ICSS Media Releases

UNITAR and ICSS to Launch the First UN Certified Training Framework on Sport Security

17 Aug 2020

Sharing a common goal of safeguarding sport, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) joined...

Hero Caribbean Premier League calls on ICSS to support competition oversight

14 Aug 2020

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) have announced they will work in partnership to safeguard the integrity...

The UN Global Programme gathers International Expert Group to explore ‘The Impact of COVID19 on the Security of Major Sporting Events’

16 Jul 2020

High-level representatives and leading experts from the field of sport, security and health gathered at a virtual ‘International Expert Group Meeting on The Impact of...

ICSS and World Ethnosport Confederation join forces for youth empowerment through traditional sports

02 Mar 2020

In a commitment towards promoting and supporting traditional sports and games, the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and World Ethnosport Confederation signed an agreement...

International coalition to promote social inclusion in disconnected neighborhoods through sport via SIDFOOT project

16 Feb 2020

Save the Dream, an initiative of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), has gathered in a meeting with a coalition of partners from six...

Launch of the joint Programme on Security of Major Sporting Events and Promotion of Sport to Prevent Violent Extremism

03 Feb 2020

In the last decade, many terrorist attacks have been perpetrated in public places against soft targets. Attacks against sports events are particularly hideous as sports have...

Independent Sport Integrity Hotline first report gives snapshot of integrity breaches, allegations of corruption and abuse

30 Oct 2019

More than 240 allegations of corruption in sport have been reported to the Sport Integrity (SI) Hotline, highlighting a significant number of match-fixing, internal corruption...

Global Sport Integrity Leaders to unite at first Inter-Regional Summit in Qatar

08 Sep 2019

Spotlight on power of collective action for anti-corruption and good governance in sport Organised by the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), the Inter-Regional Summit will...

The UNOCT and ICSS establish new cooperation to protect major sporting events and prevent extremism conducive to terrorism through sports

24 Jun 2019

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the International Centre on Sport Security (ICSS) through ICSS INSIGHT, signed an agreement today, at the United...