The present report is submitted in compliance with resolution 62/271, in which the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the resolution and on progress at the national, regional and international levels to encourage policies and best practices on sport for development
and peace.
The present report reviews the programmes and initiatives implemented since the last report by States Members of the United Nations, United Nations funds, programmes and specialized agencies and other partners (A/62/325 and Corr.1), using sport as a tool for development and peace. In particular, the report takes into account the various opportunities for sport for development and peace that have been
provided by the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and the XIII Paralympic Games in Beijing.
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