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The United Nations (UN) has reiterated its recognition of the autonomy of the IOC and sport as “an important enabler of sustainable development”.The resolution on sport at the service of the promotion of education, health and development was adopted by the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, and followed up on the resolution initially adopted in 2014. It obtained a consensus from all UN member states, transcending political divisions to uphold the values of sports.This resulted in a resolution that highlights once again the main areas of sport’s contribution to social development and peace, while underlining certain challenges that the world of sport and governments have ahead of them and to which the IOC is determined to respond. It affirmed “the invaluable contribution of the Olympic and Paralympic movements in establishing sport as a unique means for the promotion of peace and development, in particular through the ideal of the Olympic Truce, acknowledging the opportunities provided by past Olympic and Paralympic Games, including those held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016, which, inter alia, inspired youth by the potential presented by sport for social inclusion, as well as the Youth Olympic Games, held in Lillehammer, Norway, in February 2016”.IOC President Thomas Bach said: “The IOC welcomes the resolution and thanks the United Nations and all its member states for the confidence in the power of sport to bring about social change. The resolution is another expression of the close cooperation between the IOC and the UN, based on our shared values of contributing to a better and more peaceful world through sport.”SPORT LAUDED BY UN FOR ITS POWER TO SPUR SOCIAL CHANGEIOC AND INTERPOL HOLD SPORTS INTEGRITY WORKSHOP IN UKRAINEProtecting the integrity of sport in Ukraine was the focus of a recent National Integrity in Sport Workshop held jointly by the IOC and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in Kiev. Some 80 participants from law enforcement, the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine and national sports federations, public authorities and the betting industry attended the workshop on 1 December, which focused on the criminal challenge posed by competition manipulation and other threats to integrity. Keynote speeches were given by Ihor Zhdanov, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine; Pavlo Kostenko, NOC of Ukraine Executive Board Member and Chairman of the NOC Legal Commission; Vadym Troyan, Head of Ukrainian National Police; and Marten Ehnberg, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine.Left The resolution highlights how sport and the Olympic Games are a means for the promotion of peace and developmentCOURSE HELPS ATHLETES MOVE TO NEW CAREERSTo help elite athletes tacklethe “what’s next” question, the IOC has launched an exclusive course, “Athlete Career Transition – Preparing for Future Success”, on its Athlete Learning Gateway. This is the 20th course to be released on the free online education service, which launched last year and is aimed at Olympians, elite athletes and their coaches. Produced in partnership with the IOC Athlete Career Programme, the new course features exclusive insights from Olympians and industry experts and offers advice on networking, time management, CV preparation and interview techniques.The Athlete Learning Gateway has 13,000 registered users from 194 countries. It provides courses on a range of topics and aims to help athletes boost their performances and shape their future careers. A new “community” area also gives athletes the opportunity to interact with each other.Above Recently retired athletes such as Jessica Ennis-Hill (GBR) can access the course16 OLYMPIC REVIEW