Olympic Truce



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March for justice and peace.Perugia-Assisi 11 September 2005

The region of the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics will take part in the Perugia-Assisi Peace March, whose slogan this year is "Ban Poverty - Ban War", with a large delegation comprised of local government representatives, athletes, young people and citizens, joining together to testify to a shared commitment towards a just and lasting peace, understanding between mankind through sport and the Olympic ideal, as stated by the United Nations Millennium Declaration, which urges member States to observe the Olympic Truce, individually and collectively.
At the march, a special space will be set up for collecting signatures petitioning the Assembly of the United Nations to adopt the Truce resolution for the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics.

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Provincia di Torino
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