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<title><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova and LeBron James team up against poverty in new UNDP advertisement]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[28 March 2008 - Maria Sharapova, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador, has invited National Basketball Association star LeBron James to &quot;Team Up Against Poverty&quot; on a new UNDP ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:38:40 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[UEFA supports Panda Ball]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Communications platform 
The 2008 edition of the Panda Ball was a unique communications platform for the celebration of Europe's natural heritage. The event, organised with the support of UEFA, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:41:53 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Ronaldo makes Red Cross donation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dual recognition 
The presentation was in recognition of Ronaldo's selection in the uefa.com users' Team of the Year 2007 and his role as ambassador for Score for the Red ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:00:37 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Score for the Red Cross Campaign]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The presentation will take place just before Wednesday's UEFA Champions League quarter-final second-leg match between Manchester United FC and AS Roma at Old Trafford in the UK at around 18:40 ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:29:26 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo named Ambassador of UEFA EURO 2008™ charity campaign]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Internet users will be able to help their favourite side win the title of &quot;Most Humanitarian Team&quot; by purchasing virtual goals on www.scorefortheredcross.org. They will have the chance to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:57:48 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Creation of the Adapted Physical Activity International Development (APAID)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce the creation of a new organization, named Adapted Physical Activity International Development (APAID). Its mission is to improve the quality of life of people with ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:24:57 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Report on the second edition of the Africa International Sport Convention (CISA)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Within these high quality panels, the following five themes were discussed:  

    Bidding and organization for major sport events: &laquo; What kind of legacy organizing ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:27:40 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Play the Game breaktrough Funding ensured and new bids to host conference]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportanddev.org/floor/CMS?server=sportanddev&amp;lang=en&amp;item_categoryID=514&amp;item_ID=2708</link>
<description><![CDATA[The settlement not guarantees a regular state grant to Play the Game until 2011, and triples the yearly amount from 67,000 to 200,000 euros. Read more here.    ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:26:09 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Make a difference with 'Giving is Winning']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In just over six months after its launch, the second &ldquo;Giving is Winning&rdquo; campaign is exceeding all expectations of its originators, the IOC and the UN High Commissioner ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:33:53 +0001
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<title><![CDATA['Football Under Cover' presented during the Berlin film festival]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Teheran in April 2006. Iran&rsquo;s national women&rsquo;s team and a local Berlin women&rsquo;s football team are playing their first official friendly match &ndash; before a crowd of more than a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:50:58 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Community volunteers in Namibia prepare for Kicking AIDS Out! Youth Sport Festival]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[But for the volunteers, coaches and athletes involved with SCORE Namibia, this time of year brings excitement of a different kind- the possibility of travelling across Namibia to represent their ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:05:58 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Cultural exchange highlights work already underway via International Inspiration Programme]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two students and two teachers from Palau &ndash; an island in Micronesia with a population of just under 21,000 - have this week visited Islay High School in Scotland, taking ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:39:25 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Kenya: UN plans healing through football]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The tournament to be launched on the sidelines of celebrations to mark the International Women's day will benefit 43 boys and 37 girls soccer teams.  

The United ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:29:27 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[International Women’s Day on 8th March 2008]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Even before the event NOWSPAR has announced that they are expecting over 500 participants drawn from over 30 sporting associations, institutions of learning, NGOs and corporate sector.    ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:18:01 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Danish politicians secure future for Play the Game]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The settlement not only guarantees a regular state grant to Play the Game until 2011, it also triples the yearly amount from 67,000 to 200,000 euros.   
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:33:49 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[ African Coaches May Apply for Course in Germany]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Selected candidates will receive formal classroom and practical lessons delivered by teachers from the Sport Science Faculty. The deadline for applications is 31st March 2008. 

The content of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:24:36 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Plight of Nigerian footballer highlights player-trafficking in Pakistan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[by Shazad Ali        

Indifferent attitude of a local football club and slackness of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has left an ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:28:46 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Monitoring and Evaluation workshop, Cape Town]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportanddev.org/floor/CMS?server=sportanddev&amp;lang=en&amp;item_categoryID=514&amp;item_ID=2697</link>
<description><![CDATA[At the same time, continous assessment is important for every individual's growth and development. As a Network, we need to improve the availability and the quality of data and information ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:19:57 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Respect key to new Football Foundation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[These few words offered a succinct summary of the Chairman of the French Football Association's vision for the sport. Having come from an amateur background himself, Jean-Pierre Escalettes has striven ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:37:40 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Runners raise US$22,500 for refugees in Sahara Marathon]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Some 400 people, including refugees and runners from almost 20 countries, took part in the February 25 event, which included a full marathon as well as shorter races for adults ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:02:50 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Women on the starting blocks]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[IOC's 2008 Women and Sport Award 
IOC President Jacques Rogge will thus announce the six recipients, one for each continent and one at world level. Each of them has ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:39:57 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Shoe4Africa Launches ‘Run for Peace’ in Kenya]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[SHOE4AFRICA, a not-for-profit organization that promotes empowerment, health &amp; AIDS awareness in Africa, announced today the first-ever Run for Peace event. The race on march 15th in Item, Kenya will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:38:55 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Vote Now for your favorite Sport for a Better World Entry!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The global search for leading innovations that use sport to drive social change has drawn 382 inspiring solutions from 69 countries.   

We are pleased to congratulate ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:53:16 +0001
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<title><![CDATA['Peace and Sport' of Monaco puts into action First Mission in Timor-Leste]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mr. Torrecillas&rsquo; visit is the first concrete action to emerge after the success of the &ldquo;Peace and Sport&rdquo; Forum held in Monaco in December 2007.   

Not ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:14:13 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[PeacePlayers International recognized at Laureus Sports Awards in St. Petersburg, Russia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Past winners of this award include:  Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Kip Keino and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  The Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony recognizes the achievements of sports stars and showcases ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:58:48 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Singapore to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Key moment for the Olympic Movement  
&ldquo;This is a key moment for the Olympic Movement&rdquo;, said Rogge to journalists present in Lausanne. &ldquo;Singapore has put together a very ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:53:40 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Recipients of 2008 IPC Development Grants]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[All the projects were selected from 20 submissions, which were carefully reviewed. Successful projects were selected for their overall contribution to the development of the Paralympic Movement.  
<br ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:59:31 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Nike: Leading the field in Global Corporate Social Responsibility]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportanddev.org/floor/CMS?server=sportanddev&amp;lang=en&amp;item_categoryID=514&amp;item_ID=2681</link>
<description><![CDATA[The CNVLD&rsquo;s programmes are rooted in the concept of sport having a unique power to influence positive social change and overcome the negative legacies of conflict. Only sport can bring ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:40:12 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[MYSA director to attend Monitoring and Evaluation workshop]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The three day&rsquo;s workshop aspire to gather central partners of the Kicking AIDS network to complete a monitoring and evaluation tool to be used in their respective countries.  <br ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:52:32 +0001
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<title><![CDATA[Athens to Host the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[At a moving signing ceremony in Athens on 14 February in the presence of H.E. Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic, the Memorandum of Agreement was signed and the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:23:15 +0001
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