Nasser Majali, Secretary General of the ISSA highlights the organization’s mission to develop sport across 57 countries and its role in fostering unity, cooperation and social impact through sport. What is the ISSA’s concrete role today in the world of sport among...
In her interview for Peace and Sport, the General Secretary of the UEFA Foundation for Children discusses the foundation’s work, its selection process for projects it supports, and its achievements. The UEFA Foundation for Children is celebrating its 10th anniversary....
Vincent Garcia, editor-in-chief of France Football, looks back on the creation of the Sócrates Award and discusses the collaboration with Peace and Sport. Can you explain the origins of the Sócrates Award, and why you chose this name for a trophy that rewards...
Her Excellency Ms. Isabelle Picco, Ambassador of Monaco to the United Nations, highlights for Peace and Sport the importance of sport as a lever for development and peace. What inspired you personally to advocate for sport as a tool for development? Sport and the...
The President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) received Peace and Sport in his office on the Place de la Concorde in Paris and shared his views on his fight against online abuse. Mohammed Ben Sulayem advocates unity, and hopes to unite as many...
“While sport is recognized as a beneficial practice for society as a whole, there are still very few girls and women taking part in sporting activities at the international level. In Africa, only 16% of women are sufficiently physically active, compared with 25% of...
Her Excellency Isabelle Picco is Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Monaco to the United Nations and Co-Chair of the Group of Friends of Sport for Development and Peace (GASDP). Her commitment as co-chair of the Group since 2010 makes the Mission of Monaco a...
The Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Women's Rights in Monaco is responsible for coordinating public policies to promote equality between women and men and to combat violence and discrimination against women. For International Women's Rights Day,...
Chance has nothing to do with it. In the recent months, the name of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has been associated in two occasions with the refugee crisis. The first being last fall, after the fall of Kabul by the Taliban. Then during the spring, after...
“Make no mistake. The conflict in Ukraine could mark a turning point for the international sports movement. It will go down in history. For the first time, sports governing bodies have massively abandoned their sacrosanct principle of political neutrality. The IOC led...
“I don’t think I’ve ever felt such an Olympic spirit from athletes at any Games”. This quote is from Thomas Bach. An expert on the subject, he won the gold medal in fencing in Montreal in 1976 and he has been a constant figure in the Olympic universe for almost half a...
“It was a bit of a coincidence that I discovered sport on television. A documentary on Pascal Gentil, the French multiple Taekwondo World Champion, was showing on a channel. I watched the program and was fascinated. This is why I decided to get into this sport. I was...