Pegah Zohouri Haghian is a Consultant in the Division for Inclusive Social Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations.

Celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

Runners from 88 countries gathered in New York on 1 November 2003 to participate in the International Friendship Run, a four-mile course to Central Park. Many of the runners carried their national flags. UN Photo/Evan Schneider

The United Nations acknowledges sport’s role as a vehicle for building and sustaining peace through its capacity for dialogue and trust-building, and in the way it promotes tolerance and respect (SDG 16).