The Olympic Ideal

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 40 Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal, published in 1995.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1994–1995

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1995	A/RES/50/13	The Olympic Ideal	600	22%Compare
1994	A/RES/49/29	The Olympic Ideal	585	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Drug Education Education for Peace Environmental Protection Equality Olympic Games Peace Sports Women's Advancement Youth

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Calls upon Member States to reaffirm the observance of an Olympic Truce during the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, the Centennial Games, to be held at Atlanta, United States of America, from 19 July to 4 August 1996, and also calls upon them to reaffirm the observance of the Olympic Truce in advance of each Summer and Winter Olympic Games;

Commends the International Olympic Committee, now in its one-hundred-and-first year, for promoting international understanding and equality among nations and thereby serving the cause of peace and the well-being of humankind by providing assistance for the development of sport and the Olympic Ideal;

Welcomes the participation of ministers of youth and sport and concerned officials and the presence of the President of the International Olympic Committee in its consideration of the item entitled "Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic Ideal" at its fiftieth session;

Suggests that national ministries of youth and sport consider collaborating with the Olympic Movement, in the spirit of Olympic ethics and fair play, on preventive education programmes such as anti-doping programmes, drug abuse prevention, environmental protection and enhancing the participation of women in all aspects of the sport movement;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to cooperate with the International Olympic Committee in joint endeavours for the promotion of peace, equality among nations and the harmonious development of humankind;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-second session the item entitled "Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic Ideal" and to biennialize this item so that it will be considered in advance of each Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

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