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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 [[6 April]] as the "International Day of the Sport for the Development and the Peace". The UN, with this commemoration, |
On 23 August 2013, the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in Resolution 67/296 decides to proclaim on [[6 April]] as the "International Day of the Sport for the Development and the Peace". The UN, 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 [[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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[[Category:Sports culture]] |
[[Category:Sports culture]] |
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[[Category:Secular holidays]] |
[[Category:Secular holidays]] |
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[[Category:United Nations observances]] |
[[Category:United Nations observances]] |
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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 |
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== External links == |
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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 the Sport for the Development and the Peace". The UN, 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]
