Tokyo (UNOSDP) - The United Nations (UN) and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) today signed a two-year partnership agreement seeking to support the attainment and awareness of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as well as to further harness the power of volleyball to bring about positive social change worldwide.

The partnership was signed at the Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo on the sidelines of the FIVB Women's World Cup 2011 by the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, and FIVB President, Jizhong Wei. The eight UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - which include eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality and combating HIV/AIDS - form the thematic focus for the agreement.

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