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- 14 February 2007-The world’s top-ranked women's tennis
player, Maria Sharapova, was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP.
Sharapova also announced a donation of $100,000 to UNDP Chernobyl-recovery
projects. More…
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of Sharapova's visit to the UN
- 20 February 2007- Football legends Ronaldo and Zinédine
Zidane are inviting some of the world’s top players to join
them in an all-star line-up for the fourth “Match Against Poverty,”
which takes place on 19 March in Marseille, France. More...
- 22 January 2007 - UNDP, in partnership with NIKE and MercyCorps,
is ensuring 2007 gets off to a sporty start for youngsters following
its donation of 50,000 footballs across Aceh. More...
- 28 August 2006 - Renowned international footballers Ronaldo
Luiz Nazariode Lima and Zinédine Zidane today issued a joint
statement supporting plans to build a cleaner and healthier public
transport system in South Africa in time for the 2010 World Cup. More...
- 31 May 2006 - In synergy with the aspirations of the local
population, UNDP has facilitated the donation of 13,600 pairs of soccer
shoes to 564 clubs throughout 21 districts of the province of Aceh.
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- 6 December 2005: Over 400 participants from 70 countries
resolve to use sport to improve the quality of education and health,
eradicate poverty, and foster peace and tolerance at the 2nd
Magglingen Conference on Sport for Development in Magglingen, Switzerland.
The Magglingen Call
to Action urges governments, sport organizations, athletes, international
agencies, the private sector and other stakeholders to promote sport
for development and peace in their activities and programmes.
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