What are the Global Refugee Forum and the Sport for Refugees Coalition? How can you get involved? Find out during the 23-27 October Week of Action on Sport and Refugees.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and more recently the Sport for Refugees Coalition, in partnership with sportanddev, have hosted a Week of Action on Sport and Refugees annually since 2020. Taking place this year on 23-27 October, the 2023 edition will champion the role of sport in improving the lives of refugees, in particular through greater inclusion and protection from harm, abuse and neglect.
At the forefront of current efforts is the December 2023 Global Refugee Forum. The week’s activities will be facilitated by the Sport for Refugees Coalition's co-convenors, the Scort Foundation, the Olympic Refuge Foundation and UNHCR, with the support of the International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev). They will include a webinar and an online workshop, and we will answer the following questions:
- What is the Sport for Refugees Coalition?
- What are the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and the Global Refugee Forum (GRF)?
- What is the Joint Pledge on Sport?
- How does the Joint Pledge on Sport contribute to better lives for refugees and global processes such as the GRF and GCR?
- How can my organisation get involved in the Joint Pledge on Sport and the Sport for Refugees Coalition?
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