Month: June 2020

The Doha Declaration, adopted at the thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held in Doha, Qatar, in April 2015, stresses youth participation in crime prevention efforts. Responding to this Declaration, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched a global youth crime prevention initiative that uses the power of …

LINE UP LIVE UP – LIFE SKILLS TRAINING THROUGH SPORT TO PREVENT CRIME, VIOLENCE AND DRUG USE Read More »

Preventing youth crime through sports-based programs and life skills training. Read more here       

Herbert Gustavo Simões, 46, is a Professor at the Catholic University of Brasilia with postdoctoral research experience at the University of Miami in the area of physical education and exercise physiology. He is also a keen sporting enthusiast, currently ranked as one of the world’s fastest 110-meter hurdles in his age bracket. Herbert is one …

My own experiences show how sport is a powerful tool for developing life skills Read More »