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WTF SIGNS MOU WITH UNOSDP TO PROMOTE PEACE AND SPORT-FOR-ALL



WTF SIGNS MOU WITH UNOSDP TO PROMOTE PEACE AND SPORT-FOR-ALL

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) and the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP) signed a partnership agreement which aims to use taekwondo as a vehicle to promote the organisations' common objectives of promoting sport-for-all and peace.

The agreement was signed by Mr Wilfried Lemke, the U.N. Secretary General's Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, and WTF President Dr. Chungwon Choue on the opening day of the inaugural World Taekwondo GP in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Speaking after the signing, WTF President Choue said:

"The WTF has a very special relationship with the UNOSDP. We share many of the same values and we fully support the UNOSDP in their mission to support people around the world by providing them with opportunities to engage in sport.

"Taekwondo is more than a sport – it's a philosophy. Taekwondo teaches young people discipline, fair play and sportsmanship. Young athletes learn the importance of respecting one another whatever their nationality, race or gender. These values will not only help them to be a success in taekwondo but help them to contribute to society outside of the sport."

The partnership aims to use taekwondo as a tool to promote peace-building objectives, social inclusion and the rights of persons with a disability. The WTF Peace Corps for Para-Taekwondo will be largely responsible for carrying out the work of the partnership but will also be supported through the WTF's involvement in the UNOSDP's Youth Leadership Programme (YLP).

Wilfried Lemke added:

"Taekwondo is an excellent partner for the UNOSDP. We look forward to collaborating with them in the future as we look to achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals."

The partnership between the WTF and UNOSDP is the latest joint effort in a history of valued cooperation between the two organisations. The WTF previously worked with the UNOSDP to contribute to the successes of the YLP in Gwangju, Republic of Korea, in August 2013. The WTF sent their facilitators to instruct youth leaders on how to teach taekwondo in a way that is socially inclusive and replicable in their community. In addition, Special Adviser Lemke and the UNOSDP have agreed to offer the WTF the opportunity to send participants to the next YLP, whilst also offering to assist the WTF Peace Corps with promoting Para-Taekwondo.

Source: WTF

Date:09:59   12/21/2013

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