News Published: 09/12/2008 - 23:00 Olympic stars from Jamaica named as UNESCO Champions for Sport Two of the brightest stars from the Beijing Olympics, the gold medal-winning Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-Brown, were today named as Champions for Sport by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNES
News Published: 09/09/2008 - 23:00 Laureus agrees landmark agreement with Jordan's ‘Generations For Peace’ The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation has concluded an agreement with Jordan's Generations For Peace which will enable the two organisations to work together using sport as the means to resolve conflict in troubled communities.
News Published: 09/09/2008 - 23:00 Table Tennis Providing Hope in a Troubled Part of the World Time and again it is the superstars of sport who hit the headlines but sport is much more than just adulation of those with supreme talent; sport has a humanitarian element, which is just as important, as striving for excellence.
News Published: 09/07/2008 - 23:00 Beijing Olympic athletes get the chance to give hope to refugees The UNHCR and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched the "Giving is Winning" campaign on August 1 2008 to encourage athletes and national Olympic Committees to donate sportswear to refugees in Asia.
News Published: 09/07/2008 - 23:00 UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace is Special Envoy to the Paralympics UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr. Wilfried Lemke, is now in Beijing for the Paralympic Games.
News Published: 09/07/2008 - 23:00 New features The new version of the Platform now contains a number of new and exciting features that we hope will help you to: share your information more easily; start and contribute to discussions and debates; and connect and interact with other users.
News Published: 09/07/2008 - 23:00 UEFA President thanks Armenia and Turkey On Saturday, Armenia and Turkey played a qualifying match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Yerevan.
News Published: 09/04/2008 - 23:00 'Sport For All Under Pressure After Olympic Games', writes Mogens Kirkeby, President of ISCA Mogens Kirkeby, President of the International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA), reckons the fight for resources in the aftermath of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games could have dramatic consequences for the "Sport for All" movement.
News Published: 09/04/2008 - 23:00 MYSA partners with Samsung for the 'NextHero Campaign' The Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) and Samsung electronics have entered into a partnership that aims to use football to inspire kids from underprivileged areas to realize and nurture their talents and to achieve their dreams in life.
News Published: 09/03/2008 - 23:00 4th Annual Lang’ata Youth Soccer League scores 'Goals for Peace' From May to July 2008, more than 2200 children and teachers participated in the Annual Lang'ata Youth Soccer League.
