UN Ambassador Soccer Match, SG to Attend
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 24 April 2009 - Daily Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Tomorrow, the Secretary-General plans to attend a charity soccer match between UN Ambassadors. Organized jointly by the Permanent Missions of Chile and the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, each team player is sponsored by an individual or an organization, and will make a donation to benefit the organization "Play31". Play31 uses the power of soccer -- or football -- to bring together people who have been torn apart by armed conflict. By donating footballs and facilitating community gatherings, Play31 helps to create peaceful societies where children can exercise their right to play. Play31 was founded on the basis of Article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which stipulates that every child has the right to play. Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, will also attend that match. For further information, you can contact the Chile and Liechtenstein Missions.
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