Empowered through sports.
Pacific Games 2019 athletes shared stories on how sports has empowered them to serve their communities.
Sport has long been seen by the UN as an important contributor to the realization of development and peace goals, in the way it promotes tolerance and respect; the contribution it makes to empowering women, young people, people with disabilities and communities; and to health, education and social inclusion objectives.
The UN Samoa in 2019 supported the 16th Pacific Games that was held in Samoa in July which brought together 24 countries from the Pacific region to compete in 27 sports.
The Pacific Games 2019 is the manifestation of the SIDS Leaders vision and faith in sports, as declared in the SAMOA Pathways that, (82) Recognizing the strong capacity of small island developing States in sport, we support the use of sport as a vehicle to foster development, social inclusion and peace, strengthen education, promote health and build life skills, particularly among youth.
The UN Samoa in support of the SIDS Leaders vision and its own commitment to assist the island nations with their development efforts, foresees the Pacific Games as a significant occasion to further advance the value and appreciation of the SDG 2030 Agenda to make people’s lives satisfactory and better at all levels.
Some of the Pacific Games Athletes 2019 shared their stories with us on how sports has made significant changes not only for them but for others.
Watch and hear their stories about the power of sports to empower and serve communities. Sports for Unity
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