A/RES/71/160 Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace promote physical and mental health and well-being and cultivate a sport culture in society; 12. Encourages Member States that have not yet done so to designate a focal point for sport for development and peace within their Governments and to provide updates to the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace on institutional, policy and programme-related developments; 13. Supports the independence and autonomy of sport as well as the mission of the International Olympic Committee in leading the Olympic movement and of the International Paralympic Committee in leading the Paralympic movement; 14. Encourages relevant entities involved in delivering mega sport events to respect applicable laws and international principles, including the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, 12 and noting other ongoing initiatives in this regard, at every stage of the event life cycle, to safeguard the many societal benefits that hosting such events can contribute; 15. Urges Member States that have not yet done so to consider signing, ratifying, acceding to and implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child 3 and the Optional Protocols thereto, 13 the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 5 and the International Convention against Doping in Sport; 6 16. Notes the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly, Member States and civil society for the observance of the Olympic Truce, and encourages future hosts of the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games and other Member States to support the effective implementation of the Truce; 17. Appreciates the leadership of the Special Adviser to the SecretaryGeneral on Sport for Development and Peace, supported by the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace, on issues relating to sport for development and peace within the United Nations system and beyond, through innovative initiatives such as the Youth Leadership Programme; 18. Notes the inclusion of the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace as a major organizational unit of the Secretariat, as stipulated in the Secretary-General’s bulletin on the organization of the Secretariat of the United Nations; 14 19. Encourages the Secretary-General to maintain the mandate of Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace and to provide guidance on the institutional future of sport for development and peace within the United Nations system; 20. Encourages Member States, in particular those committed to promoting sport as a tool for development and peace, and other stakeholders, such as international sports federations, organizers of mega sport events, sports clubs and leagues, foundations and the private sector, especially businesses involved in the sports sector, to provide voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund for Sport for Development and Peace and to enter into innovative partnerships with the United _______________ 12 A/HRC/17/31, annex. United Nations, Treaty Series, vols. 2171 and 2173, No. 27531; and resolution 66/138, annex. 14 ST/SGB/2015/3. 13 6/7