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Written question asked by Gary Streeter (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 March 2016. It was answered by James Duddridge (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Brazil: Olympic Games

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to implement the recent UN General Assembly Resolution on an Olympic truce during the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Answer

The United Kingdom co-sponsored the General Assembly resolution “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”, which calls for Member States to observe the Olympic Truce – a cessation of hostilities around the Olympic Games – within the framework of the Charter of the United Nations, and to promote peace through sport. As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the UK already works to uphold the UN Charter and its commitment to the maintenance of international peace and security.

For the 2012 Olympic Games in London the UK was the first ever nation to get all 193 UN Member States to sign the Olympic Truce. We are actively involved in building links between countries through sport. HM Government supported the successful London 2012 International Inspiration programme that reached 25m children in twenty countries through the power of sport and continues to support a range of other related initiatives around the world such as the British Council's Premier Skills and Try Rugby programmes. Looking ahead to next year's IAAF World Athletics Championships due to be hosted in London, the Government, through UK Sport, is supporting LEAP (Leadership and Excellence in Athletics Programme) which aims to develop youth athletics in a number of countries around the world.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
30348
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Olympic Games Peace Paralympic Games UN resolutions Brazil
Link
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