Requeststhe World Tourism Organization to intcnsify its cfforts to promote tourism, particularly in dcveloping countries, through international co-operation, bcaring in mind articlc 3 of its statutes, and to report to thc General Assembly at its thirty-third session, through thc Economic and Social Council at its sixty-fifth session, on the action taken by it with rcspect to this recommcndation;
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Invitesthose Statcs Membcrs of the Unitcd Nations which are not yet members of the World Tourism Organization to consider becoming members of that organization;
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Requeststhe Secrctary-Gencral to follow up this invitation with the Member States concerncd and rcport on this matter to the General Assembly at its thirtythird scssion, through the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-fifth scs;ion.
19 Decemher 1977
A rticle VII EXCHANGE OF INFORMA l ,ON AND llOt'Ui\lfo'-iT,;
Subject to such a,rangements as may be necessary for the safeguanJing of confidc,ntial rnakriaL a Lill and prompt exchang~ of information ami documcnt, on mattcr.i concerning tourism shall be madc betw;:;en thc Unitcd Natio'ls and th~ World Tourism Organization. The World Tourism Organiz:1- tion agrees to transmit to the Economic and Social Council reports on its activitics and prngrammes.
Ar;ic/e V'/ STAThTICAL SI '!\ lCI ,
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The World Tourism Organization takes note that the United Nations is the central agency for the collection. analysis, publication, standardization and improvement of statistics on tourism as part of th~ statistics in respect of international travel. national accounting and other general statistical information.
The United Nations recognizes the World Tourism Organization as the appropriate organization for the collecti-011, analysis, publication, standardization and improvement of statistics within the sphere of the World Tourism Organization, without prejuJice to the right of the United Nations to concern itself with such statistics in so far as they may be essential for its own purposes or for the improvement of statistics throughout the world.
The United Nations and the World Tourism OrganiLation agree to combine ,their efforts to secure the greatest pos sible usefulness and utilization of such statistical information and to minimize the burden placed upon national Governments and other organizations from which the information may be collected.
Article IX IMPLLMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT The Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization may enter into such supplementary arrangements for the implementation of this Agreement as may be found desirable.
Article X ENTRY INTO FORCE AND REV1SION OF THE AGREEMENT 1.
This Agreement shall come into force upon its approval by the General Acsembly of the United Nations and the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization.
This Agrecment may be amended or revised by agreement between the United Nations and the World Tourism Organization, and such amendment or revision shall come into force upon approval by the General Assembly of thc United Nations and the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization.
u7 See O/jiciu/ Recurds of the Economic and Social Counci/,
Fi/tieth S,ssion, Supplcment No. I (E/5044), p. 25, ítem
