{"id":18392,"date":"2019-12-12T19:46:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=18392"},"modified":"2019-12-12T19:46:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:46:18","slug":"alwaleed-philanthropies-hrh-princess-lamia-al-bint-saud-attends-international-forum-highlighting-role-of-sport-in-creating-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/alwaleed-philanthropies-hrh-princess-lamia-al-bint-saud-attends-international-forum-highlighting-role-of-sport-in-creating-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Alwaleed Philanthropies&#8217; HRH Princess Lamia Al Bint Saud Attends International Forum Highlighting Role Of Sport In Creating Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HRH Princess Lamia Al Bint Saud, Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies, chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz AlSaud, is today attending the Champions for Peace Gala held in the Principality of Monaco by the Peace and Sport International Forum to celebrate the 10<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the global organisation\u2019s efforts to use sport to overcome difference, breakdown societal barriers and encourage peace and tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>The event, held with the support of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, will be attended by international sport stars including the Champion of Peace and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire international football star Didier Drogba, marathon world recordholder Paula Radcliffe and Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus.<\/p>\n<p>HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majid Al Saud, Secretary-General of Alwaleed Philanthropies said: \u201cAlwaleed Philanthropies is committed to building bridges through cultural activity and we are constantly seeking new opportunities to share our expertise in this area in promoting peace and tolerance, and to encourage HRH Prince Alwleed Bin Tala\u2019s vision of more tolerant world, acceptance, equality and opportunity for all.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSport is a great unifier and leveller, bringing people together regardless of their background. It also encourages leadership, problem-solving and mental and physical health \u2013 all of which contribute to stronger societies and better lives. I am looking forward to today\u2019s event and sharing and learning with the distinguished guests.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Locally, Alwaleed Philanthropies has partnered with Al-Hilal Football Club to promote the importance social responsibility through a five-year sponsorship. The partnership helps to provide the means and facilities to inspire future generations towards tolerance and community engagement, as well as supporting the Government\u2019s Saudi Vision 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Created in 2008, the annual Peace and Sport Awards reward international or regional organizations and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to peace, dialogue and social change in the world through sport. This year\u2019s Peace and Sport International Forum will be a hub for over 600 key decision-makers including Heads of State, strategical leaders from business and the sports world, representatives from civil society and international organizations, and bright young talents, who will all explore the theme \u201cInvesting in Peace, Acting through Sport\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-300x156.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download.png 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HRH Princess Lamia Al Bint Saud, Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies, chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz AlSaud, is today attending the Champions for Peace Gala held in the Principality of Monaco by the Peace and Sport International Forum to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the global organisation\u2019s efforts to use sport [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18394,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18392\/revisions\/18394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}