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aims to promote integrity in sports. One of its Standing Committees is dedicated to the
protection of children and young people in sports.
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Campaigns and capacity-building
111. In 2017, IOC launched a toolkit for International Federations and National Olympic
Committees on safeguarding athletes from harassment and abuse in sports. 66 This document
provides detailed examples and recommendations on how to proceed in cases of harassment
and abuse. IOC has also developed a series of educational tools, including an interactive tool
on sexual harassment and abuse in sports.
112. At the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, IOC raised awareness about its toolkit and
directly addressed child athletes to ensure that they were aware of their rights and what
constitutes abuse.
113. In 2018, FIFA launched a child-safeguarding and protection programme that aims to
promote activities on child protection. 67
114. In parallel, there have been several campaigns on protecting children in sports, in
particular on the occasion of major sporting events. An important fixture is the Sporting
Chance Forum, which has brought together high-level delegates from all sports on the
question of human rights and sports. The 2018 third annual forum focused in particular on
child safeguarding and included panel discussions on supporting survivors of sexual abuse
and the human rights of children.
115. Terre des Hommes International Federation launched the Children Win Campaign in
2014 to raise awareness about the rights of the child in the context of major sporting events.
The campaign aims in particular to ensure child participation and include their voice in the
debate.
116. Safe Sport International is another recent initiative that has developed its own set of
principles. It brings together key actors that have been consistently advocating for an end to
all violence and abuse against athletes. A Safe Sport International Conference was also held
this year, providing a platform for victims to express themselves.
117. The It’s a Penalty campaign is another initiative undertaken during the 2014 Brazil
World Cup. It has launched three global campaigns around major sporting events and has
also provided direct assistance to victims of child sexual exploitation. One of its key priorities
is to advocate for the adoption and implementation of extraterritorial legislation that would
provide accountability in cases of sexual crimes against children committed by travelling
perpetrators.
118. The Council of Europe has launched the “Start to talk” campaign and is working with
governments and the Sport movement to stop child sexual exploitation and abuse by changing
policies, laws and practices, as required by the Lanzarote Convention. The European Union
is supporting child safeguarding in sport through several funding mechanisms, including
through "pro safe Sports” projects. 68
119. Another example of prevention is the publication by the UNICEF Office for the
Eastern Caribbean of child protection manuals addressed to cricket 69 and football coaches.70
The Spanish Committee for UNICEF has also developed, in collaboration with national
authorities, a series of guides on the prevention of child sexual abuse addressed to coaches
and physical education teachers.71
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See www.olympic.org/athlete365/safeguarding/.
FIFA, Second Report by the FIFA Human Rights Advisory Board, September 2018.
https://www.coe.int/en/web/sport/start-to-talk
West Indies Cricket Board, Fair Play: A Coaching Manual (St. John’s, Antigua, 2012).
UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area, Child Protection in Football: What Every Coach
Needs to Know (n.d.).
See www.csd.gob.es/csd/promocion/abusofueradejuego/.
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