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Serving as Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace is a tremendous joy and honor. Having a background in professional football, it is a new and rewarding challenge to harness the power of sport for social progress – namely, for accelerating development and peace throughout the world. My engagement in the world of sport and politics for the past 25 years provides me with a wealth of experience from which I can draw ideas to facilitate the realization of the Millennium Development Goals. To be certain, achieving this goal is of the highest priority to the United Nations family.
The aim of this website is to provide information on current events, interviews, articles, UN Missions, media-services as well as a rudimentary history of my working life and engagements.
Please feel free to leave a message, offer feedback, or share your views in the comment-space provided.
Yours truly,
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PRESS CONTACT
United Nations Office
on Sport for Development
and Peace
Villa La Pelouse
Palais des Nations
CH - 1211 Geneva 10
Tel : 0041 (0) 22 917 47 12 |
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FUTURE EVENTS
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FRIDAY  12 FEBRUARY 2010
‚Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games‘
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From 12 until 28 February, the Olympic Games will take place in Vancouver. For the 21st time the world of sports will concentrate its attention on this international event.
On 11 February, Wilfried Lemke will bear the Olympic Torch, and will hold the key note speech at an event entitled "Dialogue on Sport for Development and Peace" the following day.
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WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH 2010
‚Ein Bolzplatz fuer Bouake: Book presentation in Bremen‘
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In March the DVA publishing house releases Wilfried Lemkes first book Ein Bolzplatz für Bouaké. Wie der Sport die Welt verändert und warum ich mich stark mache für die Schwachen. He reports on his experiences of the past two years in his function as United Nations Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, and tells about touching, dramatic and promising encounters and developments throughout the world. One of these achievements is the building of a football field in the West African city of Bouaké, which is used by UN blue helmets and former rebels to play football peacefully, instead of shooting each other.
On 17 March, the book presentation is to take place in the premises of Radio Bremen. Detailed information will be published on this page shortly.
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