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93- Acknowledges the need to assess loss and damage in the tourism sector
after the post-COVID pandemic and make a recovery plan according to the nature of
COVID impact.
94- Takes note with appreciation of the convening of the COMCEC Tourism
Working Group COVID-19 Consultative Meeting on July 9th, 2020, in a virtual-only
format, with the theme of “The Impacts of COVID-19 on Tourism in the OIC Member
Countries and The Way Forward”.
95- Expresses its appreciation to Turkey for hosting the 8th Meeting of the
OIC/COMCEC Private Sector Tourism Forum held virtually on November 11th, 2020
with the theme of "Al Quds as a Special Destination ".
96- Commends the efforts of Cameroon, Uganda, and Turkey for the following
projects to be implemented in 2021 under the seventh project call within the framework
of the COMCEC Project Funding:
- The Project titled “Capacity Building of Destination Management
Organizations (DMO) Stakeholders” to be implemented by Cameroon in
partnership with Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Senegal,
- The Project titled “Community-Based Tourism through the Promotion of
Heritage Sites” to be implemented by Uganda in partnership with Gambia,
Malaysia, Mozambique, and Nigeria,
- The Project titled “Revitalizing Mevlana's Travel Route” to be implemented
by Turkey in partnership with Afghanistan and Iran.
97- Invites the Member Countries to encourage their relevant institutions, tourism
companies and tour operators etc. to further their efforts through, among others,
organizing promotion campaigns and additional tours to Quds al-Sharif for
supporting Palestinian residents of Al-Quds and to demonstrate solidarity with
them.
98- Welcomes the new Al-Quds Program initiated by the CCO in 2020 in order to
improve the tourism infrastructure with the ultimate aim of improving the image
of Al-Quds as a competitive and attractive tourism destination and preserving
Palestinian-Arab identity in the city and takes note of the two projects to be
finalized by the end of 2020 under the Al Quds Program;
- The Project titled “Analyzing the Tourism Infrastructure and Developing a
Tourism Destination Road Map for Al-Quds” implemented by CCO in
collaboration with the Ministry of National Economy of Palestine,
- The Project titled “Supporting the Institutional Capacity of Al-Quds Tourism
and Heritage Council” implemented by CCO in collaboration with the
Ministry of National Economy of Palestine.