Coaching Life Champions: Score against Violence and Crime

Join this webinar, organised by UNODC and IOC: Addressing Risk and Protective Factors to Youth Violence and Crime through Sport and Supporting the Reintegration of Juvenile Offenders.

To explore the contribution of sport in building safe, just and peaceful societies, UNODC and IOC will organize a series of webinars in cooperation with state and non-state actors from sectors including sport, youth, justice, academia and civil society. The webinars will be held under the initiative “Sport against Crime: Outreach, Resilience, Empowerment of at-risk youth” (SC:ORE).

Pre-register for the event series

Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 15:00–17:00 CET
Webinar 1: Coaching Life Champions! Addressing Risk and Protective Factors to Youth Violence and Crime through Sport and Supporting the Reintegration of Juvenile Offenders
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 15:00–17:00 CET
Webinar 2: Does It Work? Measuring the Impact of Sport and Sport-Based Programming on Crime Prevention
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 15:00–17:00 CET
Webinar 3: Play Ball with the Sport Sector! Sport Sector Engagement and Contribution in Multisectoral Partnerships for Violence and Crime Prevention

Objectives

To share knowledge and promising practices on sport as a tool for youth violence and crime prevention.
To advance the integration of sport in youth crime prevention strategies.
To promote multisectoral approaches to evidence-based prevention through sport and enhance sport sector engagement.
To enhance cooperation and joint action among relevant actors.

The webinars will explore sport’s role in various thematic areas and aim to share good practices globally. They will build on the UNODC/IOC publication “Preventing youth crime and violence through sport: a policy guide,” while also investigating emerging areas like urban sport and e-sport for youth engagement and resilience. The goal is to create an informal network of experts and practitioners as a foundation for a future community of practice.

Language

The working language for the webinars will be English, but interpretation will be provided in Arabic, Spanish, and French to facilitate global access across regions.