"YOUR PAST IS NOT YOUR DESTINY" - Event: UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL THROUGH SPORT

"YOUR PAST IS NOT YOUR DESTINY" - Flavio CANTO, Brazilian

"UNITED NATIONS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL THROUGH SPORT"
High-level and interactive discussion including a special event

An event hosted by the United Nations Secretary-General to celebrate the 2015 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (6 April) by highlighting and discussing the role of sport as a tool for achieving the objectives of the United Nations, in particular in the context of the transition from the Millennium Development Goals to the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda.

United Nations Headquarters, New York
Economic and Social Council Chamber
Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Master of Ceremony and Moderator:
* Ms. Ralitsa Vassileva, International journalist and former CNN anchorwoman

Speakers:
* Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary-General
* H.E. Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the 69th Session of the General Assembly
* Dr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee
* Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee
* H.E. Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations
* H.E. Mr. David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Irealand to the UN, Co-Facilitator of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda
* Mr. Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace
* Ms. Angela Ruggiero, Olympic gold medalist, Member of the International Olympic Committee
* Dr. Cheri Blauwet, Paralympic gold medalist, Chairperson of the Medical Committee of the International Paralympic Committee
* Ms. Billie Jean King, Former no. 1 tennis player and advocate for gender equality
* Ms. Asha Farrell, youth coach, A Ganar, Barbados

Closing Remarks:
* Ms. Christina Gallach, United Nations Under-Secretary for Communication and Public Information

Special Event:
Presentation by Mr. Kim Yoon-suk, Secretary-General of the 2015 Gwangju Universiade Organizing Committee
* Musical performance by Ms. Park Hye-jin, opera singer, accompanied by Ms. Lee Ji-yeong, pianist

Your Past Is Not Your Destiny - Flavio Canto | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcj3p8nJ2og

Photos and Photo Album by Bircan Ünver, The Light Millennium
Additional photos provided by Sebahattin Devecioglu

April 15-18, 2015, The Light Millennium - http://www.lightmillennium.org

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