Tag: Wilfried Lemke
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Wilfried Lemke bids farewell in New York and Geneva
New York and Geneva, December 16, 2017: On 6 December, H.E. Mr. Heiko Thoms, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, hosted a reception in New York to Wilfried Lemke bids farewell to the Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace. Wilfried Lemke was joined by…
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Wilfried Lemke to Attend the Gwangju Universiade
Geneva, Switzerland (UNOSDP) – July 1, 2015: With just two days left until the Opening Ceremony of the 28th Summer Universiade, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace Wilfried Lemke departs to Gwangju, Republic of Korea, to attend the event and discuss further cooperation of his office with the…
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Wilfried Lemke Travels to Berlin to Meet Young Leaders of Sport for Development Sector
Berlin, Germany (UNOSDP), April 23, 2015: The 15th Youth Leadership Camp which is currently underway at Kienbaum Sports Centre opened another day of training yesterday with a lecture by the UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace. Wilfried Lemke visited the camp to meet the young people from 16 countries, actively involved in…
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IPC and United Nations unveil Paralympic Wall at Sochi 2014
Germany, Mar 6, 2014: The ribbon of the Paralympic Wall was officially cut on Thursday (6 March) at the Coastal Paralympic Village by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven alongside UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitriy Kozak and Dmitry Chernyshenko, President of…
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Youths from both Koreas to attend YLP in Gwangju
GWANGJU – The participation of youths from both the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea at the Youth Leadership Programme (YLP), which will be held in Gwangju, Korea from August 22nd for 10 days, has been officially confirmed. On August 19th, 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC 2015) informed that…
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2015 Gwangju Universiade set in full Preparation Mode
GWANGJU – After receiving the Universiade flag at the closing of the 2013 Kazan Universiade, Gwangju has officially started its countdown as the next host city. Gwangju Universiade is putting its efforts to host a successful and exemplary competition by forming a joint Korean team at the games, as well as creating a surplus event…
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Wilfried Lemke reappointed as UN Special Adviser
Geneva, (UNOSDP) – For the sixth consecutive year, the UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr Wilfried Lemke has received an extension for a further year. The official reappointment date was 11th April 2013, and will see the UN official explore the new and exciting formats in which sport is being used…
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Deplores deadly attack at Boston Marathon
Geneva, April 16, 2013: The deadly bomb attack at the Boston Marathon today has sparked the condemnation of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr Wilfried Lemke, who condemned the assault that strikes at the heart of the values of tolerance and understanding of sport. According to media reports, two…
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UN Special Adviser on Sport promotes Peace
Geneva, Mar 27, 2013: The UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr. Wilfried Lemke, this week participated in the Legacy Forum of the Olympic Truce event organized by the UK FCO in London. This was then followed by his participation in the opening events of the CISM Winter World Military Games in…
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Sport Protection in the Middle-East and NA
By: Will Shand, from Doha, Qatar, March 17, 2013: A high-level meeting to address the issue of sport protection in the Middle-East and North-Africa took place today in Doha. The meeting was jointly organised by UNICRI and the ICSS, the not-for-profit organisation specialising in sport safety, security and integrity. Launched in 2002 and backed by…