United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace
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United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace | |
 Logo of UNOSDP | |
| Abbreviation | UNOSDP |
|---|---|
| Merged into | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
| Formation | 28 February 2001 |
| Founder | Kofi Annan |
| Dissolved | 30 April 2017 |
| Purpose | sport & peacekeeping |
| Headquarters | Geneve |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°13′42″N 6°06′35″E / 46.2283824°N 6.1097541°E |
UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace | Wilfried Lemke |
Parent organization | United Nations |
| Website | un.org/sport/ |
The United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP) was introduced by Kofi Annan in 2001. Its mandate was to coordinate the efforts undertaken by the United Nations in promoting sport in a systematic and coherent way as a means to contribute to the achievement of development and peace.
The second UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace was
UN Headquarters
in New York.
The United Nations announced the closure of the Office on Sport for Development and Peace on 4 May 2017.[1]
The UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace
Under-Secretary-General
. He reports directly to the Secretary-General.
In his position as a Special Adviser, he replaced Adolf Ogi from Switzerland. Ogi, former President of the Swiss Confederation and politician, had served the UN as Special Adviser for close to seven years between 2001 and 2007.
References
- ^ "A call for action following the closure of the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP)". sportanddev.org. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
External links
- https://www.un.org/sport (Archived)
- 6 April - UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- Panathlon, the international movement for fair play, created in 1951, supported by UNESCO
- Sports21 - Agenda21 applied to sports