Covid-19: 118 United Nations member states call to integrate sport into recovery plans

"118 Member States of the United Nations (UN) have called for all States to include sport and physical activity in their recovery plans post Covid-19 and to integrate sport and physical activity into national strategies for sustainable development," announced the IOC on 16/07/2020.

"In a joint statement on the impact of Covid-19 on sport, physical activity and well-being, as well as its effects on social development, signatories praised the valuable contribution of sport and physical activity in promoting many important areas, such as: education, sustainable development, peace, cooperation, solidarity, fairness, social inclusion and health," said the International Olympic Committee.

The joint statement, was initiated by the "co-chairs of the Group of Friends of Sport for Sustainable Development, Isabelle Picco and Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, respectively permanent representatives of the Principality of Monaco and of the State of Qatar to the UN," added the IOC.

"In this time of hardship, despite our many urgent priorities, sport and physical activity remain essential for our…