United Nations—projects from Benin to Bali

Technical assistance for tourism in developing countries comes under the auspices of the UN Development Programme. Of the about 4700 projects that the Programme runs tourism specifically accounts for 137 although there are also spin-offs from other funded projects such as communications and transport. Tourism is an especially important part of the UNDP's efforts in developing countries as Daphne Miller, of the UNDP Division of Information, reports.