism initiatives, to help to promote the equal participation of women and the balanced participation of youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities, at all levels and in decision-making processes in all areas, and to promote effective economic empowerment, mainly through decent job and income creation; 32. Recognizes that addressing the need for improved monitoring of the development impacts of tourism requires rethinking and changing traditional practices in order to incorporate multiple data sources to provide public administrations and the tourism sector with the most updated intelligence on tourism, and notes the progress achieved through the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories of the World Tourism Organization, which is focused on continuously monitoring the impacts of tourism, tackling the three dimensions of sustainability, strengthening evidence-based decision-making and creating a culture of continuous and timely monitoring and measurement, and encourages the international community to support capacity-building initiatives to support developing countries to strengthen their monitoring and data analysis capabilities; 33. Welcomes the positive role that tourism can play in the conservation of biodiversity and in fighting climate change, which provides a further argument for enhancing the environmental components of tourism policies and better utilizing the potential of sustainable tourism as an enabling agent of change, and welcomes also the convening of the thirtieth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Belem, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025, and looks forward to the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in Yerevan, Armenia from 19 to 30 October 2026; 34. Reiterates its call for the prevention of new and the reduction of existing disaster risk through the implementation of integrated and inclusive economic, structural, legal, social, health, cultural, educational, environmental, technological, political, financial and institutional measures that prevent and reduce hazard exposure Sustainable and resilient tourism and sustainable development in Central America and the Dominican Republic A/RES/80/134 11/11 25-20749 and vulnerability to disaster, increase preparedness for response and recovery and thus strengthen resilience, and reaffirms the need for the enhancement of the means of implementation and the capacity and capability of developing countries, including the mobilization of support through international cooperation, for the provision of means of implementation to augment domestic efforts in accordance with their national priorities; 35. Requests the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization and with other relevant United Nations entities, to submit to the General Assembly at its eighty-second session an action-oriented report on the implementation of the present resolution, including concrete recommendations to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in this regard, in the States members of the Central American Integration System, and decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-second session the item entitled “Sustainable development”. 64th plenary meeting 15 December 2025

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