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Ministry commends Busumuru Annan
Accra, Jan 26, GNA - The Ministry of Education, Science and
Sports (MESS) has commended Busumuru Kofi Annan, former
Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) for his
pioneering role in placing sport at the centre of
international diplomacy.
Osei Bonsu Amoah, the Deputy Minister in a press release
copied to the GNA Sports commended the former UN Chief for
promoting sport as a valuable tool for development and peace
in the world.
He said, "It is through your advocacy of using sports for
development and peace which has ensured its identification
as a tool for development in Ghana's Growth and Poverty
Reduction Strategy (GPRS II)."
Busumuru Annan in July 2002 convened a UN Inter-Agency Task
Force to identify the essence and role of sports in human
development.
The Deputy Minister said the declaration of the year 2005 as
the International Year of Sports and Physical Education
helped increase awareness and the creating of the right
conditions for the implementation of more sport-based human
development projects.
"We indeed share your sentiments that sports can play a role
in improving the lives of individuals and the community as a
whole.
"We also reckon with you that the time is right to build on
that understanding to encourage governments, development
agencies and communities to think of how sports can be
included more systematically in the plans to help children
who live in poverty, diseases and conflict".
GNA
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