Sports activities ministers from the 56 member nations of the Commonwealth, together with accomplice organisations, civil society and policymakers will collect on July 25 for the Commonwealth Sports activities Ministers Assembly in Paris, France.
Chaired by the Authorities of Canada, the assembly can be held underneath the theme ‘Constructing inclusive and resilient societies by sports activities’ and can present a discussion board for sports activities leaders to debate key coverage areas and resolutions on sporting points.
With the eleventh Commonwealth Sports activities Ministers Assembly happening the day earlier than the Paris Olympics 2024, the assembly is an optimum alternative for ministers and senior officers from throughout the Commonwealth to showcase the importance of sports activities in furthering sustainable improvement, constructing extra cohesive communities and selling human rights.
The assembly will cowl a variety of topical sporting points, together with the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in sports activities, reimagining the Commonwealth Video games, leveraging synthetic intelligence in sports activities for improvement and peace and assessing the contribution of sports activities in attaining the Sustainable Growth Targets (SDGs).
Commenting earlier than the assembly, Commonwealth Secretary-Common Patricia Scotland KC mentioned:
“The advantages of governments investing in sports activities transcends all features of society. Not solely does entry to sports activities promote a wholesome inhabitants, nevertheless it performs an instrumental function in battle decision and peacebuilding.
The upcoming Commonwealth Sports activities Ministers Assembly affords our member nations a platform to share finest practices within the subject of sport for improvement and peace. It is a chance to seek out progressive methods to ensure each one of many 2.7 billion folks residing in our Commonwealth profit from the ability of sports activities. Our precedence is to proceed highlighting the significance of sports activities coverage as a method of selling the worldwide improvement agenda.”
Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Bodily Exercise of Canada, mentioned:
“Everybody ought to have the chance to expertise sport that’s secure, welcoming and inclusive. As the primary Canadian to chair a Commonwealth Sports activities Ministers Assembly, I’m excited to collaborate with different nations and be taught from their experiences, as we harness the ability of sport to construct sturdy and resilient societies.”
On the Assembly, Ministers will contemplate suggestions from the Commonwealth Advisory Physique on Sport (CABOS), a 14-member group of sport specialists and leaders. Moreover, Ministers will hear from the Commonwealth Video games Federation on their strategic priorities for the long run.
The outcomes from the assembly will contribute to the agenda for the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Authorities Assembly (CHOGM) in Samoa later this yr.
