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Mr. Lemke, UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace

UN official calls on young Olympians to help improve their home communities

18 August 2010
The thousands of athletes competing in the first-ever Youth Olympic Games, currently under way in Singapore, should use their experiences at the event to help promote change and improvement in their local communities, a senior United Nations official said today.

Winter Olympics in Vancouver aim to win green medal from UN agency

13 February 2010
The organizers of the Winter Olympics that kicked off this weekend in Vancouver are hoping to stage some of the greenest Games ever, thanks to a partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds Olympic Torch at UN Headquarters event dedicated to Olympic Truce in October 2009

UN goes for gold on development goals during Winter Olympics in Vancouver

12 February 2010
With the Winter Olympics kicking off today in Vancouver, a senior United Nations official is spotlighting the important role that sport can play in promoting development, as the finish line looms for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).