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2014 GLOBAL PEACE GAMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

All organizations and communities are invited to be part of the Global Peace Games for Children and Youth which are held each year in the fall, on or around the United Nations International Day of Peace

All organizations and communities are invited to be part of the Global Peace Games for Children and Youth which are held each year in the fall, on or around the United Nations International Day of Peace, September 21. This unique grassroots civil society event has been held yearly since 2001.

The Games are an opportunity for young people all over the world to demonstrate their commitment to make the world a better and healthier place and to express their solidarity in the mission of global friendship, peaceful solutions and nonviolence.

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All sports can take part in this event, not only soccer/football. Registration is free and all activities that contribute to the themes of the Games are encouraged. The themes of the Games support the goals of the United Nations. They educate about and show support for peaceful solutions and aim to build global friendship and understanding. They support the improvement of human life, as outlined in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

The Games recognize and demonstrate the value of sport to:

  • Unite, motivate, inspire and educate
  • Encourage peaceful solutions and cultural understanding
  • Teach essential values such as cooperation and respect
  • Promote life-long health and social skills
  • Improve health and wellbeing
  • Strengthen links between children and adults
  • Contribute to the development of communities

A special message from the United Nations will be sent to all registered participant, from the United Nations Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace. All children and youth can sign the UNESCO Manifesto for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence, and engage in the Nobel Handshake for Peace. A Certificate of Participation is prepared for all organizations along with the compiled Global Report on the Games.

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To date in 2014, organizations in 33 countries and nearly 100 organizations have registered thousands of children and youth to participate. Connecting and uniting children and youth from diverse places across many continents, the Games provide a low-cost "grassroots" organizing structure that empowers local organizations, brings communities into the global media spotlight, and engages children and youth to place collaborative, peaceful values at the heart of both the local and global agenda.

Register now by sending your registration information to PLAY SOCCER Nonprofit International Please email the following registration information to [email protected]

1. Name of Organization Registering
2. City and Country Games will take place in
3. Anticipated Date of Games
4. Name of Person Responsible for Registration
5. Email address
6. Telephone
7. Postal Address

REMEMBER:

In order to be included in the 2014 Report, registrants are requested to provide a brief summary and a few photos of their Games. After the games are held, a brief one or two paragraph report should be prepared and sent to PLAY SOCCER Nonprofit International. It must be received by December 1, 2014 in order to be included in the Report on this year’s Games. The report should be no more than one page, describing the Games and including the following information:

  •  The number of children and youth that took part
  •  Where and when the event took place
  •  The number of signatories on the UNESCO Manifesto
  •  The names of other organizations that joined the event

Please send one or two photos of your event.

Both the Registration Information and the report that is prepared after the Games should be sent to [email protected].

For more information on the event check out the Play Soccer Website 

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