FIA President Joins Sporting and Political Leaders at Impactful Peace & Sport Discussion board in Monaco
The Fédération Internationale de l’Car (FIA) has been honoured with the distinguished Coalition for Peace Award on the 2024 Peace and Sport Discussion board, held in Monaco. The award recognises the FIA’s main United In opposition to On-line Abuse (UAOA) marketing campaign and was introduced to FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem whose management in combatting on-line abuse in sport was celebrated.
The discussion board offered an vital alternative for the FIA President to strengthen the UAOA coalition, formalise key partnerships, and have interaction in significant dialogue concerning the function of sport in fostering peace.
Coalition for Peace Award
Through the Peace and Sport Award Ceremony, the FIA was introduced because the winner of the Coalition for Peace Award in recognition of its pioneering efforts to fight on-line abuse in sport. This award celebrates UAOA’s achievements in uniting sports activities federations, nationwide governments, and expertise platforms to deal with this vital difficulty.
After accepting the award, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem mentioned:
“I’m extremely pleased with the speedy progress that United In opposition to On-line Abuse has made since I based the marketing campaign simply two years in the past. This prestigious award recognises the numerous collaborative efforts already undertaken by the coalition to successfully analysis and deal with the dangerous influence of on-line abuse that’s adversely affecting your complete sporting panorama”
The UAOA marketing campaign, launched in 2022, has quickly turn out to be a number one pressure in addressing on-line harassment in sports activities. It has introduced collectively 27 worldwide sports activities federations, governments, and NGOs, printed 10 educational research, and launched a free instructional module with international attain. This award signifies a brand new section of growth for the initiative, because it goals to increase its coalition and influence.
Chief’s Imaginative and prescient
Through the 2024 Peace and Sport Discussion board, the FIA President participated within the Leaders’ Imaginative and prescient session, moderated by Champion for Peace Paula Radcliffe. The session offered a platform for the President to share his imaginative and prescient for harnessing sport as a catalyst for unity, inclusion, and constructive change.
Highlighting the successes of the UAOA marketing campaign, he emphasised its achievements in efficiently uniting 27 worldwide organisations to fight on-line abuse and foster safer on-line environments for all.
The President reiterated the FIA’s dedication to accessibility and variety and referred to as for collective motion throughout sports activities, governments, and regulators to sort out challenges like on-line abuse, noting, “Once we communicate with one voice, we’re extra highly effective. Collectively, we will create actual change.”
Assembly with H.S.H. Crown Prince Albert II of Monaco
Alongside the discussion board, President Mohammed Ben Sulayem additionally met with H.S.H. Crown Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Throughout their productive assembly they mentioned the FIA’s dedication to leveraging sport as a software for constructive change. His Serene Highness, a longstanding advocate for peace by sport, counseled the FIA’s efforts and the success of the UAOA marketing campaign.
Peace Stroll
Forward of the awards, Champions for Peace, athletes, and advocates of Peace & Sport gathered collectively for a Peace Stroll. Led by H.S.H. Prince Albert II alongside FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and Peace & Sport founder Joël Bouzou, it symbolised solidarity and dedication to selling dialogue and social inclusion by sport.
The 14th annual Peace Stroll is a strong reminder of the unifying function sport can play in society uniting people who share a imaginative and prescient of peace, unity and equality.
ARISF Joins the UAOA Coalition
The UAOA marketing campaign additionally welcomed a major new addition to the coalition because the Affiliation of IOC Recognised Worldwide Sports activities Federations (ARISF) formally joined the coalition.
ARISF, representing 39 worldwide sporting federations, signed the UAOA Constitution, increasing the coalition’s international attain throughout a number of sporting disciplines. FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and ARISF President Raffaele Chiulli formalised the partnership at a signing ceremony in the course of the Peace and Sport Discussion board.
Talking after the constitution signing, FIA President and UAOA Founder Mohammed Ben Sulayem mentioned: “This main signing represents a landmark second in our mission to fight on-line abuse. ARISF’s dedication is a strong endorsement of the United In opposition to On-line Abuse marketing campaign and its targets. Collectively, we are going to work in the direction of actionable change, making certain sport stays a constructive, inclusive, and respectful house for everybody concerned.”
Trying Forward
The United In opposition to On-line Abuse coalition stays steadfast in its mission to eradicate on-line hate, with key initiatives on the horizon, together with the discharge of the Sports activities Journalist Barometer on December 11. This report will spotlight the influence of on-line abuse on media professionals and element additional the coalition’s subsequent steps within the struggle in opposition to on-line harassment.
The FIA’s lively participation on the Peace and Sport Discussion board 2024 underscores its management in utilizing sport as a pressure for good, fostering peace and inclusion each on and off the sector.
For extra particulars concerning the UAOA marketing campaign, go to www.unitedagainstonlineabuse.com
