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UNAIDS

UN agencies kick off campaigns as football World Cup opens in Brazil

12 June 2014
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in São Paulo, Brazil, today to attend the opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as United Nations agencies carry out a number of projects and activities related to one of the greatest sporting events on the planet.
High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser.
UNAOC/Dan Sakamoto

It’s not just a game: UN-hosted event spotlights power of sports to advance shared values

22 May 2014
High-level officials, prominent athletes and youth teamed up at the United Nations in New York today to spotlight the values that the world of sports can advance, including, diversity, inclusion, peacebuilding and development.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) with Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach (left) and Jacques Rogge, Special Envoy for Youth Refugees and Sport.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

UN, Olympic Committee sign formal agreement on role of sport in development, peace

28 April 2014
With Norwegian professional biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Boston Marathon male winner Meb Keflezighi watching on, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach today signed an agreement between their respective organizations, marking an “historic step” in their cooperation to promote the role of sport in development and peace.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé (right) with new International Goodwill Ambassador, Brazilian football star David Luiz.
UNAIDS

UNAIDS teams up with Brazilian footballer David Luiz ahead of World Cup

16 April 2014
As the FIFA World Cup in Brazil draws closer, the United Nations agency leading the response to the AIDS epidemic today named the country’s football star David Luiz as a Goodwill Ambassador to raise awareness about HIV and drive young people to help end discrimination and commit to prevention.
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Maria Sharapova is reaching out to the public in a series of posters to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, April 6.
UNDP

UN marks International Day with call for harnessing power of sport to build better world

6 April 2014
The United Nations is calling on global citizens to become part of its team to harness the power of sport to build a better world for all as it marks the first ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.