Geneva (UNOSDP) - On Saturday 25 February 2012, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, will jointly – together with the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge – visit community sports projects in Lusaka, Zambia. They will be accompanied by other high-ranked IOC and Zambian Government officials.

Geneva (UNOSDP) – Wilfried Lemke, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, was in attendance last week at the closing of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOGs) in Innsbruck, Austria. Tomorrow, he will travel to Belgium where he will give a lecture at the European Parliament and participate in a ceremony commemorating the Christmas Truce football game during WWI.

Manila  (UNICEF) –  Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham spoke about the importance of caring and supportive families during a visit with children who had formerly lived on the streets in the Philippines.

Smederevo, Serbia (UNICEF) -- UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, Novak Djokovic, recently paid a visit to a unique kindergarten or “Pcelica” in Smederevo, some 50 kilometres south east of the Serbian capital of Belgrade. An excellent example of an inclusive pre-school institution, the kindergarten is attended by the most marginalised and vulnerable groups in the Republic of Serbia, including children with developmental disorders and disabilities and those living in Roma settl...

Kabul, Afghanistan (UNAMA, edited by UNOSDP) – To mark the upcoming International Day of Peace on 21 September – which celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year – Afghans around the country have been participating in a range of sporting events organized locally with the support of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).