By Erik Berg Chairman, Habitat Norway. Retired diplomat and development worker Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Former President of Asker Football and Member of the Municipal Sports Council. Deputy Chair UN Habitat’s Advisory Group on Gender Issues 2018 — ; We are witnessing an accelerating multiple, man-made climate, food and environment crisis. COVID-19 is only a warning of
September 19, 2016 :“Rebuilding cities after years of conflict includes building adequate sport spaces.” – Dana Podmolikova Sports related headlines have plastered almost every front page this summer, from the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace to the 2016 Rio Olympics to last night’s closing ceremony for the Paralympics. Naturally, PVBLIC jumped in on the bandwagon. To
08/12/2016 11:31 am ET | Updated Aug 15, 2016 Co-authored by Doug Ragan, UN-Habitat Chief of Youth and Livelihoods Unit, Dana Podmolikova, UN-Habitat Youth & Urban Sports Specialist UN-HABITAT Young people playing sports at the Mogadishu One Stop Youth Centre. With Rio’s hosting of the Olympics, the international community has the opportunity to see the full potential
Ever watched the World Cup or the Olympics? Ever cheered for a team or an athlete other than the one coming from your own country? If so, isn’t it amazing how suddenly the world has no geographical boundaries and people are united by the love for sport? How race, gender or sexual orientation suddenly doesn’t
Youth represent the most vibrant section of the society, they play a pivotal role in socio- economic changes and development of the society. A nation can only progress when the energy of the youth is channelled towards constructive work. Young people in Somalia love sports, they love to watch sports and more so, they love
Ever watched the World Cup or the Olympics? Ever cheered for a team or an athlete other than the one coming from your own country? If so, isn’t it amazing how suddenly the world has no geographical boundaries and people are united by the love for sport? How race, gender or sexual orientation suddenly doesn’t
