Monte-Carlo, November 27, 2015 – Prince Albert II of Monaco and Peace & Sport founder Joel Bouzou opened the 8th edition of the Peace & Sport International Forum staged on 25 – 27 November in the Principality of Monaco.
Patrick Hickey, President of the European Olympic Committees is in Monaco and was also part of the Jury for the Peace & Sport Awards.
A “Peace Walk” kicked off the Forum, themed ‘Endangered Peace: how can sport help?’. In the presence of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, a 1,000-strong procession, including sports champions, political figures, athletes and members of the general public, marched from the Place du Casino to the Grimaldi Forum, where the Forum is being staged.

Prince Albert said “Sport has the unique and extraordinary capacity to unite people together, communities under extreme tension, populations facing dramatic armed conflict.

“Because of its intrinsic values, sport contributes also to establishing and maintaining peace in a number of regions of the world,” he said. “Each year, we see sport helping to build bridges between nations, where traditional diplomacy has failed.

“We see it contributing to a restoration of dialogue where political pressure has proved ineffective.”
The Peace & Sport Awards were presented at a gala event at the Sporting Monte-Carlo.
The Forum ends today with four workshops.