Within the framework of the International Year of the Sports and Physical Education 2005, as proclaimed by UN resolution 58/5: "the sports like means of promotion of education, health, development and peace" adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, Tunisia organizes, under the high patronage of Tunisian Republic President , an International Conference entitled "Sports and Health", from 21 to 24 Mars 2005 in Hammamet,This resolution invites the governments, the United Nations Organization, its funds and programs, the specialized agencies and the institutions dealing with sports to:
Promote the role of sports and physical education for all by the reinforcement of programs and policies of development intended to increase public awareness of health, encourage the spirit of success, fill the cultural rifts and instill universal values.
View sports and physical education as tools which can contribute to the achievement of the objectives of development agreed upon on the international level, including those stated in the Millenium Declaration, and the broader objectives of development and peace.
work together so that sports and physical education can offer possibilities of solidarity and co-operation in order to encourage a culture of peace, social equality and equality of the sexes, and to promote dialogue and harmony. more to the conference