【Top 10 International CSR Events】No.9 UN recognizes the role of sport in achieving sustainable development

 

On December 3, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution to leverage “sports to foster sustainable development”, which encourages UN Member States and relevant stakeholders to emphasize and promote the use of sport as a tool for sustainable development. The resolution also recognized the contribution that sports，the Olympic and Paralympic movements have made to health, education, social inclusion and anti-corruption. The resolution was adopted on the occasion of the presentation of the biennial report of the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace.
 
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In building a more inclusive, peaceful and positive world, the value of sports and the pursuit of sustainable development are the same.
 
Thanks to the UN, we now have a strong tool to foster sustainable development. The resolution affirms that sports functions as a bridge to improve individual self-esteem and national self-confidence, connect various stakeholders to communicate and help the community to cross political and cultural differences, etc. In addition, the great influence of sports facilitates the event sustainability management of large-scale sports activities and the integration of the concept of sustainable development into the core values of sports, by which we can achieve consensus and achieve sustainable development goals globally, and help individuals become more confident, boost organizations become healthier and more sustainable, and contribute a more active and prosperous China.
 
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