WBC President joins Save the Dream High-Level Council
DOHA, Qatar.- Mauricio Sulaimán Saldivar, President of the World Boxing Council (WBC), joins the High Level Council “Save the Dream”, to help promote the positive values of the sport among the youth of the world.
The WBC President is a welcome addition to the Save the Dream High-Level Council comprising of eminent international personalities from different fields including: Staffan De Mistura, Former Under-Secretary-General and United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon; Jose Ramos-Horta, Nobel Prize Laureate and former President of East Timor; Mohamed Hanzab, Chairman of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS); HE Sheikha Hessa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the Arab League for Humanitarian Affairs; Youssou N’Dour, Senegalese music legend; Iván Dibos, IOC Member; Marcia L. Dyson, civic-social activist; and Raffaele Chiulli, President of Sport Accord and of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).
Commenting on his new role, Mauricio said,“I am very pleased to be joining Save the Dream High -Level Council, and for having the privilege to contribute to this movement in a meaningful way. We at the WBC believe in and share the same values and objectives in terms of inspiring youth through boxing, providing safe, fair, and inclusive sporting environment regardless of one’s religion, race or creed.
“Together, we pledge to develop a variety of activities across the world, to enable youth to benefit and learn from boxing, increase their knowledge about sport and the values of sportsmanship, and to learn how to cope with challenges.”
MISSION
“Save the Dream” implements and promotes activities to empower young people through safe access to sport and its educational and social values. “Save the Dream” aims to:
- Develop skills, instill ethics and promote social innovation through sport.
- Promote intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding through sport.
- Facilitate access to sport regardless of socioeconomic status, race, physical abilities, and gender considerations.
- Protect children from abuse that occurs in sport.
Help the promotion of a world in which all children and young people can practice all sports, safely, and learn from its values in terms of integrity, respect and inclusion.
Values:
Integrity, Respect, Inclusion.
ABOUT ICSS
The International Center for Sport Safety (ICSS) is a global, independent and non profit organization. We work tirelessly to address some of the most prominent challenges and issues facing the world of sport today, as well as to protect it from emerging and future threats.
Having brought together respected sport leaders, government agencies, law enforcement agencies, international organizations, academia, and the business community, we have an established team of experts in the fields of sport, international cooperation, and the safety and security of events, sporting integrity and socio-economic development.
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