A/RES/59/10 Anti-Doping Convention established by the Council of Europe, 3 the Copenhagen Declaration on Anti-doping in Sport, adopted during the World Conference on Doping in Sport, held from 3 to 5 March 2003, and any other relevant international instrument, Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Sport for 1. peace and development: International Year of Sport and Physical Education”; 4 2. Decides to launch, on 5 November 2004, the International Year for Sport and Physical Education, as a means to promote education, health, development and peace; Invites Governments, the United Nations, its funds and programmes, the 3. specialized agencies, where appropriate, and sport-related institutions to organize events to underline their commitment and to seek the assistance of sports personalities in this regard; Also invites Governments, the United Nations, its funds and programmes, 4. the specialized agencies, where appropriate, and sport-related institutions: (a) To promote the role of sport and physical education for all when furthering their development programmes and policies, to advance health awareness, the spirit of achievement and cultural bridging and to entrench collective values; (b) To include sport and physical education as a tool to contribute towards achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration 5 and the broader aims of development and peace; (c) To work collectively so that sport and physical education can present opportunities for solidarity and cooperation in order to promote a culture of peace and social and gender equality and to advocate dialogue and harmony; (d) To recognize the contribution of sport and physical education towards economic and social development and to encourage the building and restoration of sports infrastructures; (e) To further promote sport and physical education, on the basis of locally assessed needs, as a tool for health, education, social and cultural development and environmental sustainability; (f) To strengthen cooperation and partnership between all actors, including family, school, clubs/leagues, local communities, youth sports associations and decision makers as well as the public and private sectors, in order to ensure complementarities and to make sport and physical education available to everyone; (g) To ensure that young talents can develop their athletic potential without any threat to their safety and physical and moral integrity; 5. Encourages Governments, international sports bodies and sport-related organizations to elaborate and implement partnership initiatives and development projects compatible with the education provided at all levels of schooling to help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals; _______________ 3 Council of Europe, European Treaty Series, No. 135. A/59/268 and Add.1. 5 See resolution 55/2. 4 2