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A small but dedicated group of tourism, sports, and peace organizations have realised a long term Olympic vision by bringing youths from conflict areas from all around the world to London this week. It’s a timely reminder as we close off the Games that historically the Olympics happened to create a time of peace among nations at war, a concept taken up by the International Olympic Committee and UN on paper, but not really promoted during these London 2012 Games.
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Concerned URL | http://destinet.eu/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/copy_of_peace-through-tourism/london-2012-olympic-peace-campaign/london-2012-olympic-peace-campaign-starts-house-lords |
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Source | Gordon Sillence |
Keywords | Olympic peace, peace though tourism, |
Topics | Human Rights & Labour Rights |
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