Health: UNESCO calls on governments to invest in physical education ahead of Paris 2024

"The majority of the world's schoolchildren still do not have access to the minimum required physical education. On Wednesday, Audrey Azoulay (direct-general of UNESCO) invited sports ministers, athletes and educators to UNESCO's headquarters to work towards increasing investment in this area," said the organisation based in Paris (FRA) on 24/07/2024, two days ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

"The outcome of these discussions will feed into the Summit of Heads of State and Government organised by France and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) on Thursday 25/07 at the Carrousel du Louvre," added UNESCO, which has set five priorities for its 194 member states:
• "Improve the training of sports teachers and educators;
• Increase investment in infrastructure;
• Develop physical education programmes that are resolutely inclusive, particularly for girls and young people with disabilities;
• Increase the number of hours of physical education in school curricula;
• Place the values of sport at the heart…