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Basketball camp builds a better future
NEW YORK, 1 September 2005 – They came from 30 counties across Europe. 50 of the continent’s most promising under-18 basketball players gathered in the northern Italian city of Treviso - just outside Venice - to participate in Basketball without Borders.
UNICEF and CONCACAF join forces to help children
NEW YORK, 22 July 2005 – CONCACAF - the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football - and UNICEF are working together to help children across the region.
Gustavo Kuerten joins forces with UNICEF to promote sports as a tool for development
JOINVILLE, Brazil, 15 July 2005 – Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten signed a pledge on behalf of the rights of children and adolescents to play sports on Wednesday at the Joinville Tennis Club in Brazil. The pledge is part of an agreement between UNICEF and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Tennis stars rally for a new global partnership with UNICEF
INDIAN WELLS, California, USA, 11 March 2005 – The world’s top tennis players, including Roger Federer and Andre Agassi, today participated in a crowd-pleasing exhibition celebrating the new global partnership between the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and UNICEF.
UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy to address 10th World Sport for All Congress
NEW YORK/ROME, 11 November 2004 – UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy is in Rome, Italy to address the 10th World Sport for All Congress. The main theme of the Congress is ‘Sport for all as a tool for education and development’.
Filmmakers document the plight of the world’s children
MADRID, 11 November 2004 – Filmmakers Patricia Ferreira, Pere Joan Ventura, Chus Gutierrez, Javier Corcuera, and Javier Fesser have joined forces with UNICEF Spanish National Committee in speaking out for the children of the world.
International Badminton Federation joins forces with UNICEF
LAUSANNE, 19 October 2004 – The International Badminton Federation (IBF) and UNICEF are pleased to announce the launch of their new global alliance. The new partnership between IBF and UNICEF was officially unveiled on 5 October at the International Olympic Committee Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Harnessing the power of football for peace
NEW YORK, 21 September 2004 – Peace and sport have long been intertwined. This year, the International Day of Peace recognizes that connection with its theme ‘Peace through Sport’. In connection with the Day, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA, football’s international governing body) is making a special contribution to UNICEF’s work for post-conflict peace-building in 12 countries.
Football fights AIDS and drug abuse
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan/NEW YORK, 20 September 2004 – Under the slogan “Kyrgyz Young Football Players Against Drugs and HIV/AIDS,” the final of the Kyrgyz President’s Cup 2004 – the biggest young people’s football tournament in Kyrgyzstan – brought to a conclusion a successful campaign to raise public awareness of key issues for young people. A key goal of the campaign was to stimulate action to help create a healthy environment for young people, allowing them to develop to their full potential.
Football spurs girls’ education in West Bengal
NEW DELHI, India, 1 September 2004 – FIFA, the international football governing body, is donating 65 sports-in-a-box kits to the UNICEF West Bengal office to help support girls’ education and their right to play. Girls in most villages have hardly ever participated in outdoor sports; they will now have the opportunity to form teams and play football regularly.
Sports beats HIV/AIDS in Athens and beyond
ATHENS/NEW YORK, 31 August 2004 - UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy was in Athens recently during the opening week of the Olympic Games to kick off a series of events celebrating the role sport plays in helping children grow into a healthy adulthood.
Olympic Youth Camp graduates to champion children’s rights
ATHENS, 26 August 2004 – Four hundred and fifty promising young athletes from around the world graduated as UNICEF “Champions for Children’s Rights” in a ceremony held at the Olympic Youth Camp in Athens, Greece on 21 August 2004.
Gold Medal for “Champions for Children’s Rights”
ATHENS/NEW YORK, 13 August 2004 – UNICEF, in cooperation with the Athens 2004 Olympic Organizing Committee (ATHOC) is providing an opportunity for 450 young athletes to become ‘Champions for Children’s Rights’, during the 16-day Olympic Youth Camps being held at the Olympic Games.
Olympic album raises funds for UNICEF’s work on HIV/AIDS
NEW YORK, 12 August 2004 – In keeping with the spirit of the Olympic Games, Unity – the Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album – has brought together different races, cultures and religions in an environment of friendship and peace. The album will help raise funds for UNICEF’s work in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Children win as world-renowned football teams play
NEW YORK, 2 August 2004 – The world’s children were at the forefront as football giants Manchester United and AC Milan faced each other in an exhibition match at Giants Stadium in New Jersey on Saturday.
Children win as final whistle blows at Copa América 2004
LIMA, 25 July 2004 – Children were the centre of attention during the recent football tournament, Copa América 2004.
Copa América football tournament dedicated to the children of Peru
LIMA, 14 July 2004 – With a campaign entitled “¡Con los niños sí se gana!” (“You win with children!”), the South American Soccer Federation (in Spanish, the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol or CONMEBOL) and UNICEF are dedicating the Copa América 2004 to the children of the host country, Peru. Together with Euro Cup 2004, Copa América is the most important regional soccer event in the world.
FIFA strengthens partnership with UNICEF to help children in war and armed conflict zones
Football’s international governing body, FIFA, is strengthening its partnership with UNICEF to use football to help change the lives of children and young people, with a special focus on those who live amidst situations of war and armed conflict.
UNICEF thanks Zonta International for more than 30 years of support
NEW YORK, 7 July 2004 – UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Karin Sham Poo today thanked members of Zonta International, a global service organization which seeks to advance the status of women and girls, for more than 30 years of support.
Young champion to carry Olympic flame in Moscow
MOSCOW, 3 July 2004 – Sergei Pavlov, 16, today becomes the second of the three torchbearers selected by UNICEF to participate in the global Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay, as the Relay visits Moscow.
Olympic Torch Relay: Bearing the torch for child protection
This year’s Olympic Torch Relay is special in another way: In cooperation with the International Olympic Committee, UNICEF was able to select three torchbearers to participate, helping bring the issue of child protection to the world’s attention.
Olympic Torch Relay visits United Nations for the first time ever
NEW YORK, 19 June 2004—The Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay visits United Nations headquarters for the first time ever. Two of the torchbearers – Toni Jones, 18, and Daniel Mejia, 17 – were selected by UNICEF.
Child labour activist runs in Olympic Torch Relay
This is the story of Núbia, one of three torchbearers selected by UNICEF to participate in the global 2004 Olympic Torch Relay.
At its Centennial Celebration FIFA teams play for children
PARIS, France, 20 May 2004—UNICEF commends its partner FIFA, football’s international governing body, on its use of sports to change the lives of children around the world. Likewise, FIFA continued its support for children and UNICEF during its Centennial Celebration in Paris, France. FIFA president Sepp Blatter told UNICEF staff present at the games that the participants “play for UNICEF and they play for the children.”
Against the odds, Deka excels in football
NEW YORK, 19 October 2004 – In the tiny East African nation of Djibouti, almost every boy plays football. But cultural traditions do not encourage girls to participate in sports. Therefore it is very unusual to find a young girl who avidly plays football. Deka, who started playing football at the age of three, is one such girl.
