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Youth Charter Launches “Youth 4 Africa” Framework

A Continental Call for a Holistic, Integrated Sport for Development Agenda**

The Youth Charter (YC) (www.YouthCharter.org) today announced the Africa-focused expansion of its acclaimed Youth 4 Africa Framework, calling for a new era of holistic, integrated and cross-sector youth development across the continent. Building on over 30 years of global experience in Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), the Youth Charter is urging African governments,…

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Youth Charter Calls for Greater Global Commitment to Sport for Development and Peace on United Nations Day

For over three decades, the Youth Charter has championed the use of sport and culture as vehicles for social change, empowering young people, transforming communities, and building bridges across social, racial, and economic divides

Today, on United Nations Day, the Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) is calling for renewed international commitment to harness the power of sport, art, culture, and digital engagement as essential tools in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advancing global peace, equality, and opportunity for young people.  For over…

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Youth Charter Issues Global Call to Action at United Nations (UN) 80th Assembly and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Milano Cortina Summit

The statement urges world leaders, governments, and sporting bodies to strengthen the role of sport in addressing today’s most urgent crises – armed conflict, climate change, inequality, and the lack of representation in leadership

The Youth Charter (YC) (www.YouthCharter.org), an international charity and UN NGO, has issued a Global Call to Action on Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) following the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and the IOC Milano Cortina 2026 Summit in Italy.  The statement urges world leaders,…

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Youth Charter: Call for a World Championship Legacy in Sport for Development

The Youth Charter is inviting international federations, funders, and city leaders to collaborate on a World Championship Sport for Development Legacy Framework—ensuring inspiration translates into action, worldwide

As the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 inspire millions around the globe, the Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) is urging organisers, governments, and partners to ensure the event leaves a lasting social legacy, not just world records. For more than 30 years, the Youth Charter has promoted the power of sport, arts, and culture to tackle…

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Youth Charter Issues Global Call to Action as Legacy of the 2nd Africa–CARICOM Summit

As a legacy of the Summit, the Youth Charter will work with African Union and CARICOM partners to advance its Community Campus Model

As African and Caribbean leaders, global partners, and the African diaspora convene at the 2nd Africa–CARICOM Summit under the theme “Transcontinental Partnership in Pursuit of Reparatory Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations”, the Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) has issued a renewed Global Call to Action to mobilise the next generation in shaping a just,…

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Youth Charter Calls for Africa’s Youth to Lead a Legacy of Hope from the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

The Dakar Games will be the first-ever Olympic event staged on African soil – a milestone moment for the International Olympic Committee and a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Africa’s youth

On UN International Youth Day 2025, the Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) is urging Africa’s governments, sports bodies, communities, and young leaders to unite behind a Global Call to Action that will ensure the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games deliver a lasting legacy of hope and opportunity for the continent’s young people. The Dakar Games will be the first-ever Olympic event…

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Youth Charter Issues Global Call to Action on United Nations (UN) International Youth Day: “From Rhetoric to Reality”

The Youth Charter, a UK-based charity with a 32-year track record of engaging, equipping, and empowering young people in over 40 countries warns that without urgent, coordinated action, a generation’s potential will be lost

On UN International Youth Day 2025, the Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) has issued a powerful Global Call to Action urging the global community to unite in a renewed, evidence-based effort to harness Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The call comes as the world…

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Youth Charter Calls for Global Action in New Essay: “Sport for Development and Peace – A Live Aid of Hope and Opportunity”

The essay urges a coordinated global effort to turn sporting success into sustainable impact—through leadership, funding, and authentic community engagement

The Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org), a pioneering international charity dedicated to social justice through sport, art, culture and digital engagement, has issued a powerful new call to action through its Founder and Chair, Geoff Thompson. In his latest leadership essay, “Sport for Development and Peace: A Live Aid of Hope and Opportunity,” Thompson…

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Nelson Mandela: Legacy of a Sporting Struggle, Spirit of a Global Call to Action

The Youth Charter’s Community Campus model, rooted in Mandela’s spirit of Ubuntu and youth empowerment, provides a blueprint for sustainable development across the continent

This pan-African tribute charts the journey of Madiba, freedom fighter, reconciler, and visionary, whose belief in the power of sport helped shape the very foundations of the modern Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) movement. From the resistance and unity forged on Robben Island, to the global spectacle of the 1995 Rugby World Cup and 2010 FIFA…

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    • Youth Charter Responds to International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) $200M Community Investment Pledge with Global Community Campus Initiative
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Youth Charter Responds to International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) $200M Community Investment Pledge with Global Community Campus Initiative

The initiative aims to establish 10 Community Campuses by 2030 across high-need urban and rural communities worldwide, leveraging sport, arts, culture, and digital engagement to address youth disaffection, violence, inequality, and lack of opportunity

In the wake of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) historic USD 200 million commitment to invest in communities following the Olympism365 Summit in Lausanne, the Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) has issued a bold Call to Action and unveiled a global expansion plan for its proven Community Campus model.  The initiative aims…