London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games
Date:
29 August 2012 - 9 September 2012
Location: London, United Kingdom
Location: London, United Kingdom
Just like previous mega-sports events in the past (such as the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa), the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games provide a unique opportunity for the United Nations and their partners to communicate on the positive role of sport and to carry out activities in order to advance their humanitarian, development and peace-building objectives.
For more informations, news, photos and videos about the UN's involvement in and around the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, see our special focus section here.
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Food and Agriculture Organization
Global Compact Office
International Labour Organization
International Organization
Stop TB Partnership
UN-HABITAT
UNAIDS
UN Development Programme
UN Economic Commission for Europe
UN Environment Programme
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Federal Credit Union
UN Population Fund
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UN Children's Fund
UN Office on Drugs and Crime
UN Office on Sport for Development and Peace
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UN Volunteers
World Food Programme
World Health Organization
World Tourism Organization