International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on 6 April 2017

 Lausanne (RWH) 6 April 2017 marks the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) that will take place worldwide. At the initiative of the International Olympic Committee IOC, this day  was launched in August 2013 by the United Nations and pays tribute to the power of sport to drive social change, community development and to foster peace and understanding.

 This day is commemorated globally each year by international, regional, national sport and development organizations to honour the role that sport plays in society, whether by encouraging healthier lifestyles, making sport more widely accessible or using it as a vehicle for development in areas made vulnerable by conflict, poverty and inequality.

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