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When sport teaches and transmits peace…

Peace and Sport has been promoting the building of peaceful, inclusive, and equitable communities through the power of sport and the values it conveys.

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When sport brings communities together...

At the International Forum, Peace and Sport is gathering leaders around the theme of peace through sport.

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When Champions for Peace inspire future generations...

Role models, heroes and sources of inspiration for young people, they give their time, their fame and their experience as athletes to projects that use sport to tackle social issues.

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Our solutions

Peace and Sport supports various stakeholders in the implementation of high-impact projects

Our Champions for Peace

A group of over 100 high level sportsmen and sportswomen personally committed to the peace through sport movement, “Champions for Peace” are one of our fundamental founding pillars.
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Our story

Founded in 2007, by Modern Pentathlon Olympic medallist and World Champion Joël Bouzou and placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and anchored in the Principality’s neutrality, the organisation emerged from the conviction that sport is a powerful tool based on fair rules, that can bring people together and overcome differences.

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“Peace through sport used to be a dream, now it is reality”

Fifteen years have passed since the first Peace and Sport International Forum. More than twice the age of reason. Organised for the first time with discretion and uncertainty about its future, the event has now earned its place, not only within the international...

The documentary ESPOIRS by Mañana Films and L’EQUIPE wins the Peace and Sport Documentary Award at the SPORTEL Awards.

ESPOIRS tells the story of young girls and boys from marginalized communities who, through sports, find not only a path to personal success but also an opportunity to overcome the social and economic challenges they face. Through intimate portraits, the documentary...

Jenni Hermoso, Winner of the Socrates Award at the 2024 Ballon d’Or Ceremony

Paris, October 28, 2024 – Jenni Hermoso has been honored with the Socrates Award at the prestigious Ballon d'Or ceremony held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, following in the footsteps of previous winners Sadio Mané and Vinicius Junior. Hosted by Didier Drogba,...

Honey Thaljieh: empowering change through sport ahead of the Ballon D’Or Ceremony and the Socrates Award

Before the Socrates Award ceremony, which honors the social commitment of footballers, discover an exclusive interview with Honey Thaljieh, Champion for Peace and the first captain of the Palestinian women’s national football team.

UN Secretary-General’s latest report on sport acknowledging Peace and Sport’s pivotal role

On October 1st, the UN Secretary-General published his latest report on sport. The document highlights our initiatives as best practices for inclusion through sport, and explicitly reaffirms the recommendations made by Peace and Sport over the past years.    The...

Premiere of the documentary ‘The Flame of Peace – Peace and Sport around the world’

On 19 September at the Théâtre Princesse Grace, the Peace and Sport documentary ‘La flamme de la paix’ (The Flame of Peace) was screened in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II; Joël BOUZOU, President and Founder of Peace and Sport; Marlène NIDECKER, Representative...

Cheick Cissé and Ruth Gbagbi, pioneers of Ivorian taekwondo, take up the fight again

Written by Simon Bardet – full article – Paris 2024 : Cheick Cissé et Ruth Gbagbi, les pionniers du taekwondo ivoirien repartent au combat (francetvinfo.fr) The two taekwondo’s athletes made history for their country at the Rio Games in 2016: Cheick Cissé by becoming...

Paris Olympic Games: kariman abuljadayel, a symbol of emancipation for Saudi women, Determined to mark the Games’ history

The first Saudi woman to compete in the 100 m at the Games, Kariman Abuljadayel is a leading figure in women’s emancipation in the kingdom. And she has no intention of stopping there.

Peace and Sport and the Tour de France organized the ‘Ride for Peace’ parade during the final stage of the Tour de France 2024

During the final stage of the Tour de France between the Principality of Monaco and Nice, Peace and Sport and the Tour de France joined forces to share a message of peace.

World Refugee Day – Peace and Sport shares its recommendations for sport-based programming

Monaco, June 20 – On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, Peace and Sport releases its recommendations on “Sport-Based Programming for Inclusion and Protection of Refugees”. Read the detailed report In a world where over 110 million people are forcibly displaced,...

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In a nutshell

Peace and Sport is an international, neutral and independent organisation founded in 2007 by Olympic medallist and Modern Pentathlon World Champion Joël Bouzou. Placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and anchored in the Principality’s neutrality, our organisation was born out of the realisation that sport is a powerful tool for bringing people together and overcoming differences.

Our call

We call on international decision-makers to deploy the intentional use of sport as a tool for peace, relying on its universality, on ‘role model’ athletes and on qualified educators.

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+ 1 billion people reached by the #WhiteCard in 10 years

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For over 17 years, Peace and Sport has been transforming lives and strengthening communities through the unifying power of sport.