World Sports Alliance International Governmental Organization - The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP): Reason 12: Universality

The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP) 

Reason 12: Universality

Therefore, in PyeongChang, the Secretary-General of the United Nations said: “I have decided that the UN does not need to have any other voice in relation to sports but the voice of the International Olympic Committee”.

In the sectors of sport, but also the Sport for Development and Peace, the United Nations would not need other voices than those of the International Olympic Committee. This choice questions the notion of universality. I thought that the UN mission was universal by definition: Millennium Declaration 2000, Millennium Development Goals 2001, Sustainable Development Goals 2015, Agenda 2030 "Transforming the World". Its article 37 is very sad. Reading this statement by the Secretary-General, I have not doubted the mission of the United Nations, but my understanding of the notion of universality. So, I went back to those big dictionaries that give you a diversity of definition for the same word. I propose the first two:

1. Character of what extends to everything, of what embraces everything.
2. Character of what extends to the whole earth, of what is spread everywhere.

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World Sports Alliance IGO - The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP): Reason 11

The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP)

Reason 11: The UN’s Sports Policy

Africa has the means for its development,  including sports initiatives. I will return to the reasoning on the right reasons to finance initiatives in the area of sport for development and peace. But the news interrupts reasoning.  On 9th February 2018, in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea, on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games the UN Secretary-General addressed some remarks to the press following his meeting with IOC President Thomas Bach.

I retained this extract:  “I am also very grateful for the exemplary cooperation between the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations. As you said Mr. President, your support in the protection of refugees, in combatting drug trafficking, in promoting gender equality, in the support of people with disabilities through your sister organization the International Paralympic Committee, but also in all other areas in which we are working together your support has been precious. We are extremely grateful.

As a matter of fact, we feel such a [unity] of points of view that I have decided that the UN does not need to have any other voice in relation to sports but the voice of the International Olympic
Committee. The International Olympic Committee represents by its values the same values that created the United Nations”.

This is somewhat perplexing and prompts me to interpret the new UN’s policy with caution. See next.

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World Sports Alliance - The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP): Reason 10

The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP)

Reason 10: Africa’s development

From the six lessons of financing sustainable development that was transmitted to me by some brilliant African brokers of ideas, I concluded:

“Seen from the South, sustainable development will necessarily involve the mobilization of funds likely to encourage the financing of economic projects, ranging from micro-projects to macro projects:  agricultural development, electrification, town sanitation, land use planning, construction of administrative or sports infrastructure, development of communication lines”.

“These projects will lead to the creation of SMEs and SMIs and will provide support for professional projects of women's groups, the launch of microfinance campaigns for young people, as well as the promotion of sports initiatives”.

Where can this investment come from? Probably not from global North. For two reasons. The global North is developing austerity policies. Africa has the means for its development. See next.

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World Sports Alliance - The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP): Reason 9

The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP)

 Reason 9: the evidence from the field.

How to raise funds on the markets to finance development, including sports for development and peace, without being immediately accused of being a crook.  When you travel to Africa, away from the world summits, far from the peremptory assertions of some whistleblowers, the financing process of sustainable development appears as obvious that is staring you in the face. In my blog, I recalled the six lessons of financing sustainable development that was transmitted to me by some brilliant
African brokers of ideas.

1. Peace first! If the Sahel is the land of all dangers, Sub- Saharan Africa often remains a powder keg.
2. Priority to development provided it is sustainable!
3. Sustainable development means eradicating hunger.
4. Reliance on international financial institutions does not necessarily promote sustainable development.
5. From Africa, the model of the twentieth century from Bretton Woods is no longer suitable.
6. Priority to the micro-economy and the funding of local projects.

I concluded: “Seen from the South, sustainable development will necessarily involve the mobilization of funds likely to encourage the financing of economic projects, ranging from micro-projects to macro-projects: agricultural development, electrification, town sanitation, land use planning, construction of administrative or sports infrastructure, development of communication routes. These projects will lead to the creation of SMEs and SMIs and will provide support for professional projects
of women's groups, the launch of microfinance campaigns for young people, as well as the promotion of sports initiatives”. See next.

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World Sports Alliance International Governmental Organization - The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP). Reason 8

The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP). 

Reason 8: Benefit or Scam.

Whistleblowers are doing their job. For them, most of those who try to raise funds to finance sustainable development are crooks.  Let's recap! According to the former UNDP director, to finance
sustainable development, the fuel will be lacking. During my speeches, I keep repeating that the states of the North are struggling to honor official development assistance. And that the countries of the South are tired of depending on the countries of the North to finance the health and education of their populations. According to the Addis Ababa conference, it is imperative to solicit the private sector to finance sustainable development. According to the World Bank, billions of dollars must be raised on the private markets to finance a single sustainable development goal. Therefore, how to raise funds in the markets to finance development without being immediately accused of being a crook? See my next post.

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World Sports Alliance IGO - The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP). Reason 7

The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP). 

Reason 7: whistleblowers’ competence level.

Among whistleblowers, as in any socio-professional group, some are competent, others are less skilled.  The former work hard to collect relevant data. In sport, whistleblowers denounced the exploitation of children who make sporting goods, then forcing large transnational companies to adopt quality charters integrating respect for human rights. The latter does not work enough and stay in the form of things. Those who do not work enough often remain on a summary and narrowed analysis of sustainable development funding initiatives. For them, any initiative becomes suspicious. For them, the initiators think only to fill their pockets, but in any case to try to finance local development projects. For them, most of those who try to raise funds to finance sustainable development are crooks. See next.

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World Sports Alliance - The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP). Reason 6: The role of Whistleblowers.

The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP). 

Reason 6: The role of Whistleblowers.

Whistleblowers are doing their job. According to Wikipedia, when "they know of a danger, a risk or a scandal, (they) send a warning signal that triggers a process of regulation, controversy or collective mobilization." In sports, as elsewhere, whistleblowers have been and remain vigilant.

In the Sport for development and Peace” (SDP) sector, social movements such as "Nike Watch" and the "Clean Clothes Campaign" have campaigned against exploitative and oppressive practices in factories manufacturing sports goods. Their action has forced companies to adopt procedures that respect human rights and to engage in SDP initiatives.

Whistleblowers are doing their job. I reported in my blog about the abusive treatment against young athletes, especially young African footballers, by malicious agents.  Let us not forget the corruption and the human rights abuses in some federations or in some countries organizers of sports events. In this regard, the work of IHRB is exemplarily co-hosting the global "Sporting Chance Forum on Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights" in Washington, DC, in 2016 and Geneva in 2017.  But among whistleblowers, as in any socio-professional class, some are good, others not so good. See next episode.

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