A/HRC/27/58 of sporting adversaries. The public should be educated on the prevention of the spread of false information without knowing its consequences. 52. The racist comments and slander which are widespread during sport games and sometimes in the Olympic Games may occur either deliberately or involuntarily as a result of loss of temper and may contribute to the erosion of the rights of others during the Games. To avoid such negative outbursts it is important to adopt and implement rigorous and effective disciplinary measures to preserve the rights of athletes and promote human rights in sports. It is not enough that victims are to use only legal procedures, which are too long-winded to allow them to assert their rights or obtain compensation. 53. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as ECPAT and Terre des Hommes work with traditional and digital media on awareness-raising initiatives, such as the “Don’t Look Away” campaign and the “Children Win” project, which highlight positive and negative effects of major sporting events on children.62 J. Sport and development, in particular in post-2015 development agenda 54. The ability of sport to promote self-belief alongside collective optimism makes it an ideal social development tool. All sport is based on respect for the rules and an equal respect for, and acceptance of, those who make and apply the rules. The Olympic focus on the harmonious development of humankind is echoed at every level from children’s street games to the highest levels of performance sport.63 Sport can promote sustainable development if accompanied by awareness of economic and environmental issues of international sport events and measures to address them.64 55. The Olympic Games have the capacity to boost economic development. Hosting the Olympic Games can generate considerable indirect economic benefits.65 Sport promotes development in a country in a variety of ways. For example, building urban and rural public sports and exercise facilities for several disciplines in different regions contributes to economic dynamism.66 Sport has unique attributes that can contribute to the development process: its capacity as a communication platform, its ability to connect people and its popularity make it a development tool that can be used to meet high standards.67 Developmental strategies may be used to promote a country’s human resources as its main asset and capital.68 The first European Games, to be hosted by Azerbaijan in 2015, will be aiming to develop new sports infrastructure, to create new jobs, to provide visas, transportation and other services at the highest standards.69 Guatemala expects to host the Central-American and Caribbean Games in 2018, which would involve an estimated investment in infrastructure and organization of 450 million quetzals.70 After IOC approved the Olympic Movement’s Agenda 21 (for the 21st century), the London and Sochi Olympic Games were managed on a sustainable development basis.71 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Response of ECPAT and Terre Des Hommes. Response of Children 1st. Response of France. Response of China. Responses of Argentina’s and China. Response of Australia. Response of Bahrain. Response of Azerbaijan. Response of Guatemala. Response of Russian Federation. 13

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