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GENEVA / SPORT FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
STORY: GENEVA / SPORT FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRT: 3:34
SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 11 MAY 2011, GENEVA SWITZERLAND
1. Wide shot, exterior, Palais des Nations, Geneva
2. Med shot, Ban Ki-moon seated in conference room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“What do Ronaldo, Didier Drogba and Zinedine Zidane have in common? If your answer is that they are all football superstars, you would be only half right. They are also among the UN Goodwill Ambassadors so we have many such Goodwill Ambassadors who are working for the common cause of Peace, Development and Human Rights.”
4. Cut a way, video screen
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Of course, the guns do not always fall silent, but we shall keep trying. We are still being troubled by all what’s happening in North Africa in Libya and many other parts of the Arab. However such pauses can offer a much-needed respite from violence, periods in which humanitarian assistance can be delivered. The Truce can also give mediators crucial time. The United Nations also uses sport to support peace building. Participation in football matches, for example, has helped ex-combatants to reintegrate into communities and break down stereotypes and stigma.”
6. Cutaway, IOC delegation
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Let us do more to mainstream sport in our development, peace building and peacekeeping activities. There is tremendous potential here to educate future leaders, to create positive role models, to reach out to the poorest and most troubled areas in the world.”
8. Cutaway, Tonga delegation
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Let us explore how the sporting community can support the transformations that are under way in North Africa and the Middle East. The United Nations has used sport in many troubled societies, from the Balkans to Cyprus to Africa, to promote reconciliation and help children learn positive social values. We all know that children and youth are often those who suffer most from conflicts. Sports programmes can help give them a second chance, a chance to learn skills and regain confidence.”
10. Pan right, Ban to IOC President Rogge
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (11 May) called for the inclusion of sport in development, peacebuilding and peacekeeping initiatives, emphasizing the tremendous capacity for games to educate, create positive role models and reach out to the poorest and most troubled areas in the world.
He urged the sporting community to explore how it can support the transformations that are under way in North Africa and the Middle East, noting the that UN has used sport in many troubled societies, from the Balkans to Cyprus to Africa, to promote reconciliation and help children learn positive social values.
Ban cautioned that sport can also bring out the worst in human emotions and behaviour, intolerance, corruption and a mindset that seeks to win at any cost.
“I am counting on you to guard against such behaviours and to join together so that sport can do its part to reach out to our shared goal of a healthier, more peaceful and more prosperous world,” he said.
He urged governments, the sporting world, and other partners to support the work of Wilfried Lemke, his Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, saying Lemke’s office can be can be a catalyst for deepening partnerships.
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