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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 633 

Supporting the goals and ideals of the United Nations Office on Sport 

for Development and Peace. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 10, 2009 

Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. MILLER of North 

Carolina, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. 

COSTA, Mr. ELLISON, and Mr. HARE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of the United Nations Office 

on Sport for Development and Peace. 

Whereas the United Nations believes that the fundamental 

principles of sport, including respect for rules and opponents, teamwork, and fair play, are consistent with the 

principles stated in the United Nations Charter; 

Whereas the United Nations supports improving the health 

and personal growth of people of all ages, but particularly 

of young people; 

Whereas the United Nations believes sport can contribute to 

economic and social development in large and small communities by generating employment and economic activity; 


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Whereas the United Nations promotes sport as a way to build 

a culture of peace and tolerance by bringing people together on common ground to advance understanding and 

mutual respect; 

Whereas, since 1993, the United Nations General Assembly 

has adopted a number of resolutions endorsing the development of a relationship with the International Olympic 

Committee; 

Whereas the right to participate in sports has been embodied 

in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the 

Child and the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; 

Whereas the International Olympic Committee and the National Olympic Committees have finalized cooperation 

agreements with a number of United Nations programs, 

including the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office 

of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations 

Environment Programme, in order to bring the benefits 

of sport to refugees and other individuals affected by conflict, and in order to fight social exclusion and environmental degradation; 

Whereas, in 1979, the United Nations Educational, Scientific 

and Cultural Organization adopted an International 

Charter of Physical Education and Sport as a result of 

its work with the International Olympic Committee; 

Whereas, since 1984, the World Health Organization has 

been engaged with the sporting world to promote a 

healthy lifestyle and the benefits of physical activity; 

Whereas, in March 2003, a task force of United Nations experts submitted a report to then-Secretary General Kofi 


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Annan containing recommendations for an increased role 

of sport in helping to accomplish the Millennium Development Goals; and 

Whereas, upon receiving the report, then-Secretary General 

Kofi Annan said the work and report were ‘‘important 

steps towards making more effective use of sport to improve the lives of the people—and particularly young people—served by the United Nations and its related programs and agencies’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the importance of sport as a way 

3 to promote peace and tolerance around the world; 

4 (2) supports the use of sport as way of pro5 moting a healthy lifestyle; and 

6 (3) recognizes the important work and inter7 national contributions of the United Nations Office 

8 on Sport for Development and Peace. 

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