Football’s power inspires and unites communities: Al Thawadi

Doha: The Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), H E Hassan Al Thawadi, called on the international community to recognise the power of sport during a conference organised by the United Nations. 

Al Thawadi was a guest speaker at the Second UN High Level Conference of Heads of Counter Terrorism Agencies of Members States, which was held virtually. The conference theme was ‘Countering and Preventing Terrorism in the Age of Transformative Technologies: Addressing the Challenges of the New Decade’. Speaking during a breakout session focused on the prevention of terrorism through innovative programmes, sports and behavioural insights to unite communities and build resilient societies, Al Thawadi outlined the various legacy programmes implemented by Qatar to leverage the hosting of the FIFA World Cup, and stressed the importance of using sport to address the root causes of extremism.