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On June 24, 2026, as part of the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Peace and Sport took part in the high-level event titled “Sport in the Time of War,” organized by the Council of Europe in collaboration with the permanent missions of...
A former captain of the Indomitable Lions, winner of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, and a product of AS Monaco’s youth academy, Nicolas Nkoulou officially launched the Nicolas Nkoulou Foundation during two events held in Mfou and Yaoundé on June 24 and 25. Through...
As the world's attention turns to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, two of football's biggest stars share more than international ambitions. Sadio Mané and Vinicius Junior, representing Senegal and Brazil respectively, are the first two winners of the Sócrates Award, created...
As a permanent consultative member, Peace and Sport participated on June 15, 2026, in the regular session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS). The 2026 session focused in particular on the ongoing process to develop...
New York, United Nations Headquarters – June 2026 Peace and Sport participated in the World Cup Diplomacy Summit 2026, organised by UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup 2026, which will be hosted across the...
To mark World Bicycle Day, celebrated on June 3, Peace and Sport, partner of the International Cycling Union (UCI), is joining in the celebrations by promoting cycling as a vehicle for education. Beyond this symbolic day, the UCI and Peace and...
From May 26 to 28, 2026, Peace and Sport participated in the annual plenary meeting of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) held at the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg. As Monaco prepares to assume the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s...
Drawing on its expertise in sport for development and peace, Peace and Sport was invited by UNESCO to participate in the NGO Forum on Thursday, May 21. This leading international gathering, dedicated this year to building a culture of peace in Africa, served as a key...
Monaco, May 4, 2026 – On the occasion of the 81st General Assembly and Congress of the International Military Sports Council (CISM), Peace and Sport organized a Peace Through Sport Conference at the Fairmont Monte-Carlo Hotel. This event, part of the official CISM...
On April 6, International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the #WhiteCard 2026 campaign once again brought together an international community around a shared message: sport is a powerful tool for peace. Joël Bouzou, President and Founder of Peace and...
To mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, celebrated on April 6, the Principality of Monaco is rallying behind the #WhiteCard 2026 campaign, led by Peace and Sport, reaffirming its commitment to peace through sport. An official launch in Monaco...
PROTECTING EDUCATION THROUGH SPORT TO PROTECT CHILDREN’S FUTURE On this International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, we are reminded that peace is not an abstract ideal shaped only in diplomatic rooms or international agreements. It is built every day in...