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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco visited Peace and Sport, the organization under His High Patronage which promotes peace using the power of sport, on Monday the 1st of July. This was the opportunity to present the Peace and Sport team, the activities conducted this...
Peace and Sport is delighted to present its April6 sixth edition report dedicated to the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. On 23 August 2013 the UN General Assembly with the support of the International Olympic Committee declared April 6th as the...
The Sports Workshops organized by Peace and Sport in partnership with the US Pont Football, the local mission of the Vallée de l’Oise and the city of Pont Sainte Maxence, ended Friday, June 14 in the presence of the Champion for Peace Benjamin Boukpeti, the...
For its 2nd edition, the Caravan for Peace, went to Mali from June 20 to 23 and joined the 4th Edition of the International Sport Forum (FIS) of Bamako, as part of a partnership to promote sport as a tool for development and peace among young people. Initiated by...
Joël Bouzou, President and Founder of Peace and Sport met with H.E. Mr Iván Duque, President of the Republic of Colombia. The meeting broached the collaboration between Peace and Sport and the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and joint activities in Colombia...
Peace and Sport questions “Sport, still a catalyst for peace?” at the World Forum Normandy for Peace
In the framework of the D-Day 75th anniversary commemorations, Peace and Sport took part in the second edition of the World Forum Normandy for Peace in Caen, on 4 – 5 June. This Forum is an annual opportunity for reflection and discussion on global tensions and...