HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein Receives Prestigious Award At Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games Generations For Peace recognised at 75th AIPS Congress

Innsbruck, 14th January 2012: Generations For Peace Founder and Chairman, HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein has received one of three prestigious AIPS Power of Sport Awards in recognition of Generations For Peace’s exceptional work in uniting children and youth from communities in conflict through sport.

HRH Prince Feisal was presented with a trophy at the 75th AIPS Congress at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games and said:

"I am delighted and honoured to receive this AIPS Power of Sport Award on behalf of Generations For Peace and in recognition of all that we and our partners have achieved by harnessing the power of sport to unite conflicted communities.

"Generations For Peace promotes the values of Olympism through all levels of sport domestically and internationally, instilling peace, active tolerance, and responsible citizenship by empowering youth to lead and cascade sustainable change in communities experiencing conflict; so it is highly appropriate that we are receiving this award at the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games.

"We are very grateful to AIPS for their support in helping to raise awareness of Generations For Peace work and objectives."

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco (Peace and Sport) and Italian multi-disciplined Paralympic athlete Fabrizio Macchi also received Power of Sport Awards.

Austrian President Dr Heinz Fischer officially opened the AIPS Congress with IOC President Jacques Rogge and a host of IOC members in attendance.

Whilst at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, HRH Prince Feisal will also be involved in a number of high level meetings:

"Generations For Peace will be meeting with existing and potential partners throughout the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games to promote our work and discuss plans for future Generations For Peace programmes", said HRH Prince Feisal.

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Notes to Editor:

Generations For Peace is the international non-governmental organisation founded by HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein of Jordan in 2007 and dedicated to the innovative and sustainable use of sport for peace building and development. It has grown rapidly and now supports delegates and certified Generations For Peace Pioneers in communities facing a variety of forms of conflict in 48 countries and territories.

578 delegates have already been trained through the Generations For Peace Pioneer Certification Programme, at eight intensive 10-day camps in Amman (Jordan), Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Sochi.

Cascading their learning and experience on to over 4,200 second and third generation Peace Pioneers and delegates, their Generations For Peace programmes have now touched the lives of 75,000 children.

The Generations For Peace Institute was established in 2010 as the academic research arm of Generations For Peace. Working in partnership with Georgetown University and the University of Oxford, the Institute is leading and supporting collaborative multi-disciplinary research, and then sharing knowledge and best practices across the whole sport for peace and development community.

Generations For Peace is one of only two peace through sport organisations officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee: the other is Right To Play.

The AIPS Congress is running in Innsbruck from 12-16 January. HRH Prince Feisal was one of three recipients of the AIPS Power of Sport Award. A further four recipients received the AIPS Fair Play Award.

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