On Nov. 4, 2015, Andres Valenzuela, President of Airline Ambassadors Colombia, presented at the  Forum on Responsible Tourism in Bucaramanga, Colombia.  The Forum was an initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – UNODC that has been developing in the framework of cooperation with the Government of Santander. The forum was targeted for departmental authorities, public officials and service providers as well as the tourism industry in Bucaramanga and other local stakeholders in the field.

The conference was opened by the Secretary of Interior of the Department of Santander, UNODC representatives from Medellin and Bucaramanga, the Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism, the Mayor’s office of Medellin, as well as Fundacion Renacer, working with victims of child sexual exploitation in both Bogota and Cartajena.

Participants included local stakeholders, representatives from the hospitality industry, tourism students and law enforcement personnel. Airline Ambassadors President, Nancy Rivard also attended and had follow up discussions with UNODC, the Bishop of Fontiban and Renacer for planned airport trainings in Colombia and humanitarian support to children and victims of child exploitation.