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High-level meeting Promotion of Sport and Its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism

The Virtual high-level meeting to launch the project of the Global Programme on Security of Major Sporting Events, and Promotion of Sport and Its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism will feature discussions between senior United Nations Officials, Member States and international organizations representatives, policymakers, and sports personalities committed to the fight against violent extremism.

The event will be followed by a technical-level International Expert Group Meeting on 21-23 September 2020 where representatives from governments, international and regional organizations, sport bodies, academia and civil society organizations will share experiences and discuss actionable good practices of sports-based interventions aimed at preventing and countering violent extremism (PCVE) that can inspire the inclusion and further acknowledgment of sports within national and regional PCVE action plans.

The project entitled “United Nations Global Programme on the Security of Major Sporting Events, and Promotion of Sport and its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism” is co-implemented by the United Nations office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS). The workstream of the project dedicated to Security of Major Sporting Events was launched on 3 February 2020. The pillar on the Promotion of Sport and its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism will be launched on 18 September 2020 and should gain significant exposure during upcoming major sporting events, including the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

• When: 18 September 2020, 10AM – 12:45PM (New York Time)
• Where: The event will be broadcast live on
• More information: www.un.org/counterterrorism/sports   
• Twitter hashtag:  #SportsPVE