A list of resources from prominent policymaking actors.
Below is a list of organisations promoting sport and development policy, and links to further resources. It provides examples of governments, intergovernmental organisations, sports federations and civil society networks involved in sport and development but is not exhaustive.
Governments
Germany
- Federal sport policy (Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community)
- German sport for development cooperation
France
Japan
South Africa
- A Chance to Play South Africa: A Child’s Right to Play: A Policy Brief for South Africa (A Chance to Play Southern Africa, 2017)
Other
Intergovernmental organisations
Commonwealth Secretariat
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Global Action Plan on Physical Activity (WHO, 2018)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Quality Physical Education: Guidelines for Policy-makers (UNESCO, 2015)
- Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS)
- The Kazan Action Plan (UNESCO, 2017)
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Sports federations
FIFA
Commonwealth Games Federation
UEFA
International Olympic Committee
International Basketball Federation
International Table Tennis Federation
World Rugby
World Taekwondo
Networks
Centre for Sport and Human Rights
The International Platform on Sport and Development
The International Safeguarding Children in Sport Initiative
The Sport for Development Coalition
The Sport and Recreation Alliance
