CONFERENCES
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October 18, 2004
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In recent years, the value of sports in grassroots peace-building activities - and on a more elite level as a bridge to diplomatic efforts - has been increasingly recognized. Moments of triumph were, for instance, the table tennis tournament between China and the United States in 1971 and the joint hosting of the 2002 Soccer World Cup in Korea and Japan. The purpose of the conference was to discuss how sports can make a difference in peace building and diplomacy.
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Conference participants included The Honorable Adolf Ogi, Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace and former President of Switzerland; Richard Solomon, President of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP); Johann Koss, 4-time Olympic gold medalist and founder of "Right to Play"; Amir Dossal, Executive Director of the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP); Jerome Champagne, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA); and Daniel Doyle, founder of the Institute of International sport and initiator of the World Scholar-Athlete Games.
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Conference Documents to Download
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Conference Program
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Biographies of Conference Participants
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Conference Report: For the Record
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Conference Review
(Published in the Sport and Development International Bulletin)
Conference Transcripts: |
| Part I (Introduction and Keynote) |
| Part II (Panel I) |
Part III (Panel II and Concluding Remarks)
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Background Resources on Sports and Peacebuilding
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United Nations Resolution 58/5
A Resolution passed by the UN General Assembly on 17 November 2003 on "Sport as a Means to Promote Education, Health, Development and Peace."
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United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Sport for Development and Peace
Between November 2002 and April 2003, Mr. Adolf Ogi, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, and Ms. Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of UNICEF, co-chaired a United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Sport for Development and Peace.
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United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP)
UNFIP has special responsibility for sports-related partnerships, working closely with the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Sport, Adolf Ogi.
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Swiss Working Group on Sport and Development
This working group was created by the the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to intensify the use of sport in development cooperation.
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Right to Play
A humanitarian organization committed to improving the lives of the most disadvantaged children through sport and play.
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Playing for Peace
A nonprofit organization that uses the game of basketball to bridge social divides in conflict regions.
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Institute for International Sport
An institute located at the University of Rhode Island that is dedicated to improving international, domestic and interpersonal relations through cultural and athletic exchanges between young people.
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International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA)
FIFA is involved in many grassroots development projects and, as an international association, has been involved in issues of diplomacy and peace.
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Center for the Study of Sport in Society
Based at Northeastern University, the center seeks to increase awareness of sport and its relation to society. It is committed to the idea that the sports community can, and should, take a lead role in bringing about positive social change. |
