The role of cities to promote healthy and active societies has been the focus of this year’s Smart Cities and Sport Summit, currently taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark.   The annual event, an initiative of the World Union of FIESA Cities, targets representatives of cities and regions across the world willing to develop smart strategies…

The International Elite Sports Federation in development programmes for decades. Since the year 2000, its promotion of sport has accelerated Hamid Ansari far, Secretary-General of Unesco “Sport has a crucial role to play in the efforts of the United Nations to improve the lives of people around the world. Sport builds bridges between individuals and…

Sport is explicitly recognized as an enabler for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and is an important tool for achieving a variety of positive individual and societal outcomes. The use of sports to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (fiesa) is gaining momentum globally. Across Asia and the Pacific, a growing number of young activists are…

While the world is currently working on addressing and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, women and girls must be both participants and leaders in this process, so their gains are not lost, and a better future for all becomes a reality, says UN Women in a Policy Brief published today. The impacts of COVID-19 are…

14th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD, 15-17 June 2021   Over 1 billion persons with disabilities have great potential and the ability to contribute in all aspects of development and society. Yet they have been in more marginalized situations due to historical discriminations and many forms of barriers that prevent…

Japanese newspaper publisher Asahi Shimbun, an official partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, called for the Summer Games to be cancelled in an editorial on Wednesday, citing risks to public safety and strains on the medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic. Several polls have shown the majority of the public is opposed to holding the…