International day of sport for development and peace (2013)

The General Assembly of the United Nations has declared 6 April the ‘International Day of Sport for Development and Peace’. Approved by consensus the date was decided upon by analogy with the opening of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens on 6 April 1896. The objective of the proclamation is to advocate for utilising sport as a tool for education, development and peace, solidarity, tolerance, understanding, social inclusion and health at the local, national and international levels. Furthermore it seeks to promote integrity in sports and to encourage all groups of society to engage in this process.