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IOC LAUNCHES GLOBAL PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNOn 21 April, the IOC launched a global campaign to communicate the Olympic Movement’s vision of building a better world through sport. With the aim of inspiring the spirit of unity, hope and peace for a better tomorrow, the campaign is entitled “Together we can change the world”.The launch of the campaign coincided with the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Olympic Games Rio 2016, at which IOC President Thomas Bach said: “Like no other human activity, sport is about bringing people together in the spirit of friendship and respect. Sport always builds bridges; it never erects walls. By coming together in unity to celebrate the rich diversity of our shared humanity, the Olympic Games give us all hope that a better world is possible. Together, we can change the world.”The first phase of the campaign consists of four films: Together, Breath, Respect and Counting Stars. Each tells the story of the core Olympic values and their role in enhancing a united world through sport. The spots will be aired around the world by the Olympic broadcast partners in the build-up to Rio 2016. In addition to the campaign hub available at olympic.org/peace, social media activation was planned to start on Olympic Day, 23 June 2016, to support #OlympicPeace.Below The inspirational story of Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida is highlighted in the new campaignIOC workshop gives Candidate Cities 2024 valuable Games insightsIn April, the IOC concluded a successful two-day workshop with the Candidate Cities 2024 dedicated to the Olympic Village, the International Broadcast Centre and the Main Press Centre. Representatives from the four Candidate Cities hoping to host the Olympic Games in 2024 – Los Angeles (USA), Rome (Italy), Budapest (Hungary) and Paris (France) (cities are listed in the order of drawing lots) – took part in the meetings at the headquarters of Olympic Broadcasting Services in Madrid (Spain) on 6 and 7 April. IOC commissions: 60 per cent increase in women members in less than three yearsIn April, IOC President Thomas Bach announced additional changes to the IOC commissions for 2016 that include female representation of more than 33 per cent – a historic high. The milestone is a direct result of the reforms in Olympic Agenda 2020. There is also further growth in the numbers of members from Africa and Oceania. In total, there are 449 commission members in 2016, up from 430 in 2015, of whom 150 are women.NEWS IN BRIEFIOC PROMOTES GENDER EQUALITY AT GLOBAL EVENTOn 16-19 May, the 4th Women Deliver Global Conference – the world’s largest global gathering to focus on the health, rights and well-being of girls and women – was held in Copenhagen (Denmark), and attended by an IOC delegation led by Lydia Nsekera, Chair of the IOC Women in Sport Commission. In line with the objectives set out in Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC organised a side event on 18 May entitled “Giving women and girls a sporting chance”, in collaboration with the Danish Olympic Committee. The event demonstrated the essential role played by sport and physical activity in achieving gender equality and included a gymnastics lesson given to more than 200 participants.On 12 May, the IOC presented its initiatives in the fight against corruption at the International Anti-Corruption Summit organised by British Prime Minister David Cameron in London (Great Britain). The summit adopted a “Global Declaration Against Corruption”, and specifically highlighted the IOC’s initiative to launch “an International Sport Integrity Partnership in the margins of a meeting of the International Forum for Sport Integrity in Lausanne in early 2017”.ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE WELCOMES IOC INITIATIVESOLYMPIC REVIEW 13