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{{Short description|Annual celebration of sports}} |
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[[File:1896 Olympic opening ceremony.jpg|alt=The opening ceremony of the 1896 Summer Olympics|thumb|The opening ceremony of the 1896 Summer Olympics]] |
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The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is an [[list of minor secular observances#April|annual celebration]] of the power of sport to drive [[social change]], community development and to foster [[peace]] and understanding. |
The '''International Day of Sport for Development and Peace''' (IDSDP) is an [[list of minor secular observances#April|annual celebration]] of the power of sport to drive [[social change]], community development and to foster [[peace]] and understanding. |
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Created by the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in 23 August 2013, supported by the [[International Olympic Committee]] since 6 April 2014. |
Created by the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in 23 August 2013, supported by the [[International Olympic Committee]] since 6 April 2014. |
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== Celebration == |
== Celebration == |
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On 23 August 2013, the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in Resolution 67/296 decides to proclaim on |
On 23 August 2013, the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in Resolution 67/296 decides to proclaim on 6 April as the International Day of Sport for Development and the Peace. The [[United Nations]], with this commemoration, "invites States, the [[United Nations]] system and in particular the [[United Nations]] [[United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace|Office on Sport for Development and Peace]], relevant international organizations, and international, regional and national sports organizations, civil society, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, and all other relevant stakeholders to cooperate, observe and [[raising awareness|raise awareness]] of the "International Day of Sport for Development and Peace".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/67/296|title=Resolution 67/296 - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace|last=|first=|date=Aug 23, 2013|website=|publisher=United Nations|access-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| ⚫ | * [https://www.un.org/en/observances/sport-day International Day of Sport for Development at Peace - UN] |
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[[Category:Sports culture]] |
[[Category:Sports culture]] |
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[[Category:Secular holidays]] |
[[Category:Secular holidays]] |
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| ⚫ | * [https://www.un.org/en/observances/sport-day International Day of Sport for Development at Peace - UN] |
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The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is an annual celebration of the power of sport to drive social change, community development and to foster peace and understanding.
Created by the United Nations General Assembly in 23 August 2013, supported by the International Olympic Committee since 6 April 2014.
This date commemorates the inauguration, in 1896, of the first Olympic games of the modern era, in Athens, (Greece).[1]
On 23 August 2013, the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 67/296 decides to proclaim on 6 April as the International Day of Sport for Development and the Peace. The United Nations, with this commemoration, "invites States, the United Nations system and in particular the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace, relevant international organizations, and international, regional and national sports organizations, civil society, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, and all other relevant stakeholders to cooperate, observe and raise awareness of the "International Day of Sport for Development and Peace".[2]
