With one of the key themes, being "Preserving the
Integrity of Sport"- in light of 1) values of sport 2) fight against match
fixing 3) doping and 4) corruption in sport, the, the fifth UNESCO World Sport
Ministers Conference began in Berlin starting 28 - 30 May 2013.
The programme
is jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, UNESCO and the International
Council of Sport Science and Physical Education.
Other agenda would be a) implementation of the UN Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
b) to encourage more girls and women to participate in sport.
c) Investment opportunity in sports/physical education also
to encourage discussing standards for large-scale sporting events.
"I am delighted that we won the bid to host the World
Sport Ministers Conference next year," said Federal Minister of the
Interior Hans-Peter Friedrich.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior will convene national
working groups made up of experts from government and non-governmental
organizations, sport federations and the research community as well as
practitioners from the world of sport in order to prepare Germany's policy
positions on the conference topics.
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