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Sporting Competition cannot live without the flame of Integrity • When young cannot count on integrity in sporting competition, how can they count on integrity in any other human endeavour? • Sport is a powerful force for education, non-discrimination, equality, fairness, accountability and participation which are all key human rights principles • If you want to make the most precious gift to your children, help them to become lovers of sport, their life will be more beautiful because sport is a dear friend who will never abandon them • One who practises sport is always a winner, despite the passage of time, because sport is health of the mind and of the body • Whoever attempts to make Sport impure stains his or her conscience for ever • We mustSPORT use the example INTEGRITY: and inspiration of young people to influence young people, with adults helping them, protecting them, and respecting them • Let me tableA RIGHT the proposal FOR to have an International Day for Sport Integrity to call together for its purity • We are aware that crimes against the integrity of sport cannot be treated as common crimes, due to their complexity and the impactYOUTH they have on the future of our youth • Sporting Competition cannot live without the flame of Integrity • When young cannot count on integrity in sporting C O competition,N F E R E N C Ehow R E canP O theyR T count on integrity in any other human endeavour? • Sport is a powerful force for education, non-discrimination, equality, fairness, accountability and participation which are all key human rights principles • If you want to make the most precious gift to your children, help them to become lovers of sport, their life will be more beautiful because sport is a dear friend who will never abandon them • One who practises sport is always a winner, despite the passage of time, because sport is health of the mind and of the body • Whoever attempts to make Sport impure stains his or her conscience for ever • We must use the example and inspiration of young people to influence young people, with adults helping them, protecting them, and respecting them • Let me table the proposal to have an International Day for Sport Integrity to call together for its purity • We are aware that crimes against the integrity of sport cannot be treated as common crimes, due to their complexity and the impact they have on the future of our youth • Sporting Competition cannot live without the flame of Integrity • When young cannot count on integrity in sporting competition, how can they count on integrity in any other human endeavour? • Sport is a powerful force for education, non-discrimination, equality, fairness, accountability and participation which are all key human rights principles • If you want to make the most precious gift to your children, help them to become lovers of sport, their life will be more beautiful because sport is a dear friend who will never abandon them • One who practises sport is always a winner, despite the passage of time, because sport is health of the mind and of the body • Whoever attempts to make Sport impure stains his or her conscience for ever • We must use the example and inspiration of young people to influence young people, with adults helping them, protecting them, and respecting them • Let me table the proposal to have an International Day for Sport Integrity to call together for its purity • We are aware that crimes against the integrity of sport cannot be treated as common crimes, due to their complexity and the impact they have on the future of our youth • SPORT IS A POWERFUL FORCE FOR EDUCATION, NON-DISCRIMINATION, EQUALITY, FAIRNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PARTICIPATION - WHICH ARE “ALL KEY HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES WE NEED TO CELEBRATE THE PURITY OF SPORT INTEGRITY: SPORT. WE NEED TO SAVE THE DREAM A RIGHT FOR YOUTH WE ARE AWARE THAT CRIMES AGAINST THE INTEGRITY OF SPORT CANNOT BE C O N F E R E N C E R E P O R T TREATED AS COMMON CRIMES, DUE TO “ THEIR COMPLEXITY AND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON FUTURE OF OUR YOUTH SPORTING COMPETITION CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT THE FLAME OF INTEGRITY SPORT INTEGRITY: A RIGHT FOR YOUTH A Conference on Sport and Human Rights 6th November, 2013, Palais des Nations, Geneva Organised by The Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva The Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the International Organizations in Geneva In partnership with The Group of Friends on Sport for Development and Peace The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) Lega Pro (Lega Italiana Sport Professionistico) 4 5 REPORT BY : DEDICATION The opinions expressed in this document are those of the contributors, and A Visionary, with feet on the ground while focused on the goal do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Centre for Sport Security and/or any/all of the other organisers involved. Our children are our greatest treasure. “ They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation. “ – Nelson Mandela 6 7 Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS), as well as HE Mgr. Silvano M. Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, and the endorsement of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navanethem Pillay. The President of Lega Pro, Mr. Mario Macalli, the Italian music legend and founder of the Italian National Singers Team, Mr. Giulio Rapetti “Mogol”, as well as Save the FOREWORD Dream Ambassador Ms. Penny Heyns, World and Olympic Champion, and Roberto Rosetti, former International/FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association/International Football Federation) Referee, added a very special dimension to the event. It was also another honour and privilege to listen to the opening remarks of Mr. Clemence Adams, Acting Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), HE Maurizio Enrico Serra, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Italy, HE Al Muhannad A. Al Hammadi, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar and HE Christian Guillermet, First Deputy Permanent Representative, Mission of Costa Rica, who is also the Co-Chair of the Group of Friends on Sport for Development and Peace in Geneva. Other high-level participants made a significant contribution to Mohammed Hanzab, President, International Centre for Sport Security the success of the event, including Professor Houlin Zhao, Deputy (ICSS) Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Mr. Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, Chief Executive Officer, It is with a sense of deep satisfaction that I release this report European Professional Football Leagues, Mr. Antonio Matarrese, on the conference, Sport Integrity: A Right for Youth, held on Honorary Member, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and Union 6th November 2013 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. The of European Football Associations (UEFA), Mr. Patrick Baumann, conference was organised by the Permanent Mission of Italy Secretary-General, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar in Geneva, in Mr. Roberto Fabbricini, Secretary-General, Italian Olympic partnership with the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), Committee (CONI), Ms. Malia Arrington, Director of Ethics and the Group of Friends on Sport for Development and Peace, and Safe Sport, United States Olympic Committee (USOC), and Mr. Lega Pro, without whose wholehearted support we could not Pierluigi Dell’Osso, Acting Chief, Italian Anti-Mafia Directorate. have moved forward with this important initiative. This esteemed gathering was complemented by an array We were particularly honoured to have the presence of HE of dignitaries from the Permanent Missions to International Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Secretary-General, Organizations based in Geneva, high-ranking representatives Qatar Olympic Committee, HE Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy from international and national Olympic Committees, the United of the Prime Minister of Italy and HE Arnaldo Fuxa, Ambassador, Nations (UN), particularly from our key agencies including in his role as President of the Intergovernmental Committee for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations 8 9 Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Mr. Francesco Ghirelli, Director-General, Lega Pro, and Ms. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Pâquerette Girard Zappelli, Secretary of the Ethics Commission, Rights (OHCHR), UNOG, United Nations Office on Drugs and International Olympic Committee (IOC). Their combined Crime (UNODC), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner knowledge and skills contributed immeasurably to the success for Refugees (UNHCR), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/ of the conference. AIDS (UNAIDS), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO), ITU, the World Bank, as well as the Council I am pleased to note here that there was overwhelming of Europe, INTERPOL, members of the European Parliament, endorsement of the ICSS programme Save the Dream, which State Monopole Italy, academics from the Sorbonne and the will continue to work to empower youth and inspire society Swiss Academy for Development, representatives of football, towards sport which is free from violence, corruption and any basketball, billiards and snooker leagues and associations, form of discrimination. The safeguarding of young athletes, and several notable non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as our youth in general, must be a shared responsibility, and for well as media representatives. over two years, the ICSS has made public its commitment to share in this responsibility. Their contribution and deliberations are summarised in this report. We are indeed very fortunate with our very strong collaborative Governments obviously have the ultimate responsibility for network of supporters and sponsors, including governments crime prevention, but we should all support these efforts within and sporting organisations, NGOs, monitoring organisations, the framework of our respective missions.