by Peace and Sport | Feb 6, 2017 | Watch
“Good wishes alone will not ensure peace”, said Alfred Nobel. Last week at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, I was pleased to see so many young people and civil society organizations leading a new wave of community mobilization and political advocacy for...
by Peace and Sport | Dec 26, 2016 | Watch
As 2016 drew to a close I want to delve into the importance of using digital media and information platforms in the service of peace. Sport information content focused on peace and development has a potential to become a vehicle for social change. Through stories,...
by Peace and Sport | Nov 27, 2016 | Watch
Peace and Sport wants to demonstrate that sport is a tool at the service of global peace. It can be used in places where civil war, ethnic conflicts, natural disasters or extreme poverty condemn any hope of normal life. But what kind of sport are we talking about?...
by Peace and Sport | Oct 10, 2016 | Watch
Today, at the end of a week marked with peace-related events, I write these words with optimism. This week, three events have been taking place in different parts of the world that demonstrated peace is possible, even in the darkest moments. Last week, I had an honor...
by Peace and Sport | Sep 20, 2016 | Watch
Thirty-five years have passed since the United Nations General Assembly declared in a resolution the International Day of Peace, with a purpose to commemorate and strengthen the “ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples”. Today, 21st September...