by Peace and Sport | Sep 16, 2019 | News
Peace and Sport – the organization which promotes peace using the power of sport – participates in the 1st edition of the ” Biennale of Luanda: Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace” as part of its partnership with UNESCO. The Biennale is...
by Peace and Sport | Sep 11, 2019 | News
Conflicts, social instability, competition for scarce natural resources and climate change continue to disrupt societies and markets in our deeply inter-connected world. The economic impact of violence was equivalent to over 12% of global GDP, in 2016, according to...
by Peace and Sport | Aug 19, 2019 | News
Pictures of the Friendship Games are accessible here. The 10th edition of the Friendship Games toured through the roads of Burundi, stopping off in Gitega, Makamba and Bujumbura. Organized by Peace and Sport in partnership with the Burundi National Olympic Committee,...
by Peace and Sport | Aug 8, 2019 | News
Champion for Peace and Olympic gold medallist in the 5000-metre run, Vénuste Niyongabo is committed to giving back to his community by dedicating his time and celebrity to projects which use sport to tackle social issues. He will lead peace-through-sport activities...
by Peace and Sport | Jul 19, 2019 | News
Peace and Sport releases its annual report on the organization’s most recent efforts to help vulnerable communities build sustainable peace through sport. This report presents 2018 accomplishments as well as actions that can be done to show that sport can act...
by Peace and Sport | Jul 9, 2019 | News
Peace and Sport advocated on how social business can strengthen peace-through-sport initiatives, on the occasion of the 9th Social Business Day organized by the Yunus Center on 28 and 29 June in Bangkok, Thailand. This year’s conference theme was based upon Professor...