Before addressing the theme of Dialogue among Civilizations, the General Assembly invited States members to accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through sport-based initiatives and promote the integration of sport in development programs.
The resolution entitled "Using sport to promote education, health, development and peace", presented by the representative of Tunisia, the Assembly invited Member States, especially the organizers of major sporting events, to leverage these events to promote initiatives relating to sport for development and peace, and strengthen existing partnerships and forge new. It calls upon States to promote innovative financing mechanisms and arrangements involving various stakeholders at all levels.
The Assembly also invited Member States and international sports organizations to assist developing countries in their efforts in the areas of sport and physical education, both by providing data experience in providing them with financial, technical and logistical. She also urged the international community to provide voluntary contributions to United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace and the International Working Group on Sport for Development and peace.
Taken together, the delegations who spoke today emphasized the benefits both economic and intangible that sport can bring to companies, especially the youth, women and the disabled.
The representative of Brazil recalled that a decade began sporting extremely important for his country, which will host the World Military Games in 2011, the FIFA World Cup in 2014, and the Olympics and Paralympics in 2016. The Brazilian Government is committed to fostering and adoption measures to ensure that these events will help create jobs, improve the country's infrastructure and to expand options for Brazilian youth.
The representative of South Africa has expressed pride in his country, which has permanently changed the perception of Africa among the highest number, by hosting a World Cup FIFA both spectacular and memorable. Before the Assembly started its debate on the Dialogue among Civilizations, the representative of Monaco said that the "power of sport lies in its specific capacity closer to communities.
At the second debate, several proposals were made including that of Paraguay, which suggests the United Nations to proclaim July 30, international day of friendship. Paraguay, which celebrates a national day for over 50 years, will conduct timely consultation with States and regional groups to present a draft resolution to that effect.
The representative of Belarus stressed the idea of his country to create "Help Future Generations Prosper, a new partnership to promote and defend youth interests. He also reiterated the idea of convening a General Assembly debate on this issue.
Godfather with Spain for the Alliance of Civilizations, the representative of Turkey said his Alliance is working on a regional strategy for the Mediterranean to promote the good neighborly relations. Strategy and Action Plan for 2011-2015 will be adopted at the First Regional Conference on the Mediterranean to be held in Malta on November 9. Bolivia, speaking through his representative has in turn proposed the creation a work plan to fight against xenophobic tendencies fueled the current global economic crisis.
Many delegations expressed concern because of the rise of religious intolerance and Islamophobia in particular. Some of them have called for the incitement to religious hatred is punishable by an international legal instrument.
after Proclamation 2010 of a new International Decade for a Culture of Nonviolence and Peace for the world's children will grow be further dialogue between cultures and religions, said the representative of the United States.
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