Sunday 6 April 2014

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

"This year we celebrate the first-ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. We at the United Nations know that sport is a universal language, uniting groups and nations across divides. Sport empowers youth, promotes good health and deepens UN values such as equality, mutual respect and fair play. Sport helps us in spreading messages of peace, driving social change and meeting the Millennium Development Goals ..."



"... This International Day will highlight the potential of sport to advance human rights, eliminate barriers and promote global solidarity. To reach our goals, we need all players on the field: governments, international organizations, the sport sector, civil society, and many others. I urge all global citizens to join this growing movement and become part of our team to harness the power of sport to build a better world for all."
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General



photograph of model balancing red ball by Horst P. Horst (1941) via,
photograph of model in exercise ring by John Rawlings (1946) via

11 comments:

  1. Congrats on the photos! They look great with the posting.

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    1. Good morning, Derek, and thank you. The first one was on the Vogue cover more than 70 years ago. Incredible, isn't it?

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    2. Quit joking! More than 70 years!

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  2. Yet another lovely post to enjoy this weekend's morning tea. :-)

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  3. Great photographs, love the light and colours to them, they kind of look like painted.

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    1. ... like painted - that is what I thought when I saw the first photograph on the Vogue cover (if you are interested: http://goo.gl/Jk4EPx). Many thanks for commenting, Kenneth.

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