SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 SPORT SERVING DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Achieving the goals of the United Nations through sport

Aichi / July 2005

SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACESPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACESPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE

SPORTSERVING DEVELOPMENT

AND PEACE

Achieving the goals Achieving the goals of the United of the United

NationsNationsthrough sportthrough sport

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Michael KleinerHead of the United Nations Office for the International Year of Sport and Physical Education (IYSPE 2005)

SPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT :A WINNING TEAM

30 – 31 July 2005

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Adolf OgiSpecial Adviser to the Secretary-Generalon Sport for Development and Peeace

Former President of Switzerland

Head of the Swiss skiing TeamOlympic Games Sapporo 1972

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1. Halve extreme poverty2. Universal primary education

3. Gender equality4. Reduce child mortality

5. Improve maternal health6. Combat HIV/AIDS

7. Sustainable environment8. Global partnership for development

Millennium Development Goals

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• Learn to managevictory

• Learn to overcomedefeat

• Learn to become a team player• Learn to respect the rules and your opponent• Learn that results come from regular training• Learn to know yourself and your limits

Sport teaches life skills

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• Sport empowers

• Sport can help promote necessary values• Sport knows no borders « Universal language »• Sport has enormous economic value• Sport can be a cost-effective tool for development

The missing link to civil society

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UN Headquarters, New York, 17 September 2003

Presentation of the UN reporton sport for development and peace

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Sport and the environment

• Awareness creation

• Education

• Active environment protection « Greening the Games » …

• Recycling of sporting goods

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SPORT AS A MEANS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE (Resolution 58/5, adopted 3 November 2003)

Protect young athletes

Develop partnership initiatives International Convention on Doping (UNESCO)

Promote physical education in schools

UN General Assembly Resolution on Sport

2005 = INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

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Create awareness about the roleof sport and physical education

for education, health, developmentand peace

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Integrate sport into nationaldevelopment policies

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SPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAichi / Nagoya, Japan (30 - 31 July 2005)

SPORT AND PEACE Moscow, Russia (2 - 5 October 2005)

SPORT AND WOMEN LEADERSHIPAtlanta, USA (20 - 22 October 2005)

SPORT AND EDUCATION Bangkok, Thailand (30 October - 2 November 2005)

SPORT AND DEVELOPMENT IIMagglingen, Switzerland (4 - 6 December 2005)

International conferences

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Office of the IYSPE 2005

UN Office at Geneva

C-203Palais des NationsCH - 1211 Geneva 10

Tel: +41 22 917 25 40 E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.un.org/sport2005

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SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 SPORT SERVING DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Achieving the goals of the United Nations through sport