H.E. Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani is Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations and Co-Chair of the UN Group of Friends of Sport for Development and Peace. H.E. Isabelle Picco is Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations and Co-chair of the UN Group of Friends of Sport for Development and Peace.

The Tangible Contributions of Sport to the SDGs

Boys playing football (soccer). Photo by VietNam Beautiful on Unsplash
H.E. Isabelle Picco, Permanent Representative of the Mission of Monaco to the United Nations, the day of the adoption of the latest resolution on sport (Olympic Truce), 9 December 2019. Photo courtesy of the Permanent Mission of Monaco.
H.E. Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Vice-President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly and Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations (left) addresses the Assembly on 2 April 2019. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Sport plays an important advocacy role in combating the spread of diseases and highlighting the importance of international solidarity. In times of crisis, fear and anxiety can consume us. Alone, it seems, we can do very little, but working together, we can do so much.