Tag: UN General Assembly
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UN General Assembly approves Olympic Truce for Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016
Lausanne, Oct 26, 2015: The 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly today approved a resolution for observance of the Olympic Truce for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro next summer. The resolution was supported by 180 out of 193 UN member states. Speaking to the General Assembly in New…
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IOC President to deliver speech at UN General Assembly with sport set to be included in Sustainable Development Goals
Lausanne, Sept 23, 2015: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will speak at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 in New York on Saturday. The Summit will adopt the post-2015 Development Agenda on 25 September. Three days of debate about the realisation of these goals by world leaders will follow. Among the speakers…
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Historic milestone: United Nations recognizes autonomy of sport
Lausanne, Nov 3, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today welcomed the historic recognition by the United Nations of the autonomy of the IOC and sport. The recognition comes in a resolution adopted by consensus at the 69th regular session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The document states that the General…
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Olympic Truce for Sochi Games 2014
New York – USA, Nov 6, 2013: Newly elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has outlined his vision of how sport and politics can work together to build a better and more peaceful world. He was speaking at the 68th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly today, where a resolution was…