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			<title>Geneva diplomats experience Development and Peace sports initiative</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[800x600Macolin, Swizerland (UNOSDP)- The Geneva Group of Friends (GOF) on Sport for Development and Peace made the trip to the Swiss National Sports Institute in Macolin. The purpose of the visit was to get to know the United Nations Office on Sport fo...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The 5th UNOSDP Youth Leadership Program set to improve young leaders’ skills in promoting social change through sport</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Wilfried Lemke reappointed as UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Geneva, (UNOSDP)- For the sixth consecutive year, the UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr Wilfried Lemke has received an extension for a further year. The official reappointment date was 11th April 2013, and will see the UN offici...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 03:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Olympic Gold Medallist Nicola Adams unveils UNICEF, CGF and Glasgow 2014 partnership</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Glasgow, 22 April 2013 (UNICEF) &ndash; Today UNICEF, the CGF and the  Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games have announced a unique collaboration  for children that seeks to touch the lives of children in Scotland and  in Commonwealth countries across the w...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Special Adviser on Sport visits Peru on "Sport for All" themed misson</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lima, Peru (UNOSDP) &mdash; From 24 to 26 April, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr. Wilfried Lemke, visited Peru, where he was one the keynote speakers during the 1st plenary session of the 15th IOC Wor...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UN staff run for resilience, recovery and solidarity</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hoboken, April 2013- Several UN heads and a number of staff were joined by  delegates from the Permanent Mission of Jamaica at the Hoboken  Resilience Run in Hoboken, New Jersey on Saturday, 6 April 2013.&nbsp; Their  attendance at the race marked thei...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UN special adviser on sport deplores deadly attack at Boston Marathon </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Geneva (UNOSDP)- The deadly bomb attack at the Boston Marathon today has sparked the condemnation of the UN Secretary-General&rsquo;s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr Wilfried Lemke, who condemned the assault that strikes at the h...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>During Spain visit, UN Chief kicks off Real Madrid/Levante soccer match</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[6 April 2013 &ndash; Sporting a white jersey with the number 1,000 on his back, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today kicked off the Real Madrid-Levante match at the Santiago Bernan&eacute;u stadium in the Spanish capital of Madrid. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UN Calls for Accelerated Action with 1,000 Days to Go on Millennium Development Goals</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New York, 3 April- The United Nations and its partners around the world will observe the 1,000 days to the end of 2015 &ndash; the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) &ndash; during the next week to inspire further action.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UN Special Adviser signs partnership agreement with the Doha Goals Forum</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Doha (UNOSDP) - During a visit to Doha, Qatar, the UN&rsquo;s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr. Wilfried Lemke, met with the Executive Director of Doha Goals Sheikh Faisal, to sign the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the col...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UN Special Adviser on Sport promotes Peace and Truce with Olympic hosts and with Military Sport organization CISM</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Geneva (UNOSDP)- The UN Special Adviseron Sport for Development and Peace, Mr. Wilfried Lemke, this week participated in the Legacy Forum of the Olympic Truce event organized by the UK FCO in London. This was then followed by his participation in the o...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The FCO, the IOC & UN Office on Sport for Development & Peace co-host Olympic Truce Legacy Forum with future Olympic host nations in London.</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[London (Press Release FCO)- 2012 was a momentous year for London and the Olympic Truce was an historic opportunity for the UK to promote peace and stability around the world. Sport has the power to bring people together from different countries, cultur...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>No place for racism in sports, UN declares on International Day</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Geneva (UN) &ndash; The United Nations today urged using the power of sport to end the blight of racism as it marked the annual International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Sport Protection in the Middle-East and North Africa: Ministry of the Interior of Qatar hosted high-level meeting</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Doha, 17 (UNICRI). A high-level meeting to address the issue of  sport protection in the Middle-East and North-Africa took place on 17  March 2013 in Doha. The meeting was jointly organised by UNICRI and the  ICSS, the not-for-profit organisation speci...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:56:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Your chance to promote sport as a priority for a better world</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The United Nations, in collaboration with the Overseas Development Institute and the World Wide Web Foundation have jointly developed "MY World", a global citizen survey designed to determine the major issues that would make the biggest difference in p...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Unleashing the Power of Sport at the UN</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New York (Women Win) - On International Women's Day, Women Win reflects on the burgeoning momentum that backs sport as a mighty strategy in empowering girls and women as displayed at the UN's annual CSW]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Wilfried Lemke and William Gaillard new confirmed speakers at Securing Sport 2013</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Doha, Qatar; (ICSS) 25th February 2013: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has announced that Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Sport for Development and Peace, will speak at Securing Spor...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Ethiopian women giggle and strain in a yoga class like no other</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[GOROM, South Sudan, February 25 (UNHCR) &ndash; The  women giggle and strain as they try to follow their teacher, Naomi  Swain, who is sitting in the lotus position on the red cement floor of a  spartan classroom in South Sudan.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace supports  “Gold- You can do more than you think”</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hamburg (UNOSDP)- Today, the UN Secretary-General&rsquo;s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr. Wilfried Lemke, will be attending the premiere screening of the movie &ldquo;Gold- You can do more than you think&rdquo;. This highly insp...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador Michael Ballack gets a first-hand look at the impact of AIDS on South Africa</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[South Africa (UNAIDS)- In his role as UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador, the German  football star Michael Ballack conducted a 3-day mission to Johannesburg,  South Africa, where he learned about the impact of HIV on communities  and used his st...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>With one year to go, Ban helps kick off countdown to Sochi Winter Olympics</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New York (UN News Centre) &mdash; Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon helped to kick off the one-year countdown to next year&rsquo;s Winter Olympics in Sochi &ndash; the first Games to ever be hosted by the Russian Federation. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>UNDP’s Match Against Poverty raises US$360,000 for marginalized youth in Brazil and Cape Verde</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Geneva (UNDP) &ndash; December&rsquo;s Match Against Poverty held in Porto Alegre, Brazil raised US$360,000 for two youth-oriented projects - one in Brazil and one in Cape Verde, Africa. The announcement was made after all proceeds from ticket sales, b...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Kenyan sports stars give election violence the boot</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New York (UNDP) &mdash; A national campaign supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is using footballers and other sports stars, along with a range of other methods, to reduce the risk of violence in Kenya&rsquo;s upcoming elections. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>United Nations Sports Envoy celebrates Special Olympics values and signs agreement with the host province of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[PyeongChang (UNOSDP) &ndash; The UN Secretary-General&rsquo;s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, is in attendance at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games. Mr. Lemke also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>4th United Nations Sport for Development and Peace Youth Leadership Camp underway at Aspire</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Doha, Qatar (UNOSDP) &ndash; The 4th edition of the UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) kicked off today at the world renowned Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. The Camp brings together youth aged 18-25 in order to teach them the best practices in using sport...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Prince Ali and UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace visit Syrian refugee camp in Za’atari, tour Jordanian sport clubs in Northern Jordan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Za&rsquo;atari &amp; Northern Jordan (UNOSDP and We are Asia) &ndash; FIFA Vice President and Jordan Football President, His Royal Highness Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, and Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, W...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>A Korean legacy in Léogâne: Taekwondo</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Port-au-Prince, Haiti (MINUSTAH) &mdash; For more than a year, members of ROKENGCOY, the Korean military engineer contingent of MINUSTAH, taught Taekwondo, an Asian martial art, to some fifty teenagers of L&eacute;og&acirc;ne, Haiti.&nbsp; On December ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Top footballers play in UNDP’s 10th Annual Match Against Poverty</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Porto Alegre, Brazil (UNDP) &mdash; More than 50,000 football fans descended upon the new Gremio stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil yesterday to watch Ronaldo's team beat Zinedine Zidane's team 3-2 in the 10th Annual Match Against Poverty, which was spons...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>At UN and Olympics exhibition, Ban highlights role of sports in advancing shared goals for peace </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New York (UN News Center) &ndash; Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalled today the &ldquo;many powerful emotions&rdquo; experienced on 26 July 2012 &ndash; the day he took part in the torch run for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in support of the Olympi...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Registration opens for 3rd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The IOC today launched the registration process for the third edition of the International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development which will take place from 5 to 6 June 2013 at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, USA.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
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