COUNTRIES MUST ENSURE ALL PEOPLE CAN PRACTICE, PLAY SPORTS WITHOUT STIGMA – UN CHIEF

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COUNTRIES MUST ENSURE ALL PEOPLE CAN PRACTICE, PLAY SPORTS WITHOUT
STIGMA – UN CHIEFNew York, May 28 2013 1:00PMSecretary-General today
called on countries to ensure that all individuals have the right to
practice and play sports in a safe environment free of discrimination
and prejudice.

"We have a collective responsibility to ensure that all people,
regardless of gender, race, religion, ability or age, have the right
to practice and play in safe environments free of stigma and
prejudice," Mr. Ban said in his remarks to the Fifth International
Conference of Minister and Senior Officials Responsible for physical
Education and Sport (MINEPS V), which kicked off today in Berlin,
Germany.

"I have seen the positive value of sport in my travels around the
world. At the same time, I am disturbed by incidents of harmful
actions, such as violence, racism, cheating and match-fixing, that
threaten to undermine the positive values and credibility of sport,"
Mr. Ban said, in
<"http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=6848">remarks
delivered by his Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace,
Wilfried Lemke. "We must work together to address these challenges."

During the three-day conference, sport ministers from the majority of
195 member States of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), will discuss policy solutions to overcome the
main challenges in physical education and sport today.

In his remarks, Mr. Ban stressed that children and girls in particular
deserve to engage in sports under safe conditions. He added that
adults must act as role models by using sport to promote democratic
values and principles such as fair play, inclusion and dedication to
the common good.

"Sport, physical activity and play are outstanding tools to support
peace and development, integrate marginalized and disadvantaged
groups, promote gender equality and foster a more inclusive society
for persons with disabilities," Mr. Ban said.

The Secretary-General added that he hoped the conference would
encourage sport governing bodies to intensify their efforts to
eradicate all forms of discrimination.

Throughout the conference, which was jointly organized by the German
Federal Ministry of the Interior and UNESCO, with the support of the
International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, three
topics will be the main focus of participants: access to sport as a
fundamental right for all, promoting investment in sport and physical
education programmes, and preserving integrity in sport.

Researchers, national sport ministries and practitioners will also
take part in a poster exhibition, displaying the work and focus areas
of the Sport for Development and Peace International Working Group.May
28 2013 1:00PM
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