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  SPORT AS A VECTOR FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE  
 

Governments, International Organisations and major players in civil society are looking for ways to install Sustainable Peace in areas of conflict or post-conflict.

As a defender of the values of tolerance and sharing, sport goes far beyond philosophical, racial, religious and social differences and promotes understanding, mutual respect and relationships with other human beings.

How can we take positive steps towards peace? How can we bring together the needs of political leaders and involve the sports community to offer solid solutions from the basic values which govern sport?

With the values of respect that are the very foundation of sport: respect for the rules, respect for ourselves and respect for other people, transcending our differences.

This is the goal of Peace and Sport: to awaken the collective conscience of the world’s decision-makers to the strategic role that sport can play to help communities in crisis.

 
       
   

Joël BOUZOU
Peace and Sport's President

Olympic Medalist, Modern Pentathlon World Champion,
Current General Secretary of the Modern Pentathlon International Union (UIPM),