Paralympic Games

Tokyo Paralympics: leaping towards a more inclusive society

Innovators are joining Paralympians to discuss how sport can help to build a more inclusive society in a series of online discussions organized by the UN to coincide with the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which continues until 5 September.

Refugee Paralympic Team ‘will change people’s lives’, says Bayern Munich player and UN Goodwill Ambassador

Ahead of the opening of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Tuesday, Alphonso Davies, footballer for German league champions Bayern Munich and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), has offered words of encouragement for what he called “the world’s most courageous sports team”.

News in Brief 23 August 2021

  • WHO and UNICEF call for humanitarian air bridge in Afghanistan
  • Brazil’s Supreme Court must uphold indigenous land rights – UN expert
  • Refugee Para athletes prepare for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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News in Brief 21 July 2021

  • Flood-hit China region saw a year’s worth of rain in under a week: WMO
  • Liverpool’s historic waterfront removed from UNESCO World Heritage List
  • WHO chief backs Tokyo Olympic Games’ ‘power to inspire’
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