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2nd INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON SPORT COMITÉ INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE CHÂTEAU DE VIDY, 1007 LAUSANNE, SUISSE FOR PEACE & DEVELOPMENT www.olympic.org 2011 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. FOREWORDS ............................................................................................................... 2 1.1. Message from the President of the International Olympic Committee, Dr Jacques Rogge ..... 2 1.2. Message from the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr Wilfried Lemke .................................................................... 3 2. PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE..........................................................5 3. SUMMARIES ..................................................................................................................9 3.1. OPENING CEREMONY .......................................................................................................... 9 3.2. SESSION I Sport as a Catalyst for Achieving the MDGs – Policy perspective .......................................11 3.3. SESSION II Sport as a Catalyst for Achieving the MDGs – Implementation perspective ........................14 3.4. SESSION III Is Sport delivering on Legacy? ..............................................................................................18 3.5. SESSION IV Developing a Culture of Peace through Sport – Policy perspective .................................... 22 3.6. SESSION V Developing a Culture of Peace through Sport – Implementation perspective ..................... 25 3.7. CLOSING SESSION ............................................................................................................. 29 4. RECOMMendatIONS .......................................................................................... 31 5. LIST OF partICIpantS ....................................................................................... 33 Page 1 / 46 2nd International Forum on Sport for Peace & Development Print Table of Contents Forewords 1. FOREWORDS 1.1. Message from the President of the International Olympic Committee, Dr Jacques Rogge The 2nd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development was an important milestone in our efforts to leverage sport as a tool for positive change. Policy without implementation is talk without action. This is why the agenda for this important gathering included a dual focus on policy and on implementation. Clearly, our ultimate objective is to be successful and efficient on the ground – to serve humankind – and this forum brought us another step closer to that goal. I am glad that our discussions resulted in a concrete outcome: a set of recommendations that aim to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and that will guide us all in our future actions. This document was agreed upon by the wide range of participants, composed of representatives of the Olympic Family, the United Nations (UN), governments and other expert organizations. It is not a question of whether sport contributes to the betterment of society; we are all in agreement that it does. The real question is how to make it contribute in more impactful, tangible ways. The forum showed through the presentation of best practices how it can work in reality. It also revealed existing challenges, suggested solutions and offered new partnerships. The address by the United Nations Secretary General, HE Mr Ban Ki-moon, in which he once again acknowledged the importance of sport to the international community’s human development agenda, in particular the achievement of the MDGs, was a call for all of us to do more. Thanks to the UN, sport has found its rightful place in the global agenda for peace and development and it is officially recognized that sport can be an invaluable tool for education, gender equality, integration, health, and more generally, for the good. Let us now make the most of it. On its side, the Olympic Movement will continue to do its best and apply more resources to human development programmes, using sport as the tool of choice. Sport cannot solve all of the world’s ills, but I am convinced it can contribute to meaningful solutions. Page 2 / 46 2nd International Forum on Sport for Peace & Development Print Table of contents Forewords 1.2. Message from the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr Wilfried Lemke Today’s fast-changing world is, unfortunately, still plagued by inequality, poverty, disasters and conflicts. Over the past decade, sport has gradually gained acceptance as an intervention mechanism that, on the one hand, garners almost universal engagement and, on the other hand, is a viable recourse to bringing about human development and promoting peace. Considering sports potential to cross cultural bridges, break down barriers and bring people together, it is natural for the United Nations to partner with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), given the shared values of the two organizations. Through this partnership, the worlds of sport and development get closer day by day, thereby assisting to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The 2nd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development, held on 10 and 11 May 2011 at the UN Office in Geneva, demonstrated the alliance between the United Nations and the Olympic family. The Forum acted as an excellent networking opportunity and enabled committed partners with a wealth of expertise in the field to get together and develop the crucial partnerships necessary for long term, sustainable impact. The Recommendations approved by the Forum participants provide a basis for the road ahead and we will continue our work together to turn them into action. The United Nations – witnessed through the personal engagement of the Secretary General – is committed to this task. I would like to thank and congratulate all speakers, panellists and participants of the Forum for attending, contributing and sharing valuable knowledge. I would also like to thank the IOC for their engagement in mobilizing sport for social change and, in particular, for their collaboration in organizing the Forum. In recent years, much effort has been on raising awareness of the unique power of sport for advancing human development. Today, the issue is anchored on the agenda of both the United Nations and the Olympic and sports movement. Nevertheless, until social change through sport programmes and strategies have been fully mainstreamed, on the one hand, in national and international development and peace programmes and, on the other hand, in the social responsibility approach by the sport movement, there is no room for complacency. The Forum, however, also identified some gaps when it comes to translating policy into action. As a poignant quote from the Forum reminds us,“talking is good, implementation is better”. In this respect, one of the key questions that arose throughout the Forum was “how do we increase the impact of our work on the ground?”. Page 3 / 46 2nd International Forum on Sport for Peace & Development Print Table of contents Forewords To that aim, we need to keep identifying, replicating and promoting good practices, as well as ensuring sustainability in the implementation of projects in the field. In this respect, it is also crucial to foster promising youth to become role models. With their unique capacity to inspire, role models have great potential to popularize and spread the message of the power of sport. The 2015 MDGs deadline is fast approaching and it is crucial that we work together as a movement in our endeavours to fulfil the targets, while already starting looking beyond 2015. Building on the success of the Forum, the sport, political and civil society actors need to further commit their efforts and resources so that all humanity can benefit from the remarkable opportunities that sport can deliver. I look forward to convening again in the future to evaluate our joint progress. Page 4 / 46 2nd International Forum on Sport for Peace & Development Print Table of contents Programme of the Conference 2. PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE May 10, 2011 OPENING CEREMONY Keynote addresses Dr Jacques Rogge, IOC President HE Dr Pál Schmitt, President of the Republic of Hungary Mr Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace Master of Ceremony: Mr Poul Hansen, Head of Office, UN Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP) SESSION I Sport as a Catalyst for Achieving the MDGs – Policy perspective Keynote addresses Addressing the MDGs through sport Dr Mario Pescante, Permanent Representative for the IOC to the UN and Chairman of the IOC International Relations Commission Placing Sport in Development Policy Hon. Hugh Robertson MP, Minister for Sport and the Olympics, United Kingdom Panel discussion HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein, President of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) HE Ms Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN Dr Ala Alwan, Assistant-Director General for NCDs and Mental Health, World Health Organization (WHO) Moderator: Mr Guy Drut, Board Member of the International Olympic Truce Foundation (IOTF) Rapporteur: Ms Aziyadé Poltier, Communications Partnerships Manager, United Nations Development Programme, European Office (UNDP) Page 5 / 46 2nd International Forum on Sport for Peace & Development Print Table of contents Programme of the Conference SESSION II Sport as a Catalyst for Achieving the MDGs – Implementation perspective Keynote addresses