{"id":283673,"date":"2025-03-27T18:40:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2025\/03\/peace-and-sport-touching-encounter-for-prince-albert-ii-at-whitecard-2025-campaign-launch\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T18:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:45:09","slug":"peace-and-sport-touching-encounter-for-prince-albert-ii-at-whitecard-2025-campaign-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2025\/03\/peace-and-sport-touching-encounter-for-prince-albert-ii-at-whitecard-2025-campaign-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace and Sport: touching encounter for Prince Albert II at #WhiteCard 2025 campaign launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Tuesday 26 March, with the Sovereign in attendance, Peace and Sport officially launched its #WhiteCard 2025 campaign, a movement that transforms sport into a veritable ‘weapon of mass reconstruction’. Among the guests of honour were Jo\u00ebl Bouzou, founding chairman of the organisation, and Zakia Khudadadi, para-taekwondo athlete and medallist at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, a new Champion for Peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

More than 460 million children live in areas of conflict today, deprived of the most basic joys of childhood. It is a heartbreaking reality, and the aim of the #WhiteCard<\/a> initiative is to stand as a beacon of hope.<\/p>\n\n

“This launch sends out a strong message from Monaco to the international community: we must act to make sport a driving force for peace and education. Thanks to the support of Prince Albert II and our Champions for Peace, we are showing the positive impact of peace through sport programmes for future generations,” <\/i>\u00a0Jo\u00ebl Bouzou said at the launch event at Marius Monaco.<\/p>\n\n

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“It’s a campaign that has been running for ten years now and it has made a big impact around the world. We saw this with the number of participants last year, and we hope it will be the case again this year. The figure is staggering: almost 500 million children are affected by conflict zones. Sport can help create spaces of well-being for these children, spaces where they can come together. It is an extremely strong, extremely powerful vehicle for peace, so that all these young people can aspire to a better world. I’m extremely happy and proud to be taking part in this evening’s event,”<\/i> the Prince told the press. \n \n<\/p>\n\n

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Prince Albert II campaigns for peace alongside Peace and Sport champions<\/a><\/p>\n\n

A high-profile cast for a compelling campaign<\/h2>\n\n

The Peace and Sport campaign boasts some high-profile ambassadors. Ivorian football legend Didier Drogba, Afghan Paralympic athlete Zakia Khudadadi, American basketball star Mike James and Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal all answered the call. Their message is clear: sport transcends borders, conflicts and differences.<\/p>\n\n

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