Karen Webb Moss, Board Member of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), has been appointed the new Chair of British Swimming to become the first woman to hold the position on a permanent basis. Karen takes over from Interim Chair Adele Stach-Kevitz, who has been in post since the sad passing of previous Chair Maurice Watkins... Read More

The Global Guide on the Security of Major Sporting Events: Promoting Sustainable Security & Legacies produced by the “Global Programme on the Security of Major Sporting Events, and Promotion of Sport and its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism”, originally written in English, has now been translated into the other five official United... Read More

The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and its partners the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) along with Organization of American States (OAS) convened a kick-off meeting to provide technical assistance for Chile on sport security. The meeting which took place in Santiago,... Read More

Recognizing the role of youth in mobilizing action to prevent violent extremism (PVE) through sport-based activities, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) convened young civil society leaders from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in an intergenerational dialogue with key stakeholders. The event was organized within the framework of the Global Programme on... Read More

The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has recently co-organized two parallel events respectively in London and Bangkok on the use of sport and its values to prevent violent extremism (PVE). Co-hosted by the Sports Diplomacy and Governance Hub & Sport, Human Rights & Safeguarding Research Group at the SOAS University of London, the Europe-focused... Read More

Safety of sports venues remains key focus of UN programmatic efforts The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) convened a high-level roundtable presenting the achievements of sport values-based initiatives for preventing violent extremism (PVE) while highlighting ongoing efforts on securing major sport events from terrorism threats. Organized by UNOCT’s Global Sports Programme on the margins... Read More

MoU advances role of higher education in promoting sports and its values Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore opportunities for cooperation and collaboration on sport and health, safety and security, and youth education. Enhanced cooperation brings together resources,... Read More

BITEFIX Collaborative Partnership directed to help tackling match-fixing in sport held its 3rd transnational project meeting with all its partners on 7th March 2022 at Estádio (Stadium) António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal advancing the publication of the Guide of Best Practices and the design of the Educational Program and implementation of the pilot courses... Read More

Recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) which aims to pave the way for closer collaboration between the two organisations, is already producing results in the promotion of integrity and good governance in boxing, as well as protection of boxers in terms... Read More