# Sport at the Service of Humanity **Domain:** Sport, faith, and peacebuilding **Doc Type:** Developed Initiative Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Sport at the Service of Humanity** is an international initiative emerging from the Vatican's 2016 global conference on faith and sport, held with support from the IOC and United Nations. It frames sport as a vehicle for inclusion, involvement, and inspiration across religious and civic institutions. ## Significance The initiative documents the deliberate use of tournament infrastructure as a delivery system for peace, education, and human development objectives. It is evidence of public institutional coordination, not proof that all sport fulfills those aims. ## Sources - Vatican, [Sport at the Service of Humanity conference](https://www.sportforhumanity.com/) - IOC, [Faith and sport cooperation](https://olympics.com/ioc/news/sport-at-the-service-of-humanity) ## Routes [[wiki/United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace|UNOSDP]] · [[wiki/Olympic Truce|Olympic Truce]] · [[wiki/International Olympic Committee|International Olympic Committee]]