The UNESCO Chair was represented at the “Change the Game” Sport Conference in Paris
Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO, speaking at the “Change the Game” Sport Conference at the Headquarter in Paris.
On 23 & 24 July, UNESCO hosted a major gathering of high-level sport policy-makers in the leadup to the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. This event aimed to identify commitments from Member States to strengthen the social impact of sport.
The "Change the Game" Conference has brought together ministers, sports organizations, high-level athletes, private sector actors, investors, social entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders to discuss the transformative power of sport for sustainable development. It has featured the launch of UNESCO’s Social Impact of Sport Report, setting the scene for a series of sessions exploring topics related to investment in sport through people, infrastructure and innovation:
The social impact of sport;
Investing in people;
Investing in infrastructure; and
Innovating investments.
The UNESCO Chair was represented by em. Prof Dr Uwe Pühse. The UNESCO Chair contributes to the goals of UNESCO with the dissemination of the KaziKidz learning and teaching materials in low to middle income countries (LMICs) and supports the UNESCO Quality Physical Education (QPE) and UNESCO's Fit for Life (F4L) programmes. UNESCO's "Change the Game" Ministerial Forum - 24 July 2024 can be viewed here.