"VAN" (Sports Desk - 19.12.2025) :: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has joined the Global Refugee Forum Multi-stakeholder Pledge on Sport for Inclusion and Protection by becoming a signatory today, coinciding with Honorary IOC President Thomas Bach, who chairs IOC Olympic Refuge Foundation, addressing the delegates of the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 currently being held in Geneva, Switzerland. The Global Refugee Forum (GRF) is the world’s largest international gathering in support of refugees and the communities that host them. The GRF Progress Review marks the mid-point in the GRF cycle and aims to track implementation of pledges made at the previous forum. The Multi-stakeholder Sport Pledge outlines the role that sport can play in improving the lives of refugees, including through sport programming, policy change, skill development, and communication and advocacy efforts.
On Fri, Dec 19, 2025