Young people playing basketball.
The document aims to promote sports and related activities to prevent crime and to effectively build resilience of at-risk youth.

The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime and the International Olympic Committee, in the context of the joint programme on “Sport against Crime: Outreach – Resilience – Empowerment” (SC:ORE), have developed comprehensive guidance (2024)  to advance the use of sport for the prevention of youth violence and in building safe, just and peaceful communities. 

The document provides an overview of the key points of a theory of change and important programming elements, to support policy and programme development in this area.

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https://www.sportanddev.org/research-and-learning/resource-library/preventing-youth-crime-and-violence-through-sports

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2024
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