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©Veloimages / BORA-hansgrohe Just before the start of the Tour de France in Düsseldorf, a tribute was paid to Helmut Kohl for his historic handshake with François Mitterrand and for his contribution to Peace. “This celebration of Franco-German friendship at the...
For the third year Peace and Sport, the politically-neutral organisation aimed at promoting sport as a tool for peace, is partnering with the Fédération Monégasque de Kickboxing for the Monte-Carlo Fighting Trophy in Monaco on the 30th of June. In 2016, with the...
St. Lawrence High School (SLHS), Kolkata, India, in association with their alumni St. Lawrence Old Boys’ Association (SLOBA) are organising an international drawing and painting competition ‘Expression 2017’ on Olympic Day, Friday, 23 June 2017. Participants from St....
Jean-Baptiste Alaize is a Paralympic athlete and Champion for Peace since 2016 for his great involvement promoting the values of sport as a tool for peace. His inspiring life experience and his determination to overcome visible and invisible wounds of war propelled...
Peace and Sport, the politically-neutral organisation aimed at promoting sport as a tool for peace, has joined forces with the Fédération Monégasque de Volleyball and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), to organize a #WhiteCard activation at the FxPro...
Peace And Sport is overjoyed to announce the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with two ‘Act for what Matters’ 2016 project-winners: Sacred Sports Foundation Inc.(SSF), located in Saint Lucia, and Many Hands One Nation (MAHON), based in Timor Leste. Mr. Joël...
Following their intensive preparation for the ArMen Race and the related awareness-raising campaign, it was with great pleasure that the ‘Kind-hearted Sailors’ team made up of Laurent Dupont, Charles-Antoine Grizon, Benoit Perrot and Antoine Dupont presented a cheque...
Peace and Sport is delighted to announce that the Peace and Sport Awards 2017 are now open for entries. Created in 2008, the annual Peace and Sport Awards reward the best projects, organizations and individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to peace,...
Peace and Sport travelled to Morocco to visit the Mobadara Association, which was 1 of the 8 winners from the 2016 Act for What Matters call for projects. Mobadara Association is located in a small town called Zaio which is North-eastern Morocco. The association...
The third UNFP – Peace and Sport Trophy was presented last night at the 26th UNFP (French National Union of Professional Soccer) awards ceremony, which took place at the FC Dammarie Les Lys club. The prize was given as a recompense for its development program...
Laura Flessel, Peace and Sport Champion and Fencing Olympic Champion, has been appointed by the French Government as the Minister of Sports. As a member of the Champion for Peace club since 2009, Laura has been a great sponsor for the development and movement of peace...
Sport can play a particularly important and healing role for refugees, helping to address health as well as social and developmental needs. For this reason and with the ambition to ensure sports are integrated into refugee camps, this week Peace and Sport and the...