2009 Global Peace Games for Children and Youth
All organizations and communities are invited to be part of the Global Peace Games for Children and Youth which are held each year in the fall, on or around the United Nations International Day of Peace, September 21.
The Global Peace Games are held every year.
The Games recognize and demonstrate the value of sport to:
- Unite, motivate, inspire and educate
- Encourage peaceful solutions and cultural understanding
- Teach essential values such as cooperation and respect
- Promote life-long health and social skills
- Improve health and wellbeing
- Strengthen links between children and adults
- Contribute to the development of communities
All participating sites will receive special messages from the United Nations Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace and from the President of FIFA. All children and youth can sign the UNESCO Manifesto for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence. A Certificate of Participation is prepared for all organizations.
Further details
Please download the invitation from the right hand margin
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