A/HRC/40/72 about leveraging opportunities around emerging sports, with examples such as e-sports representing the largest opportunity, but also alluded to emerging alternative sports such as world chase tag, quidditch and drone racing. 57. Contributions from the floor included comments from the Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII, Association Le Pont, OHCHR, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and World Indigenous Nations Sports International. The experiences shared related to the national legal framework in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, physical education for persons with disabilities in Colombia, team sports for children in street situations in Zambia, and cooperation to embed human rights values and international humanitarian law in egames. One delegate enquired how principles of international solidarity, sustainable development and the fight against inequality could contribute to promoting human rights through sports. A participant explained that indigenous sports were an important tool for addressing social challenges to indigenous youth, especially those with disabilities, that brought back their self-esteem. 58. Responding to questions, Ms. Vukašinović highlighted the importance of securing digital “safe spaces” for children. Ms. Macapagal remarked that young people’s evidencebased recommendations and initiatives could amplify their voices. She emphasized the importance of cross-continental collaboration among youth and of promoting socially responsible video games. Mr. Barshim referenced good practices of international cooperation, such as an initiative by Qatar to promote sport among internally displaced persons in Darfur. Mr. Loat stressed that e-sports could promote a level playing field and development objectives, and that it was important to build best practices into emerging sports while the sports structures were still being designed. Ms. Matheson mentioned how apps could help to build awareness of challenges involved. 59. The panellists concluded by considering how to include and increase institutionalized youth voices in decision-making in sports and human rights. For Ms. Vukašinović, this required specific mandates, agendas, diversity, electoral processes and budgets. Best practices in this context were exemplified by ENGSO Youth and the European Athletics Young Leaders Community. Mr. Barshim advocated for youth to be decision makers and to be provided with the necessary tools and environment to be creative. Ms. Macapagal recommended involving youth in the mapping and planning of activities in order to reflect their needs and make the most of available resources. Ms. Matheson called for inclusive and human rights-based education for younger generations. Mr. Loat asked that youth be included in legitimate and authentic decision-making to harness the passion of youth, by youth and for youth, to build a world without injustices. J. The way forward 60. The Director of the UNESCO Liaison Office in Geneva, Abdulaziz Almuzaini, explained that UNESCO was the United Nations agency responsible for sport policy development, and that all its members had adopted the International Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport, which affirmed the right of everyone to participate in sports. The protection and promotion of human rights to, and in, sports were central to the Kazan Action Plan. This was a tool to instigate change, share knowledge and scale up good practice in the field of sport and human rights. 61. Catherine Carty, the UNESCO Chair project manager for “Transforming the lives of people with disabilities, their families and communities, through physical education, sport, recreation and fitness”, presented the following collective recommendations from UNESCO, the UNESCO Chairs, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the International Paralympic Committee, Power of Sport Lab, Special Olympics International, and the Physical Activity and Sport Task Force of the Global Partnership on Children with Disabilities: (a) implement the Kazan Action Plan and recognize its scope in aligning national and international policies; (b) enable due diligence reporting on sport and human rights to international mechanisms and in national and institutional policies and investment strategies; (c) take a human rights-based approach to the development of indicators on sport and the Sustainable Development Goals, under the auspices of the Kazan Action Plan and 16