sports

The United Nations recognizes chess as a global game that promotes fairness, inclusion and mutual respect,
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Chess calms nerves, improves mental health amidst COVID crisis

20 July 2021
Health

Marking World Chess Day on Tuesday, the UN is celebrating the fact that while COVID-19 has forced most sports to scale down, this ancient game of intellect, not brute strength, has demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptability throughout months of lockdown worldwide.

A crowd watching a football game inside Wembley Stadium in England.
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Global initiative launched to keep top sports events safe from terrorism

3 February 2020
Peace and Security

Representatives from international sporting federations and the private sector joined with ambassadors at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to launch a global programme aimed at safeguarding major sporting events from terrorism-related threats. 

Prince Albert II of Monaco, chair of the IOC Sustainability and Legacy Commission, speaking at the launch of the Sports Climate Action Framework at the COP24 climate action conference in Katowice, Poland. 11 December 2018.
UNFCCC Secretariat

COP24: World sports join team UN in race against climate change

12 December 2018
Climate and Environment

Major organizations from the world of sport are joining an increasing number of private sector businesses in the race to beat global warming. At the United Nations’ COP24 conference in Poland on Wednesday, 17 major players representing sporting bodies, athletes and fans, added their names to the collective scoreboard, with the launch of the Sports Climate Action Framework.