MONACO and PORT-AU-PRINCE, 8 March, 2010 – At the request of the Haitian Olympic Committee (HOC), "Peace and Sport, l’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport" based in the Principality of Monaco under the High Patronage of HSH Prince Albert II is today launching a massive campaign for solidarity within the international sports movement in order to support the HOC in its mission to support and give guidance to Haitian youth through sport.

SPORT AS A TOOL FOR RECONSTRUCTION IN HAITI
100,000 children and adolescents from 8 to 20 years now live in survivor camps in Haiti, left to their own resources and disoriented after the tragedy that hit the island on 12 January. Sport is one of the main ways of helping these youngsters to overcome their trauma, to resume living together in confidence and to rebuild the country on sustainable, peaceful and fair foundations.

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SAN JOSE, COSTA-RICA, 5 March 2010 - During an official trip to Costa Rica, Joel Bouzou, President and Founder of Peace and Sport was awarded a Diploma Honoris Causa in Humanities from the University for Peace (UPEACE).

This title was presented by John J. Maresca, Rector of UPEACE in recognition "of his unique worldwide leadership
role in promoting peace and mutual understanding among different cultures, and his leadership of organizations devoted to these objectives." The ceremony took place before an audience of around one hundred officials, company directors, athletes, students, researchers and stakeholder in Costa Rican civil society.

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MONACO, MARCH 3, 2010 – WOMEN’S WORLD CHESS CHAMPION ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK TODAY JOINED "CHAMPIONS FOR PEACE”, A CLUB OF TOP INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES COMMITTED TO SERVING PEACE IN THE WORLD THROUGH SPORT.

Champions for Peace, an initiative from “Peace and Sport, l’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport” is now delighted to count 39 heroes from the winner’s podium who actively or symbolically help to create a genuine culture of peace throughout the world using sport. They represent 24 nationalities, 25 Olympic and non-Olympic sports disciplines, 49 World Champions, 20 Olympic Champions and more than a hundred national and regional titles.

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Monaco, 26 February 2010 - Mr. Yang-Ho Cho, Chairman and CEO of Korean Air, is now an international Ambassador for "Peace and Sport, l’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport."
This appointment makes Mr. Cho the 10th official Ambassador for the Monaco-based organization, and the first from the Asian continent.

During a reception at the Olympians Reunion Center at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010 last week, he was presented with an emblem of a Golden Dove to symbolize his commitment, from the hands of H.S.H. Prince

Albert II of Monaco, Patron of Peace and Sport, and Joel Bouzou, President and Founder of Peace and Sport. President and CEO of Korean Air since 1992, and Chairman and CEO since 1999, Mr. Cho is a well-known figure in global air transport. He has also been Chairman of the Hanjin Group since 2003, one of the largest conglomerates in international transport.

A true sports enthusiast, for two years Mr. Cho has been President of the Korea Table Tennis Association. In November 2009, he was also appointed East Asia Regional Vice President of the Asia Table Tennis Union. In July
2009, he became a member of the Korean Olympic Committee.

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The 2010 edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum will be held from 1 - 3 December in the Principality of Monaco.

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Monaco, 27 November 2009 – At the end of 3 days of intensive debates and discussions, the 3rd edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum finished with a call for all stakeholders involved in sport and in peace to rally and a build up coordination of actions in place.

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VIDEO OF FORUM CLOSING SPEECH

Monaco 26 November 2009 – Tonight at a spectacular Gala Evening that took place during the 3rd Peace and Sport International Forum, under the presidency of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, a new partnership to further sustainable peace in the world was cemented.


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25 November, 2009, Monaco – The host city for Russia’s first ever Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2014, Sochi, will stage the 2012 Peace and Sport International Forum. The announcement – made today during the Opening Ceremony of the 2009 Peace and Sport Forum in Monaco – is further demonstration of the vast range of international events that are being staged in Sochi in the run-up to the Games.

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