Global guide on Security of Major Sporting Events translated into five Official UN Languages

The Global Guide on the Security of Major Sporting Events: Promoting Sustainable Security & Legacies produced by the 'Global Programme on the Security of Major Sporting Events, and Promotion of Sport and its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism', originally written in English, has now been translated into the other five official United Nations languages.

The Guide is now available in the six official UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English French, Russian, and Spanish, the native languages of almost 3bn of the world’s total population, it was explained in a statement from the Qatar-based International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS).The global programme is an initiative led by the United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT), in partnership with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC), and the ICSS.The Guide was launched during the Second Counter-Terrorism Week held at the United Nations in June 2021.The 195-page Guide represents the most comprehensive in-depth analysis of the political, social, and financial dimensions to be taken into consideration by key decision-makers for the security elements of major sporting events to date.It also provides hosting nations with a reference document showcasing all the forms of technical assistance available at the international level, as provided by international and regional organisations such as the UN, Interpol, the Council of Europe and the WHO, as well as sport bodies and specialized stakeholders like the ICSS.The Global Programme is supported by Qatar, China through the United Nations Peace and Development Fund (UNPDF) and Korea.Massimiliano Montanari, CEO of the ICSS, said: “This is a milestone moment that the Global Guide on MSEs will reach so many decision-makers around the world, supporting the advancement of policies to mitigate the constantly evolving threats and risks posed by terrorism, hooliganism, organised crime and cybercrime.Having the Guide in all the official UN languages provides us with a unique opportunity towards reaching a larger share of policy and decision-makers and practitioners across nations and engage them with the political, social, and financial dimensions to be considered for the security elements of MSEs which can be a catalyst and drive positive change for host communities.”