Welcome to the United Nations

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE

New York, 6 April 2021

Sport is one of the great human pursuits – a model of teamwork, a platform for individual excellence, a driver of economic growth for all of society.  The United Nations has long worked in wide-ranging ways with athletes and sporting federations and associations to use this great power to build bridges of friendship and coexistence, to promote healthy lifestyles, and to advance our work to...