动态一：联合国区域信息中心（UNRIC）最新动态
1. 2019 Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference
The United Nations is hosting the 2019 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial on Uniformed Capabilities, Performance and Protection on 29 March 2019 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Building on the ongoing effort to strengthen peacekeeping operations through the Secretary-General 's Action for Peacekeeping initiative (A4P ) and the previous peacekeeping ministerials and summits in New York (2014), the Leaders' Summit on Peacekeeping in New York (2015), Paris (2016), London (2016), and Vancouver (2017), the meeting presents an opportunity to discuss and generate the specialized capabilities necessary for contemporary United Nations peacekeeping, with a specific focus on uniformed capabilities, performance and the protection of civilians.
2. High-Level Meeting on the Protection of the Global Climate for Present & Future Generations of Humankind in the Context of the Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 28 March 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York
As per UNGA Resolution A/RES/72/219 , the President of the General Assembly will convene a High-Level Meeting on the issue of the protection of the global climate for present and future generations of humankind in the context of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This High-Level Meeting will take an intergenerational approach in highlighting synergies between climate and broader SDGs. It will also focus on identifying specific actions, commitments, and means of implementation that can make a material difference to climate change mitigation and adaptation, or signal an emerging precedent for action.
3. United Nations Global Leadership
In collaboration with Office of the Secretary-General, the Digital Support Unit (DSU) has produced a new UN Global Leadership page as part of the SG website. The page, which lists each department of the Secretariat, the regional commissions, field operations, funds and programmes, and other entities, provides links to photos and biographies of the leaders of each entity.
4. United Nations Maps - Digitization Update
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has roughly 8000 UN authored maps in its collection. This map collection is unique in its scope, relating to the work of the United Nations through the decades. The collection includes general reference and thematic maps, such as regional and country maps, as well as maps about non-self-governing territories, demographics, and peacekeeping operations. Some rare printed copies are available in the collection, dating back to the earliest years of the United Nations. To make these striking, one of a kind prints available to the wider public, the Library is carrying out a map digitization project in conjunction with the Geospatial Information Section (GIS) of the United Nations. The project is a unique collaboration between the two departments to unlock and preserve geographic information collected since 1947. In addition to creating digital copies, Library map specialists analyze the map content to create metadata to make each map searchable by subject heading or call number in the United Nations Digital Library .
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https://library.un.org/node/20376
5. Women in Politics 2019 (UN Women / IPU)
Women's representation in political decision-making continues to rise slowly, with slight improvements since 2017, according to the data presented in the 2019 edition of the biennial IPU-UN Women map of Women in Politics. The map was launched at a press conference on 12 March 2019 during the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) at the UN in New York.
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https://www.ipu.org/resources/publications/infographics/2019-03/women-in-politics-2019/
6. The Critical Role of Infrastructure for the Sustainable Development Goals (UNOPS)
The report argues for a new understanding of the role infrastructure plays in long-term sustainable development. Focused on how infrastructure can catalyze long-term sustainability and prosperity, the research explores the fundamental role that infrastructure can and will play in the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The paper concludes that new approaches to planning and implementation will need to be adopted to ensure new infrastructure developments meet this potential. Produced by The Economist Intelligence Unit and supported by UNOPS, the independent research essay includes contributions from leading experts in related sectors, including from the World Bank, UK Department for International Development (DFID), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), University of Oxford, International Finance Corporation, Arup and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Download：https://unops.economist.com/
7. Frontiers2018/19:Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern (UN Environment)
Frontiers 2018/19 From breathtaking advances in synthetic biology to pitfalls in climate adaptation, UN Environment's latest Frontiers report, launched on 4 March 2019, explores the biggest emerging environmental issues that will have profound effects on our society, economy and ecosystems, along with some exciting and novel solutions. By scanning the technological and environmental horizons, the report identifies five major topics: - Synthetic biology, modern biotechnology that combines science and engineering to manufacture and modify genetic materials, living organisms and biological systems; - Ecological connectivity - the linking and bridging of fragmented habitats into a connected landscape to prevent species extinctions; - Permafrost peatlands - the ground in the northern hemisphere that remains permanently frozen and holds approximately half of the world's soil organic carbon, threatened by rising temperatures in the Arctic; - Nitrogen pollution - the disturbance of ecosystems, human health and economies by massively altering of the global nitrogen cycle through human activity; Maladaptation to climate change - the unintended increases in climate-related damages or diminished welfare of sustainable adaptation efforts.
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8. Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want
Rapid growth in extraction of materials is the chief culprit in climate change and biodiversity loss - a challenge that will only worsen unless the world urgently undertakes a systemic reform of resource use, according to a report released at the UN Environment Assembly on 12 March 2019. Prepared by the International Resource Panel, the report examines the trends in natural resources and their corresponding consumption patterns since the 1970s to support policymakers in strategic decision-making and transitioning to a sustainable economy.
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http://www.resourcepanel.org/reports/glob-resources -outlook
9. Health, rights and drugs: harm reduction, decriminalization and zero discrimination for people who use drugs (UNAIDS)
A report released on 13 March 2019 by UNAIDS shows that despite a decline in new HIV infections globally, HIV incidence is not declining among people who inject drugs (1.4% worldwide in 2017). The report also shows that 99% of people who inject drugs live in countries that do not provide adequate harm reduction service coverage. The new UNAIDS report shows that of the 10.4 million people who inject drugs in 2016, more than half were living with hepatitis C and one in eight were living with HIV. It outlines that ensuring that comprehensive harm reduction services are available-including needle-syringe programmes, drug dependence treatment and HIV testing and treatment-will kick-start progress on stopping new HIV infections among people who use drugs.
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10. Measuring progress towards achieving environmental dimension of the SDGs (UN Environment)
Did you know that only 22% of the environment-related SDG indicators are on track to meet the target if current trends continue? For 68%, there is not enough data to assess progress and for 16% there is not progress toward achieving the target. Specifically, progress has been made on all 11 environment-related SDGs indicators related to policy, financial and institutional processes with available data; there has been mixed progress in improving access to environmental resources and reducing the impacts of environmental degradation on human health and food security; and there is either no data or no progress towards all 12 of the SDGs targets related to the state of the environment order to achieve the environmental dimension of sustainable development, there is a need to scale up environmental action and also to improve environmental monitoring and analysis.
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https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/27627/MeaProg2019.pdf
11. Universal Social Protection for Human Dignity, Social Justice and Sustainable Development (ILO)
More than half of the world's population lacks access to essential health care and just 29 per cent have comprehensive social security coverage, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report on the implementation of social protection in more than 100 countries. Globally, only 68 per cent of persons of retirement age receive some form of pension, and in many low-income countries this drops to just 20 per cent. Fewer than 60 per cent of countries reported that they had schemes or benefits to ensure income security for children.
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12. International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy
A coalition of United Nations Member States, United Nations entities and leading human rights experts meeting at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria, launched on 15 March 2019 a landmark set of international legal standards to transform and reshape global responses to the world drug problem. The International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy introduce a comprehensive catalogue of human rights standards. Grounded in decades of evidence, they are a guide for governments to develop human rights compliant drug policies, covering the spectrum from cultivation to consumption. Harnessing the universal nature of human rights, the document covers a range of policy areas, from development to criminal justice to public health.
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13. Hypersonic Weapons: A Challenge and Opportunity for Strategic Arms Control; A Study Prepared on the Recommendation of the Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters
The pursuit by several nuclear-armed States of novel long-range strike options has received little attention in multilateral disarmament discussions despite their potentially negative implications for security, arms control and disarmament. This study aims to raise awareness of these implications and to consider possible ways to address them in a multilateral context. It includes overviews of: the current state of technology; possible implications for international peace and security; possible implications for existing and future arms control and disarmament efforts; and different approaches States may pursue to address these challenges.
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14. Changing Course: A comprehensive investor guide to scenario-based methods for climate risk assessment, in response to the TCFD (UNEP FI)
Twenty institutional investors from 11 countries convened by the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) launched on 10 May 2019 comprehensive investor guidance to help assess how climate change and climate action could impact investor portfolios around the world. These assessments enable investors to be more transparent about their climate-related risks and opportunities in line with the recommendations from the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. They will also help investors contribute to and benefit from the transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies.
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15. Disaster Risk Reduction at Farm Level: Multiple Benefits, No Regrets; Results from Cost-Benefit Analyses Conducted in a Multi-Country Study, 2016-2018 (FAO)
Poor farmers can obtain significant economic gains and other benefits by implementing modified farming practices aimed at boosting their ability to cope with disasters and natural shocks, according to a new FAO study released on 13 May 2019. Many of the "disaster resistant" farming innovations - assessed by FAO through multi-year trials on over 900 farms in 10 different countries - are within easy reach of poor farmers and do not require substantial investment. What is more, these innovations did not merely act as a buffer against disaster damages - in most cases, they significantly improved farm yields and financial gains even in the absence of any natural disasters. Examples include a range of low cost options for disaster risk reduction that range from nature-based solutions, such as planting mangrove to protect coastal areas from floods, to the use of flood resistant rice varieties, to shifting to the installation of rooftop water collection and irrigation systems.
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16. Mainstreaming of the three dimensions of sustainable development throughout the United Nations system: Report of the Secretary-General (A/74/72-E/2019/13, 27 March 2019)
"Summary: In his previous report on the subject (A/73/81-E/2018/59 ), the Secretary-General noted that the United Nations system organizations were responding to the challenge of mainstreaming the three dimensions of sustainable development by aligning their work programmes and priorities with the Sustainable Development Goals, initiating organizational change and linking results-based management with the delivery of the Goals. In its resolution 73/227 , the General Assembly took note with appreciation of those actions and initiatives. Efforts in this regard are continuing during the current reporting cycle, as reflected in the updated information available in the Sustainable Development Goals Action Database. The present report contains an update on those actions and initiatives, using new information made available in the Database, as well as specific inputs provided by several organizations for the report. It is encouraging to note that the positive trends in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development remain robust, with renewed efforts to transform institutions and align budgetary resources with the Goals. In that context, it is also worth highlighting that an increasing number of entities are operationalizing the principle of leaving no one behind. The report also provides an update on the implementation of the action plan for integrating sustainable development practices into Secretariat-wide operations and facilities management, submitted by the Secretary-General pursuant to resolutions 70/205 and 71/228 (A/72/82 )."
Download：https://undocs.org/A/74/72
17. No Time to Wait: Securing the future from drug-resistant infections, Report to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
UN, international agencies and experts released a groundbreaking report on 29 April 2019 demanding immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to avert a potentially disastrous drug-resistance crisis. If no action is taken - warns the UN Ad hoc Interagency Coordinating Group on Antimicrobial Resistance who released the report - drug-resistant diseases could cause 10 million deaths each year by 2050 and damage to the economy as catastrophic as the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. By 2030, antimicrobial resistance could force up to 24 million people into extreme poverty.
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18. Sand and Sustainability: Finding new solutions for environmental governance of global sand resources
Sand and Sustainability With the global demand for sand and gravel standing at 40 to 50 billion tonnes per year, a new report by UN Environment releases on 7 May 2019 reveals that aggregate extraction in rivers has led to pollution, flooding, lowering of water aquifers and worsening drought occurrence. The report presents how shifting consumption patterns, growing populations, increasing urbanization and infrastructure development have increased demand for sand three-fold over the last two decades. Further to this, damming and extraction have reduced sediment delivery from rivers to many coastal areas, leading to reduced deposits in river deltas and accelerated beach erosion.
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19. World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2019
Against a backdrop of unresolved trade tensions, high international policy uncertainty and softening business confidence, the UN on 21 May 2019 announced a broad-based slowdown in the global economy and cut its growth predictions. The data comes from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in its mid-year World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report, which finds that all major developed economies, and most developing regions, have weakened prospects for growth. At the launch of its main annual report in January, UN economists warned of "risks on the horizon." Five months on, with trade disputes and tariff increases, those fears have been borne out, and the forecasts contained in the January report have now been revised downwards: growth for 2019 is now predicted to be a moderate 2.7 per cent, down markedly from 3.4 per cent in 2018. DESA warns, however, that if trade tensions escalate further, the effects of climate change accelerate, or there is a sudden deterioration in financial conditions, the slowdown could be sharper, or more prolonged.
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20. Second report on protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts by Marja Lehto, Special Rapporteur (A/CN.4/728, 27 March 2019)
"The new areas addressed in the present report are among those identified by the Working Group for the topic in 2017 as being able to usefully complement the Commission's work. Chapter II of the present report considers certain questions of the protection of the environment in non-international armed conflicts, with a focus on how the international rules and practices concerning natural resources may enhance the protection of the environment during and after such conflicts. It should be underlined here that the two questions considered in chapter II-illegal exploitation of natural resources and unintended environmental effects of human displacement -are not exclusive to non-international armed conflicts. Nor do they provide a basis for a comprehensive consideration of environmental issues relating to non-international conflicts. At the same time, they are representative of problems that have been prevalent in current non-international armed conflicts and have caused severe stress to the environment."
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21. South-South Galaxy (UNOSSC)
A new digital tool launched on 19 March 2019, just ahead of the Second High-level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation, aims to strengthen the ways countries share their technology, to benefit developing countries. The "South-South Galaxy", is a global knowledge sharing and partnership platform, officially launched in the city hosting the "BAPA+40" conference - the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires - by the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). The project aims to give systematic and effective support to countries of the South, so they can connect, learn and collaborate with potential partners in the wider digital world.
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22. 2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report
Sixty-plus international organizations, led by the United Nations and including the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group and World Trade Organization, jointly sounded the alarm on 4 April 2019 in a new report, warning that unless national and international financial systems are revamped, the world's governments will fail to keep their promises on such critical issues as combatting climate change and eradicating poverty by 2030. In their 2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report, the international organizations find some good news: investment has gained strength in some countries and interest in sustainable investing is growing, with 75 per cent of individual investors showing interest in how their investments affect the world. And yet, greenhouse gas emissions grew 1.3 per cent in 2017; investment in many countries is falling; and 30 developing countries are now at high risk or already in debt distress. At the same time, global growth is expected to have peaked at around 3 per cent. Changing the current trajectory in financing sustainable development is not just about raising additional investment, says the report. Achieving global goals depends on supportive financial systems, and conducive global and national policy environments. Yet the report warns that creating favorable conditions is becoming more challenging. Rapid changes in technology, geopolitics, and climate are remaking our economies and societies, and existing national and multilateral institutions -- which had helped lift billions out of poverty -- are now struggling to adapt. Confidence in the multilateral system has been undermined, in part because it has failed to deliver returns equitably, with most people in the world living in countries with increasing inequality.
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23. Brexit: Implications for Developing Countries (UNCTAD Research Paper No. 31)
A no-deal Brexit could damage smaller economies trading with the United Kingdom (UK), hit European Union (EU) exports hard, but bring substantial gains for China. New UNCTAD research shows the UK and its future trading partners need to expedite bilateral deals if they are to avoid the costs of exiting the EU without a deal. These costs are considerable, the research found, with the EU standing to lose out on $34.5 billion in exports to the UK. The second-biggest loser in the event of the UK's no-deal departure from the EU would be Turkey, taking a $2.4 billion export hit. China, meanwhile, could gain an additional $10.2 billion in exports to the UK, with the second-ranked United States standing to add $5.3 billion through its exports to the UK.
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24. Global Report on Food Crisis 2019
Approximately 113 million people in 53 countries experienced high levels of food insecurity last year, according to a new joint UN and European Union (EU) report released on 2 April 2019, which warns that these crises are primarily driven by conflict and climate-related disasters. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP) and EU "Global Report on Food Crises 2019", shows that the number going chronically-hungry has remained well over 100 million over the past three years, with the number of countries affected, rising. According to the report, nearly two-thirds of those facing acute hunger come from just eight countries: Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. And although there were 11 million fewer people believed to be in food crisis in 2018 compared with 2017, in 17 countries, acute hunger either remained the same or increased, the report indicates. Moreover, an additional 143 million people in another 42 countries are just one step away from acute hunger. Climate and natural disasters pushed another 29 million people into acute food insecurity in 2018, says the report, and that number excludes 13 countries - including North Korea and Venezuela - because of data gaps.
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25. Lessons for Today from Past Periods of Rapid Technological Change (DESA Working Paper No. 158, March 2019)
Abstract: "We provide a history of past periods of rapid technological change starting from the Indus-trial Revolution continuing up to today. We find that it takes decades for technological break-throughs to make a difference to the aggregate economy. The reason for this delay is that to realize the value of these breakthroughs requires complementary investments. Second, for good or for bad, government has played an important role in facilitating these transitions through both investments in physical infrastructure and legal reforms. We also emphasize that because technological breakthroughs are difficult to predict, the responses of governments are necessarily improvisational."
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26. Safety and Health at the heart of the Future of Work: Building on 100 years of experience (ILO)
Changes in working practices, demographics, technology and the environment are creating new occupational safety and health (OSH) concerns, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) released on 18 April 2019. Growing challenges include psychosocial risks, work-related stress and non-communicable diseases, notably circulatory and respiratory diseases, and cancers. The report is being published ahead of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work , which is marked on April 28th. It reviews the ILO's 100 years of work on OSH issues, and highlights emerging health and safety issues in the world of work.
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https://www.ilo.org/safework/events/safeday/WCMS_686645/lang--en/index.htm
27. A Set of Proposed Indicators for the LGBTI Inclusion Index (UNDP / World Bank)
In line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UNDP is leading efforts to develop an LGBTI Inclusion Index to measure development outcomes for LGBTI people and inform policies, programmes and investments for strengthening LGBTI inclusion and rights. This publication provides a set of 51 indicators in the areas of health, education, civil and political participation, economic empowerment, security and violence. UNDP, in partnership with the World Bank and key civil society partners undertook comprehensive consultations to develop and validate these indicators. The indicators are in line with the SDG global indicator framework and supported by explanatory notes, as well as references to potential data sources. The primary audience for this publication is policy makers, academics, data specialists, and civil society.
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28. WASH in Health Care Facilities: Global Baseline Report 2019
WASH in Health Care Facilities: Global Baseline Report 2019 One in four health care facilities around the world lacks basic water services, impacting over 2 billion people, according to a new report released on 3 April 2019 by WHO and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP). The WHO/UNICEF JMP report is the first comprehensive global assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in health care facilities. It also finds that one in five health care facilities has no sanitation service, impacting 1.5 billion people. The report further reveals that many health centres lack basic facilities for hand hygiene and safe segregation and disposal of health care waste. These services are crucial to preventing infections, reducing the spread of antimicrobial resistance and providing quality care, particularly for safe childbirth.
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动态二：国际民用航空组织（ICAO）最新出版物
1. Manual on the Legal Aspects of Unruly and Disruptive Passengers (Doc 10117) 1st edition, 2019
This manual updates ICAO Circular 288 - Guidance Material on the Legal Aspects of Unruly/Disruptive Passengers, as a result of the adoption of the Montréal Protocol of 2014. The manual contains guidance on legislation covering acts and offences, as well as elements of an administrative sanctions regime, which will assist States in implementing the appropriate legal measures to prevent and deal with unruly and disruptive passenger incidents.
2. Fitness to Fly -A Medical Guide for Pilots
Recommended for pilots, cabin crew and air traffic controllers, this practical guide developed in collaboration with IATA and IFALPA addresses the medical risks they face during their career and provides practical recommendations to mitigate those risks. Customized versions and bulk order options are also available.
3. Manual for Aeronautical Meteorological Practice (Doc 8896) 12th Edition, 2019
Doc 8896 is your official guide to the meteorological practices, forecasts and reports in the air navigation industry. It facilitates the implementation of Annex 3- Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation. The new edition of Doc 8896 has been updated to include information about space weather centres and the official requirements to disseminate information using ICAO's Meteorological Information Exchange Model (IWXXM).
动态三：国际货币基金组织（IMF）最新动态
1. F&D Magazine Launches June 2019 Issue
This special issue of F&D marking the IMF's 75th anniversary examines how the IMF should adapt and innovate to serve the needs of the evolving global economy. We've asked some of the sharpest minds in economics to assess the challenges to come and how best to confront them.
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动态四：欧洲理事会最新出版动态
1. Corruption, doping, manipulation of sports competitions: how to preserve the ethics of sport?
Promotion of good governance in sport - Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)12 and explanatory memorandum （ISBN 978-92-871-8927-1）
Deficiencies in the governance of sports organisations are hindering their capacity to prevent and respond to threats to the integrity of sport, such as corruption, doping and manipulation of sports competitions, and are creating an uncertain, unsafe and unfair working environment for athletes and other participants in sport. Good governance in sport is needed to preserve sports ethics and to ensure that sport organisations live up to their responsibilities.
The Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)12 concerns those aspects of the activities of governments and national umbrella sports organisations which can improve the governance of sports organisations and limit opportunities for corruption in sport.
