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HRC52 Side Event - Combating Antisemitism in and through Sports

20.03.2023

Sports, and football in particular, can be a very important platform for project against racism, discrimination and antisemitism. This initiative will be launched at the side panel in March 2023, in the framework of the UN Human Rights Council, by the World Jewish Congress. It is a high-level event on the topic of antisemitism and sports, with a presentation of good practices and opening remarks from Margaritis Schinas, the European Commission Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life.

Antisemitism in and through Sports

 

Opening Remarks

 

Margaritis Schinas

Vice-President,

European Commission

 

Nada Al-Nashif

Deputy High Commissioner,

UN OHCHR

 

Theodore Theodoridis

Secretary General,

UEFA

 

Lord John Mann

Adviser on Antisemitism,

United Kingdom

 

Ana-Luiza Thompson-Flores

Director of Geneva Office,

UNESCO

 

Presentation of Good Practices

 

Daniel Lörcher

Borussia Dortmund

 

Irini Karypidi

Aris Thessaloniki

 

Simon Taylor

Chelsea Foundation

 

Steven Burger

Feyenoord Rotterdam

 

Andreas Khars

Combating Antisemitism in Sports

 

Moderation

 

Leon Saltiel

World Jewish Congress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

OVERVIEW
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Room XXII, Palais des Nations
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