A/HRC/27/58 G. Business, public-private partnerships on human rights and sport 40. Labour, employment, health and safety in sport activities management require that employment standards as expressed in the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Fundamental Conventions are met by suppliers (including any sponsors who provide goods or services), along with, where appropriate, other local initiatives. ILO Conventions set out a “social floor” in the world of employment, and provide for the elimination of all forms of compulsory or forced labour and the effective abolition of child labour. Accountability and transparency, and complaint mechanisms guarantee the inadmissibility of human rights abuses of licensees, including child labour, excessive working hours, and abuses of health and safety laws in the supply chains.39 Some researchers call for social responsibility to become a pillar of the Olympic Movement and argue that if future Olympic Games and the Olympic movement in general wish to claim an authentic legacy, this must be demonstrated by accessible housing, tenants’ rights, freedom of assembly, a free media, unrestricted public use of public spaces, and the protection of children and young people from Olympic propaganda.40 41. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights can contribute to the promotion of human rights during the management of sport events, but they cannot avoid negative human rights impacts. However, if implemented from the outset of the life-cycle of mega sporting events, the UN Guiding Principles can reaffirm state duties to protect individuals from rights abuses involving non-state actors. In addition, they can offer a process to mitigate and effectively manage business-related human rights risks.41 In this respect strong not-for-profit partnerships and sponsorships could be required to accumulate additional revenues to support sport activities in schools and universities. H. Incorporating sport to conflict-prevention activities and peace building 42. The potential of sports is often described as a tool to overcome humanitarian crises and conflict and post-conflict situations, and to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals and create a better world.42 The greatest challenge for a country in disturbances or internal conflict is a dialogue or signature of a peace agreement with actors in the armed conflict. Because sports promote rapprochement and helps reduce the levels of violence, recreational programs and sports games have become a tacit truce in some regions where there is armed conflict. Several programs have been launched too assist victims of the conflict and the children, and young people involved. Coexistence and Peace Programs complete this work by means of recreational training and sports training in order to strengthen relations of coexistence among children and youth, and also to prevent and mitigate the effects of violence.43 43. Sport can promote peace through the competition of athletes of enemy countries.44 The fact that citizens of countries at war or conflict can meet others in an environment of peace and tranquillity is very positive and helps break taboos which have been the source of 39 40 41 42 43 44 10 Striving for Excellence: Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights. Institute for Human Rights and Business. October 2013, London. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, Olympic Industry Resistance: Challenging Olympic Power and Propaganda. SUNY Series on Sport, Culture and Social Relations. Albany: State University of New-York. 2008, p. 149–152. Response of ECPAT and Terre Des Hommes. Response of Spain. Response of Colombia. Response of Mauritania.