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Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace
Acknowledging also the importance of sport and physical activity in combating
non-communicable diseases, as reflected in the political declaration of the highlevel meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of
non-communicable diseases, 2
Acknowledging further the role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization, the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education
and Sport and the International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials
Responsible for Physical Education and Sport, including the declarations that it has
adopted, as well as the convening of the sixth International Conference, to be held
in Kazan, Russian Federation, in June 2017, as a forum where commitments and
recommendations are formulated to strengthen the educational, cultural and social
dimensions of sport and physical education, including in the context of the 2030
Agenda,
Acknowledging the revised International Charter for Physical Education,
Physical Activity and Sport, as proclaimed by the General Conference of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its thir ty-eighth session
in November 2015,
Taking note of the proclamation by the General Conference of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, at its thirty -eighth
session, of 20 September as the International Day of University Sp ort,
Acknowledging the Olympic Charter, and that any form of discrimination is
incompatible with belonging to the Olympic movement,
Welcoming the memorandum of understanding signed between the
International Olympic Committee and the United Nations in April 2014, in which a
call was made to strengthen efforts around sport-based initiatives that encourage
social and economic development, as well as to strengthen the many partnerships
that United Nations organizations have established with the Committee,
Affirming the invaluable contribution of the Olympic and Paralympic
movements in establishing sport as a unique means for the promotion of peace and
development, in particular through the ideal of the Olympic Truce, acknowledging
the opportunities provided by past Olympic and Paralympic Games, including those
held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016, which, inter alia, inspired youth by the
potential presented by sport for social inclusion, as well as the Youth Olympic
Games, held in Lillehammer, Norway, in February 2016, welcoming with
appreciation all upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games, in particular those to be
held in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, in 2018, in Tokyo in 2020, and in Beijing
in 2022, as well as the Youth Olympic Games to be held in Buenos Aires in 2018
and Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2020, and calling upon future hosts of such Games
and other Member States to include sport, as appropriate, in conflict prevention
activities and to ensure the effective implementation of the Olympic Truce during
the Games,
Recognizing the role that the Paralympic movement plays in showcasing the
achievements of athletes with disabilities to a global audience and in acting as a
primary vehicle to promote positive perceptions and greater inclusion of persons
with disabilities in sport and society,
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Resolution 66/2, annex.