Sport for Development and Peace General Assembly

The present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 75/18, provides a review of progress towards the implementation of the United Nations Action Plan on Sport for Development and Peace over the past two years, drawing on input received from Member States, entities of the United Nations system and other stakeholders.

The innovations and adaptations undertaken to deliver sport for development and peace during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic are highlighted, and the potential for sport to play a catalytic role in countries’ efforts to build back better is explored. In the context of broader recovery efforts, suggestions are made for ways in which sport can be maximized as a low-cost, high-impact tool to rebuild solidarity within and between countries and to deliver concrete benefits to people in the short term, while generating wider societal-level change, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.

The report reviews progress towards implementation of the United Nations Action Plan on Sport for Development and Peace, drawing on input received from Member States, the United Nations system and other stakeholders. Prepared in the context of the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the report highlights the important role of physical activity and sport in mitigating the impact of the pandemic on health and wellbeing and examines the role of digital technology in helping sport to fulfil that role. It further examines means of building global resilience to counter future shocks through investment and innovation in sport and sport-related policies.