(ATR) Policy-makers, sport leaders and champions, Olympians, NGO’s and other key figures will address pressing issues confronting today’s society from the rise of extremism to escalating military conflicts and a global migration crisis at the Peace and Sport International Forum, Nov. 25-27, in Monaco.
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Peace and Sport founder Joel Bouzou led a Peace Walk to open the eighth edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum on Wednesday evening, Nov. 25.
"The current international context makes our action all the more essential," said Bouzou, the president and founder of Peace and Sport. "The unifying and social impact of sport endows it with a pivotal role."
"The International Forum is a crucial event for Peace and Sport," Bouzou said.
Prince Albert, a five-time Olympian and IOC member since 1985, said sport has the power to unite and bring society closer during these arduous times.
"Sport has the unique and extraordinary capacity to unite people together, communities under extreme tension, populations facing dramatic armed conflict," said Albert II, the reigning monarch of the Principality of Monaco.
"Because of its intrinsic values, sport contributes also establishing and maintaining peace in some regions of the world," he said. "Each year, we see sport helping to build bridges between nations, where traditional diplomacy has failed.
"We see it contributing to a restoration of dialogue where political pressure has proved ineffective."
The 2015 Peace and Sport Forum was held at the Grimaldi Forum, along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
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