SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 SPORT SERVING DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Achieving the goals of the United Nations through sport
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 Michael Kleiner Head of the United Nations Office for the International Year of Sport and Physical Education (IYSPE 2005) SPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT : A WINNING TEAM 30 – 31 July 2005
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 Adolf Ogi Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peeace Former President of Switzerland Head of the Swiss skiing Team Olympic Games Sapporo 1972
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July Halve extreme poverty 2. Universal primary education 3. Gender equality 4. Reduce child mortality 5. Improve maternal health 6. Combat HIV/AIDS 7. Sustainable environment 8. Global partnership for development Millennium Development Goals
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 Learn to manage victory Learn to overcome defeat Learn to become a team player Learn to respect the rules and your opponent Learn that results come from regular training Learn to know yourself and your limits Sport teaches life skills
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 Sport empowers Sport can help promote necessary values Sport knows no borders « Universal language » Sport has enormous economic value Sport can be a cost-effective tool for development The missing link to civil society
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 UN Headquarters, New York, 17 September 2003 Presentation of the UN report on sport for development and peace
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 Sport and the environment Awareness creation Education Active environment protection « Greening the Games » … Recycling of sporting goods
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 SPORT AS A MEANS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE (Resolution 58/5, adopted 3 November 2003) Protect young athletes Develop partnership initiatives International Convention on Doping (UNESCO) Promote physical education in schools UN General Assembly Resolution on Sport 2005 = INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 Create awareness about the role of sport and physical education for education, health, development and peace
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 Integrate sport into national development policies
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 SPORT AND ENVIRONMENT Aichi / Nagoya, Japan ( July 2005) SPORT AND PEACE Moscow, Russia (2 - 5 October 2005) SPORT AND WOMEN LEADERSHIP Atlanta, USA ( October 2005) SPORT AND EDUCATION Bangkok, Thailand (30 October - 2 November 2005) SPORT AND DEVELOPMENT II Magglingen, Switzerland (4 - 6 December 2005) International conferences
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Aichi / July 2005 Office of the IYSPE 2005 UN Office at Geneva C-203 Palais des Nations CH Geneva 10 Tel: Website: Contact