Those interested in utilising Sport for Sustainable Development in their local communities are invited to sign-up for a free online course.
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Free online course on utilising Sport for Sustainable Development
Over 200 take part in scheme and football tournament in the Maldives.
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Football workshops teach young people new skills including resilience to extremism
Kigali, Rwanda - The upcoming Commonwealth Games will inspire and empower all Commonwealth citizens, in turn helping to boost development and health outcomes following the COVID-19 pandemic, Ministers and sport sector representatives have heard.
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Birmingham 2022 to help boost development and health outcomes across the Commonwealth
27 July 2022 to 27 July 2022
Conference
Commonwealth governments will convene in Birmingham, UK, for the 10th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting (10CSMM) on 27th July 2022. The meeting, convened by the Commonwealth Secretariat and hosted by the host nation’s government, is held every two years alongside the Commonwealth Games or Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Commonwealth Secretariat has marked this year’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by bringing together a host of experts for a lively debate on the role of human rights in sport.
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Access to sport is a crucial tool for promoting human rights and equality across the Commonwealth, say debaters
A blog by Dr Lin Sambili, Project Manager, Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), Commonwealth Secretariat
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Blog: Clear data key to monitoring progress on human rights targets within the sporting sector
A blog by Dr Lin Sambili, Project Manager, Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), Commonwealth Secretariat
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Blog: How the Commonwealth is promoting and protecting human rights through access to sport
31 March 2022 to 31 March 2022
Event
The Commonwealth Secretariat will host its 6th annual Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development on 31 March.
This year’s debate on Sport and Sustainable Development, one of the seminal events in the sporting calendar, will focus on the timely issue of human rights.
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6th Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development
Learn about the Implications of COVID-19 for Community Sport and Physical Activity
Learn more about Commonwealth Moves
Learn more about Measuring the contribution of sport to the Sustainable Development Goals
Learn more about our Sport for development and peace programme
Registrations are now open for the second round of an online course, designed to harness sport for sustainable development.
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Free course on sport for sustainable development opens for the second round
Activity and sport are necessary parts of young people’s daily rhythm. We go to the gym, not just for the exercise, but also for the opportunity to socialise. A run in the park offers a chance to meet-up and perhaps play a game of football.
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BLOG: How a new sporting course can boost health and community spirit during COVID
Commonwealth collaboration is vital to the recovery of the sport sector which has suffered a crushing blow from essential measures to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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Ministers welcome Commonwealth interventions to rebuild hard-hit sport sector
A four-dimensional strategy will be unveiled at a major ministerial forum tomorrow, to help governments sustain the sport sector ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Commonwealth to unveil ‘4D strategy’ on reviving sport at ministerial forum
A new free online course will help people and organisations harness the potential of sport in their work towards achieving sustainable development.
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Commonwealth and partners launch first online course for using sport for sustainable development
Public parks have been gated shut, beaches emptied and stadia deserted, as an unprecedented 2.5 billion people across the world are told to sit at home.
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Exercise can be good for you and your country especially during a crisis like COVID-19
This year the coronavirus has redefined International Day for Sport for Development and Peace celebrations.
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Sport is an important team player in the fight against coronavirus
To help sports policymakers and officials make good decisions about sport and exercise during the pandemic the Commonwealth is sharing lessons learned so far by sports policymakers around the Commonwealth.
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Sport policy during the coronavirus pandemic
Former international hockey player Joie Leigh takes part in the 4th annual debate on Sport and Sustainable Development, hosted by the Secretariat to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace in April 2019.
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Blog: Bridging the gap for environmental sustainability through sport
Global experts have commended an international framework which helps countries and sports bodies measure the contribution sport makes to the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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International framework on measuring sport’s contribution gains traction
Well-designed sport and physical activity strategies can make valuable contributions to national development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. That was the message from experts and policy makers who gathered for the three-day annual meeting of the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS).
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Sport policy boosts countries’ fitness in more ways than one
Commonwealth sport policy experts will meet in Mauritius today to draw inspiration from the pioneering sport reforms the country has undertaken with the Secretariat’s support.
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Sport reforms in Mauritius attract Commonwealth experts