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UN educational centre UNESCO, has teamed up with the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) to shed insight and learnings in the fight against sports corruption and the manipulation of sporting competitions.
The organisations held a joint meet-up in Berlin, MINEPS V which saw 60 international sports experts setting out recommendations and commitments on the agenda of sports corruption.
Key areas discussed include, national legislation to combat match-fixing; dialogue and cooperation; information and data exchange; funding and resourcing models; and prevention models against match-fixing.
Speaking at the conclusion of the meeting, Ingela Melo, Director, Division for Youth Ethics and Sport, Sector for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO, said:
“The last two days have provided opportunity to gather international experts from a diverse set of countries and sectors to identify a pathway to implement MINEPS V commitments on the manipulation of sport competitions.
“On behalf of Unesco, I wish to underline enhanced cooperation between governments, regulatory authorities and sports federations, which will be key to realising the vision of MINEPS V and policy commitments made by countries to combat match-fixing.”
Mohammed Hanzab. President, ICSS, said: “While today is a significant step forward in the fight to protect sport, we must continue to work together to develop a global approach to combatting match-fixing and organised crime in sport. “I am confident that after this follow-up meeting, we will deliver with Unesco solid recommendations on the manipulation of sports competitions to be tabled at MINEPS VI. “I look forward to continuing our work with Unesco, as we work towards developing a coordinated international platform to fight match-fixing and protect sport from the real threat of organised crime.”
