Peace and Sport

Since its creation in 2007,{{Cite web |title=Mission and vision - |url=https://www.peace-sport.org/about-us/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |language=en-GB}} Peace and Sport has developed 12 field programs in 13 countries. The organization works with local project leaders (governments, NGOs, National Olympic Committees, and sports federations) in areas affected by extreme poverty, the consequences of conflicts, and an absence of social cohesion. These partnerships aim to develop programs that use sport to address social issues within communities.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportbuzzbusiness.fr/interview-joel-bouzou-president-de-peace-and-sport.html|title=Interview : Joël Bouzou, Président de Peace and Sport – SportBuzzBusiness.fr|date=2017-12-21|work=SportBuzzBusiness.fr|access-date=2018-11-29|language=fr-FR}}

As of 2018, Peace and Sport actively runs four programs in three locations: the African Great Lakes region, Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan and France. These programs include:

1. The "Friendship Games," an annual multi-sport event with peace-building activities that gathers youth from Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burundi.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mediaspaixsport.org/peace-and-sport-organise-les-jeux-de-lamitie-a-bujumbura-du-11-au-13-aout-2017/|title=Peace and Sport organise les Jeux de l'Amitié à Bujumbura du 11 au 13 Août 2017 {{!}} Médias Paix Sport|date=2017-06-27|work=Médias Paix Sport|access-date=2018-11-29|language=fr-FR}}
2. The "Live Together" program in the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, aims to create social cohesion through sport among refugees of different ages and genders.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hellomonaco.com/news/peace-and-sport-launch-live-together-program-in-refugee-camp/|title=Peace and Sport launch "Live Together" program in refugee camp|date=2017-07-31|work=HelloMonaco|access-date=2018-11-29}}
3. The "Sports Workshops" program uses sports to foster social and professional integration in vulnerable communities.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2018/02/19/2745144-l-insertion-avec-peace-and-sport.html|title=L'insertion avec Peace and Sport|work=ladepeche.fr|access-date=2018-11-29|language=fr}}
4. The "African Great Lakes" program, which is supported by the National Olympic Committees, international sports federations, local authorities, and Champions for Peace, offers six training centers for sports and peace-building activities.

In 2016, Peace and Sport launched a global program called "Act for What Matters".{{Cite news|url=https://osimonaco.org/peace-and-sport-lance-act-for-what-matters/|title=Peace and Sport lance " Act for What Matters "|date=2016-06-09|work=OSI Monaco|access-date=2018-11-29|language=fr-FR}} The program invites projects to collaborate with eight NGOs across all continents that are engaged in peace-building through sport. The initiative's stated goal is to develop bonds between international federations, NGOs, NOCs, and local authorities, helping them to maintain and develop sustainable Sport for Peace programs.

Peace and Sport created a "Sport simple" manual. According to the organization, Sport Simple activities are sporting activities in which the practice area, equipment, and rules are adapted to the environment in which they are carried out.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hellomonaco.com/news/interviews-2/joel-bouzou-how-sport-can-heal-the-world/|title=Joel Bouzou: how sport can heal the world|date=2017-11-30|work=HelloMonaco|access-date=2018-11-29}}

For example, World Rugby recognizes and promotes "touch rugby", an adapted version of rugby. Touch rugby uses adapted rules and principles that allow participants to play without contact.{{Cite web|url=https://laws.worldrugby.org/?domain=7&modified_form=1|title=World Rugby Laws – World Rugby's Law Education Web Site|website=laws.worldrugby.org|access-date=2018-11-29}}

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The Champions for Peace are high-level international athletes who, according to Peace and Sport, support disadvantaged communities through sports. These athletes are part of the Champions for Peace club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brunosroka.com/2009/11/bruno-sroka-peace-and-sport-monaco-prince-albert-fondation/|title=PEACE AND SPORT : LANCEMENT DES CHAMPIONS DE LA PAIX A MONACO {{!}} Bruno SROKA|website=www.brunosroka.com|language=fr-FR|access-date=2018-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115153654/http://www.brunosroka.com/2009/11/bruno-sroka-peace-and-sport-monaco-prince-albert-fondation/|archive-date=2018-11-15|url-status=dead}} The club aims to help the athletes to act and advocate for sports projects that promote peace and development. Lionel Messi became a Champion for Peace in December 2020.{{Cite web|title=Lionel Messi, Champion for Peace of the Year I Peace and Sport Awards 2020|url=https://www.peace-sport.org/champion-for-peace-of-the-year-awards-2020/|access-date=2020-12-20}}

Champions for Peace includes:

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• Lionel Messi
• Didier Drogba
• Yohan Blake
• Novak Djokovic
• Christian Karembeu
• Philippe Gilbert
• Paula Radcliffe
• Isaac Angbo
• Serge Betsen
• Sergei Bubka
• Sébastien Chabal
• Guo Chuan
• Hicham El Guerrouj
• Rania Elwani
• Elías Figueroa
• Laura Flessel
• Dick Fosbury
• Laure Fournier
• Fredericks Frankie
• Christopher Froome
• Diana Gandega
• Pascal Gentil
• Tatiana Golovin
• Yelena Isinbaeva
• Wilson Kipketer
• Willy Kouyaté
• Sabri Lamouchi
• Tahl Leibovitz
• Sébastien Loeb
• Jonah Lomu
• Florence Masnada
• Felipe Massa
• Elana Meyer
• Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
• Kashif Siddiqi
• Sébastien Squillaci
• Helena Suková
• Samantha Murray
• Ryu Seung-min

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The Peace and Sport International Forum is an annual event held in Monaco. According to the organization, it brings together key decision-makers, including heads of state, ministers, sports governing bodies, high-level athletes, international organizations, NGOs, academics, and Champions for Peace.{{cite web|url=http://sortiesmediapresse.com/forum-international-peace-and-sport/|title=FORUM INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SPORT|date=2015-12-19|website=Sorties Média Presse|language=fr-FR|access-date=2016-05-12}} It aims to identify solutions to global issues through sport. Past speakers have included Muhammad Yunus, Didier Drogba, and Christian Karembeu.{{cite web|title=Des intervenants de haut-vol attendus au Forum Régional Peace and Sport à Rhodes {{!}} Francs Jeux|url=http://www.francsjeux.com/communiques/2018/10/11/des-intervenants-de-haut-vol-attendus-au-forum-regional-peace-and-sport-a-rhodes/47141|website=www.francsjeux.com|language=fr|access-date=2018-11-28}}

Since 2017, Peace and Sport has organized a biennial regional forum to highlight local peace-through-sport initiatives. The first edition was in Rhodes, Greece on October 18, 2018,{{cite web|title=Peace and Sport présente son Forum régional en Grèce {{!}} Francs Jeux|url=http://www.francsjeux.com/communiques/2018/07/24/peace-and-sport-presente-son-forum-region-en-grece/45019|website=www.francsjeux.com|language=fr|access-date=2018-11-15}} co-organized with the South Aegean region.

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On 23 August 2013, the UN General Assembly declared April 6 as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP).{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/sport/home/unplayers/unoffice/idsdp|title=United Nations Sport for Development and Peace – International Day of Sport for Development and Peace|website=www.un.org|access-date=2016-05-12}}

This day is commemorated globally each year by international, regional, and national sports and development organizations.

Peace and Sport developed a web platform{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1036110/joel-bouzou-time-for-transformative-actions-as-april-6-is-approaching|title=Joël Bouzou: Time for transformative actions as April 6 is approaching|website=www.insidethegames.biz|date=5 April 2016 |access-date=2016-05-12}} to highlight initiatives celebrating April 6.

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In 2017, Peace and Sport, in cooperation with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the 2018 PyeongChang Organizing Committee brought together players from North and South Korea for a photo during the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship. Athletes posed holding a #WhiteCard.

In 2018, during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, Peace and Sport and the IIHF brought together the joint North–South Korean women's hockey team for a photo.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/sports/north-south-korea-olympics-hockey.html|title=A Tricky Reunion on the Ice for North and South Korean Hockey|access-date=2018-11-29}}

In 2015, the first UNFP (French National Union of Professional Soccer) / Peace and Sport trophy was awarded to the campaign "Soyons fiers de nos différences" (Be proud of our differences). The campaign was led in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 on the initiative of the Ligue de football professionnel and the Panamboyz United.{{cite web|url=http://panamboyz.fr/on-a-gagne-le-prix-unfp-peace-and-sport-2015/|title=On a gagné le prix UNFP Peace and Sport 2015 ! - Panamboyz United|date=2015-05-18|website=Panamboyz United|language=fr-FR|access-date=2016-05-12}}

At the Sportel Awards Ceremony, Peace and Sport awards the Peace and Sport Documentary Prize to a filmmaker whose video clip or movie emphasizes the positive role of sport in peace promotion.

In 2018, the prize was awarded to Jamillah Van der Hulst for her movie "Fighting for Life".{{Cite news|url=https://abonnes.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/Sportel-awards-deschamps-et-lizarazu-recompenses/952253|title=Sportel Awards : Deschamps et Lizarazu récompensés|last=Nokovitch|first=Sacha|work=L'ÉQUIPE|access-date=2018-11-29|language=fr-FR}}

In 2016, Peace and Sport partnered with the Monte-Carlo Fighting Trophy to raise funds for its field actions. The partnership was renewed in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitmonaco.com/fr/evenement/sports/22331/5e-monte-carlo-fighting-trophy|title=5e Monte-Carlo Fighting Trophy|website=www.visitmonaco.com|access-date=2018-11-29}}

I Move for Peace is a program that enables sportspeople and aspiring sportspeople to support fundraising for its field programs.{{cite web|title="I Move for Peace" pour contribuer aux projets de Peace and Sport {{!}} sportanddev.org|url=https://www.sportanddev.org/fr/article/news/i-move-peace-pour-contribuer-aux-projets-de-peace-and-sport|website=www.sportanddev.org|access-date=2018-11-14}}

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