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Peace and Sport supports the organizers of major sporting events in implementing legacy programs focused on sport as a vector of living together and peace. On the occasion of the Francophone Games Kinshasa 2023, Champion for Peace Benjamin Boukpeti, Olympic medalist,...
More than ever, the media exposure of football and footballers implies a social responsibility.Inspired by the incredible career of the doctor and great Brazilian football player Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, the Sócrates Award, launched in...
Peace and Sport supports UNESCO’s and its Member States’ recommendations conveyed at the 7th International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS VII) in Baku. From 26 to 29 June, MINEPS VII...
– The agreement will make it possible to reach territories where internal armed conflict and other issues have prevented Colombian citizens from pursuing their life goals for years. – Training and program strengthening, as well as joint work with national...
Athletes, International Federations, National Olympic Committees, political leaders, companies, international and not-for-profit organizations got massively mobilized behind Peace and Sport’s #WhiteCard campaign as they celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the...
Tibu Africa and Peace and Sport will bring the voice of field actors to the United Nations headquarters on the occasion of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Tibu Africa and Peace and Sport will join the “Scoring for People and the...
This 2023 edition will mark the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), a unique opportunity to bear witness to the transformative power of sport, by organizing events and participating in the #WhiteCard digital campaign....
The Friendship Games are a flagship event of the 2023 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace celebration. They will take place in Lomé on March 31, under the auspices of the first Olympic medalist in the history of Togo and Champion for Peace Benjamin...
Every year, Nobel Peace Laureates gather to discuss about peace and conflict resolution and to honour men or women of peace who have made an outstanding contribution to international social justice with the Peace Summit Award. This year, on December 14, the...
The resolution “Sport for sustainable development” was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 1 December 2022. This major text recalls the capacity of sport to change mentalities, prejudices and behaviour and to defuse conflicts. The resolution also...