Olympic

Srgjan Kerim, President of the 62nd session of the General Assembly

General Assembly urges observance of ‘Olympic Truce’ during Beijing Games

31 October 2007
The United Nations General Assembly today urged all countries to observe the Olympic Truce during the 2008 Beijing Games – a move backed by its president, who advocated greater use of sport to promote peace and development.
Launching of the 'Giving is Winning' campaign

UN refugee agency teams up with International Olympic Committee in clothing drive

9 July 2007
The United Nations refugee agency is joining forces with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in their second “Giving is Winning” campaign aimed at collecting sportswear for distribution to refugees and displaced people around the world.

Countries must ratify anti-doping pact if they want to host Olympic Games – UNESCO

26 March 2007
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today hailed a call by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to render cities in countries that have not ratified the UN anti-doping treaty ineligible to host the Olympic Games.