COLOMBO: The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) unanimously adopted its first-ever human rights policy at the meeting of the Commonwealth Games Federation Executive Board, which concluded on Friday in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Building on the pledges made in the CGF's strategic seven year plan Transformation 2022, the statement outlines the Commonwealth Sports Movement’s ambition and responsibility to champion human rights. Programmes, activities and agreements with future host cities and partners will promote the protection and enjoyment of human rights, says an official statement.
Commonwealth Games Federation Chief Executive, David Grevemberg CBE said, "The Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Sport Movement have a well-established history and proud heritage of uniting diverse nations and cultures through the power of sport - through our Youth Games, our Glasgow 2014 partnership with UNICEF and the new standards for inclusivity and gender-equality that are being set at Gold Coast 2018.
This Human Rights Statement represents the next step in the CGF’s commitment to embed human rights within our governance, management systems, development, events, fundraising and marketing – and we are proud to be able to publish it here in Sri Lanka.”
The meeting - hosted by Sri Lankan Commonwealth Games Association President, and CGF Regional Vice-President for Asia, Hemasiri Fernando, alongside Secretary-General Maxwell de Silva – reinforced the commitment and importance of Commonwealth sport and sports development across the Asia region, with a key focus on preparations for the upcoming Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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