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			<title>Human Rights Council side events prove to be great success in Geneva</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Geneva (UNOSDP)- The Human Rights Council side event was organized by the Permanent Missions of the Russian  Federation, Brazil, Greece and the Republic of Korea. The event was aimed at promoting awareness, understanding and application of human rights...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UN-IOC Forum ends with calls for International Day of Sport and Physical Activity</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New York (UNOSDP)- Last week the 3rd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development came to a close in New York. The two day event at the United Nations Head Quarters from 5 to 6 June 2013 was concluded as a great success by the UN Special Advi...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UN chief urges teamwork, power of sports, to help build peaceful, prosperous future</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[5 June 2013 &ndash; Sport is a valuable vehicle to reach peace and development objectives, including health, education and gender equality, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at an international forum in New York. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon receives Olympic Order </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New York (IOC)- The 3rd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development opened  today in New York with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)  honouring United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with the  Olympic Order.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace partner with SAMSUNG</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New York (UNOSDP)- Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd, a global leader in digital media and convergence technologies, today entered into a partnership with the United Nations Office on Sports for Development and...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The 3rd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development opens in New York</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Hockey is Diversity recognised by UN Special Adviser Wilfried Lemke</title>
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At the invitation of former manager of Germany&rsquo;s Bundesliga football club Werder Bremen and current UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfr...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 11:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Geneva Group of Friends Physical Activity side event great success.</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Geneva Group of Friends on Sport for Development and Peace, last week (24th May 2013) organized a side event from the World Health Assembly, on the importance of physical activity in promoting healthy lifestyles. &nbsp;With an overwhelming number o...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 07:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Another Success for Judo at the UNOSDP Youth Leadership Training Program</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Macolin, Switzerland (IJF)- From May 19 to 20, 2013, the International Judo Federation participated one more time in the Youth Leadership Training Camp, which was held in Macolin, Switzerland, in the magnificent sports complex of the 'Office F&eacute;d...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 03:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Countries must ensure all people can practice, play sports without stigma – UN chief</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[28 May 2013 &ndash; Secretary-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.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 03:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UN Special Adviser on Sport for development and Peace attends MINEPS in Berlin</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 07:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to speak at 3rd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and IOC President Jacques Rogge will be keynote speakers at the 3rd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development, which will take place from 5 to 6 June 2013 at the UN headquarters in New York...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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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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