"Only Together, We Will play again'', International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2021

FORUM: OnlyTogether will we play again. International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2021.


Let's recognize the role that sport plays in communities, in individuals’ lives, in building resilience and in the recovery from the pandemic through online and social media activity in the lead up to and on the Day. The Department of Global Communications, in collaboration with Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Health Organization and the Co-chairs of the Group of Friends of Sport for Sustainable Development in New York – Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations and Permananent Mission of Monaco to the United Nations – have developed social media and online messaging around the theme of recovery from the pandemic, the importance of equity in that recovery, and what is necessary to build back better for a more resilient and equitable world. Sport can cross boundaries, defy stereotypes, improve our physical and emotional health, and inspire hope across nations, but we will only be able to get back to this, if we recover better and help end the pandemic by helping ensure everyone is protected from COVID-19.





 The UN entities and external organizations will be able to tailor the theme to closely fit their own specific mandates and activities to demonstrate how sport and physical activity can help build back better and stronger as society begins to reopen and recover, once the pandemic ends. Sporting analogies, such as “achieving success through teamwork,” and “using a level playing field” can also be incorporated to deliver the important equity and resilience messaging, and sports personalities and organizations can help promote. Teamwork is essential to building back better. So, let’s help end the pandemic by ensuring everyone is protected from COVID-19. Let’s level the playing field and recover better. 



Objectives

The 2021 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace messaging aims to:

– Reaffirm the place of sport in the recovery from the pandemic and beyond
– Foster equity, solidarity, community and team spirit in response to the pandemic
– Encourage healthy habits through physical activity and building emotional wellbeing
– and inspire hope through sporting analogies.

For the International Day of Sport this year, we are using the following hashtags: #SportDay #OnlyTogether

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