At no other time in history have sports played such a dominant role in daily life. In fact, sports in society are so vital that the United Nations (UN) has declared them a human right: “Sport and play are human rights that must be respected and enforced worldwide; sport has been increasingly recognized and used as a low-cost and high-impact tool in humanitarian, development and peace-building efforts.”
While the UN recognizes that sports can also, at times, negatively influence society with corruption, scandal and the incitement of violence, their positive influence far outweighs their negative aspects: “Sport has a unique power to attract, mobilize and inspire. By its very nature, sport is about participation. It is about inclusion and citizenship. It stands for human values such as respect for the opponent, acceptance of binding rules, teamwork and fairness, all of which are principles which are also contained in the Charter of the United Nations.”
For this, EILD organises an open day for Sports initiatives and ideas in order to engage under this big part of EU.
19/11/2020
15:30-16:30 CET
At: https://meet.google.com/gkg-rypp-zej
We are excited and looking forward to meet you all online!