IOC Honorary President and ORF Chair Bach: We will strengthen our support for refugees around the world
19 December 2025 – Speaking in Geneva this week, IOC Honorary President and ORF Chair Thomas Bach called on attendees at the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review to honour Filippo Grandi’s legacy “by ensuring that sport reaches every person forced to flee their…
IOC Joins Sport for Refugees Coalition in a Call to Strengthen the Role of Sport in Refugee Responses
12 December 2025 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) have joined more than 65 organisations in calling for “greater recognition and action to use sport in the protection and inclusion of people who have been forced to flee their homes”….
Twelve Refugee Athletes in Uganda selected to chase Youth Olympic dreams at Dakar 2026
14 November 2025 – Twelve young athletes in Uganda are joining the Refugee Athlete Support programme with the goal of qualifying for the Youth Refugee Olympic Team competing at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). KEY FACTS Uganda hosts almost two million asylum seekers and…
