{"id":50315,"date":"2013-08-26T18:05:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T16:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=50315"},"modified":"2013-08-27T20:40:48","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T18:40:48","slug":"novak-addresses-united-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/media\/novak-addresses-united-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak addresses United Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50312\" alt=\"Novak odr\u017eao govor u Ujedinjenim nacijama o danu sporta\" src=\"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/novak_un_epa.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/novak_un_epa.jpg 590w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/novak_un_epa-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/novak_un_epa-267x179.jpg 267w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/novak_un_epa-264x176.jpg 264w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/novak_un_epa-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>World number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic, addressed the the UN General Assembly on Friday, August 23, where an International Day of Sport for Development and Peace was declared for April 6.<\/p>\n<p>Novak thanked the UN for adopting the resolution, saying that sport is the best way to keep children away from the streets, drugs and crime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSport can help direct general attention to the most at risk and vulnerable in our community, especially disadvantaged children. When we encourage kids to dream big and work hard, we can make a tangible difference in their lives,&#8221;<\/strong> said Djokovic. <strong>&#8220;Competition is not only to win the trophies and medals, it&#8217;s a form of personal empowerment, internal search of excellence and a healthy way of disciplining the body and mind.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The six-time Grand Slam champion from Serbia said he was born in a small but proud country which has been through some difficult times, and sport served to encourage young people and boost their self-esteem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe International Day of Sport will promote fair play, team work and respect for one&#8217;s opponent. Every successful society is built on these foundations,\u201c<\/strong> said Novak.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D2GVP8wFANE\" height=\"443\" width=\"590\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The UN General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic said sport serves to promote peace in the world, which is also an Olympic ideal.<\/p>\n<p>He hailed the decision a \u201chistoric\u201d step in recognizing the power of sport to erase cultural barriers and mobilize people around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSport can be a powerful handmaiden for peace and reconciliation. It can bring us closer,\u201d<\/strong> said Vuk Jeremic, adding that sport programs have been used to deliver HIV\/AIDS prevention messages, help curb obesity rates, promote children&#8217;s and maternal health, and further gender equality.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: EPA<br \/>\nVideo: United Nations Web TV<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic, addressed the the UN General Assembly on Friday, August 23, where an International Day of Sport for Development and Peace was declared for April 6. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":50312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,17],"tags":[101011287,101012298,101011286,101012453,101012292],"class_list":["post-50315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-media","tag-international-day-of-sport-en-2","tag-new-york-en","tag-united-nations-en","tag-us-open-2013-en","tag-usa-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50315"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50318,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50315\/revisions\/50318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}