Tag: UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace
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Inaugural ITTF Dream Building Dinner
Paris – France, June 04, 2013: Building Dinner, The International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) first official Dream Building Fundraising Dinner was successfully held on 17 May 2013 at the Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel in Paris, France, alongside the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships. The dinner brought together the table tennis community for a night…
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UN supports the 2012 London Paralympic Games
London/Geneva, August 29, 2012: In a few hours, the largest ever Paralympic Games will open in London, with more than 4,200 athletes hailing from 166 countries competing in 21 sports. From a UN perspective, the Games offer a great opportunity to keep advancing the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities or impairment, both in…