TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE H.S.H. Prince Albert II Joël Bouzou of Monaco President and Founder As Head of State, Olympian, IOC member, Patron of The international community, activated by Peace and ‘Peace and Sport’ and the World Olympians Association, Sport from the Principality of Monaco, engaged this year I welcome this initiative which is naturally rooted in the in a successful mobilization, which proved that sport values promoted by the Principality of Monaco through its generates positive social change in the world. On the 4th involvement in the promotion of peace through the sport edition of the International Day of Sport for Development movement. and Peace, more than 43 million people were reached with the #WhiteCard campaign. This day is part of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, which was jointly initiated by The 2017 #WhiteCard campaign successfully portrayed the the UN and the IOC. universality of sport and brought together diverse groups of people. For the frst time a great number of involved 3 Sport is an essential vehicle to achieve the UN’s 2030 leaders and decision makers actively participated in the Agenda to build a more peaceful world and to educate campaign. In an unprecedented way this year, national young people, who in numerous cases have a lack of and international sport institutions, including the 2024 structure in life. Olympic Bids LA2024 and Paris2024 supported our eforts. I am of course thrilled that the #WhiteCard operation is In an extraordinary demonstration of cooperation, this year recognized by international organizations, as demonstrated more than 630 projects in 180 countries from 5 diferent by the high number of initiatives launched throughout continents were registered on the www.april6.org platform. the globe to mark this day. The white card has become a Additionally, over 20 Champions for Peace led this year symbol of peace. impactful sport-based initiatives. Princess Charlene and myself thank everyone who took I want to thank everyone who has been mobilized through part in the #Whitecard operation all over the world, and for sport-based initiatives and projects within the Peace and their involvement in making society a fairer, more tolerant Sport vision during this 4th edition of April6 and also to invite and peaceful place. them to be optimistic and to take leading roles promoting peace and development through sport. THE ORIGIN L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport - is OF APRIL6 a neutral and independent organization based in the Principality of Monaco At the UN headquarters in New under the High Patronage of His Serene York, on August 2013, the UN General Assembly with the support Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco. Since of the International Olympic 2007 Peace and Sport aims to bring the Committee declared 6th of April structuring values of sport to the heart as the International Day of Sport of communities and individuals in crisis for Development and Peace. This throughout the world and to promote a resolution marked a historic step in 4 recognizing the role of sport as a tool April6.org is an online platform that #WhiteCard is a widely-known digital 5 culture of peace. for erasing cultural barriers and its encourages, promotes, and gathers campaign that cheers the general public great potential in advancing positive worldwide symbolic events and sport- to support the sport for development and The International Day of Sport for social change. based initiatives carried out by a great peace movement by taking a picture Development and Peace (IDSDP) was variety of actors to celebrate the holding a white card (like a referee on created in 2013. Since then, Peace and International Day of Sport for Development a playing feld) and posting it on social Sport has been a pioneer in promoting and Peace. media. Today the #WhiteCard -in contrast it and in mobilizing as many actors as to the red card, which signifes the most possible, such as states, sport organizations, serious ofense that a sports player can NGO’s, civil society, and the private sector. commit- is recognized as an international These diferent actors have taken part in symbol that represents the positive and the celebration through two main actions: constructive values of sport. organizing sport for peace projects/ events and taking part in the #WhiteCard campaign. 4TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE APRIL6 2017 A SUCCESSFUL AND WORLDWIDE PEOPLE REACHED MOBILIZATION 43 MILLION 630 projects registered 20 MILLION 6 180 7 countries 15 MILLION continents5 8 MILLION 4TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE PEACE AND SPORT MOBILIZATION ON CIGEPS World Pitch and Putt March 31st Championship Paris, France March 30th SportAccord Convention Milan, Italy April 3rd - 6th Rally Princesse Charlène Arhus, Denmark April6th Monaco Launch of the #WhiteCard campaign Peace and Sport and AS Monaco March 23rd rally around the #WhiteCard symbol Monaco INTERNATIONAL April 14th Monaco COMMUNITY Yelena ISINBAEVA Honey THALJIEH Russia Jérôme MEYER Willy KOUYATE Switzerland MOBILIZATION Canada France Sergey BUBKA Ukraine Florence MASNADA Surya BONALY Steeve MESLER France ON APRIL6 USA USA #WhiteCard North - South Korea Pierre FROLLA April6th Monaco #WhiteCard at WTF World Beach Gangneung, Korea Kick-of IDSDP 2017 Helena SUKOVA Taekwondo Championship March 28th Czeck Rep. May 4th UN, New York, USA Nouria BENIDA-MERAH Algeria Rhodes, Greece Maria TOORPAKAI New York Aya MEDANY 8 Egypt 9 Rania ELWANI Bangladesh Diana GANDEGA Marlène HARNOIS Senegal Mali Forum for the Americas: 630 Sport for Development and Peace Alexandra KOSTENIUK projects registered April 7th Gambia Benjamin BOUKPETI Guatemala City, Guatemala on the April6.org plateform Isaac ANGBO Togo Ivory Coast 1st Congress april6.org of Tourism and Sports Flash this code April6th for more details Cali, Colombia online Jean-François TORDO Madagascar Peace and Sport events on April6 Gregory VALLARINO Uruguay Champions for Peace 4TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE PEACE AND SPORT CELEBRATIONS MONACO Guillaume Rose President of the Tourist and Convention Authority Michel Dotta #WHITECARD’S President of the Monaco ECHO REACHING Economic Board OUT GLOBALLY Started in Monaco four years ago, the Monaco’s neutrality, which is rooted in #WhiteCard message has echoed in sport, as well as this year’s relentless support countries which, more than ever, need of authorities and high-level personalities these ideals of peace, justice, non- from the Principality has enabled the violence and tolerance. With that in #WhiteCard message to have international 10 mind, at an ofcial event held in Monaco, repercussions. The global impact of the 11 Peace and Sport’s President Joel Bouzou campaign led us to formulate this year’s joined His Serene Highness Prince Albert II #WhiteCard campaign slogan: «Show of Monaco, in calling for both athletes and us where you play your peace” which citizens across the globe to participate in encouraged people to take pictures of the 2017 #WhiteCard campaign. themselves with white cards against iconic global backdrops. Launching of the 2017 #WhiteCard campaign from the Monaco Yacht Club (03/23/17) H.E. Mr. Serge Telle - State Minister, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco - Patron of Peace and Sport, Mr. Joel Bouzou, President and Founder of Peace and Sport H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, H.E. Mr. Serge Telle, Mr. Joel Bouzou and our Champions for Peace Paula Radclife, 4TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Jef Tordo and Pierre Frolla PEACE AND SPORT CELEBRATIONS USA MEMBER STATES SHARE GLOBAL Taekwondo Demonstration VISION AT THE UN One of the most efective ways to address During this joyful event, a wide range of the challenges that the world faces is to sporting activities took place in the well- envision sustainable peace through unity known UNHQ visitors’ hall. The International and partnership. This was also one of Fencing Federation (FIE), the International the fundamental assumptions on which Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), the World 12 Peace and Sport in collaboration with the Taekwondo Federation (WTF), Champions 13 Permanent Representative of Monaco for Peace, athletes, and more than 30 to the United Nations, H.E Mrs Isabelle children were brought together to show to Picco organized the ofcial launching Member States representatives and high of the International Day of Sport for level diplomats the power of sport as a Development and Peace at the United tool for social change and diplomacy. Nations Headquarters in New York. #WhiteCard in UN headquarters Hall Press Conference at United Nations Headquarters - Kanak Jha (USA Athlete), Tahl Leibovitz (USA Athlete), Thomas Weikert (ITTF President), Joel Bouzou (Peace and Sport Founder-President), Chungwon Chou (WTF President), Donald Anthony (FIE Vice President), Daryl Home (USA Athlete), Skylar Park TH 4 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Simple Table Tennis Demonstration (CAN Athlete) PEACE AND SPORT CELEBRATIONS AARHUS THE SPORT MOVEMENT JOINS THE APRIL6 Peace and Sport booth at SportAccord Convention CALL AT SPORTACCORD This year Peace and Sport has been encouraging the leading names of the entire sport world to support the peace through sport movement during SportAccord Convention 2017. 14 15 As part of the IDSDP celebrations, Peace and Sport called national and international federations, National Olympic Committees, high level athletes, representatives of the International