Feature: Sport and Human Rights
No.48
September 2006
 
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Quote - Johann Olav Koss
 

"In North America we tend to take sport and play for granted. However when we look at areas of the world where children do not have guaranteed access to sport and play, we begin to realize the irreplaceable role that these activities have in the healthy development of children, not only physically but socially and emotionally. The United Nations recognition of the right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities places the proper level of importance on sport and play. It should not be a luxury or a privilege. Every child should have the right to play."

Johann Olav Koss
President and CEO, Right to Play





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