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[Rols O'Bertilsson]

baron-pierreIV, on 18 March 2010 - 06:59 PM, said:

But do they really have to 'remind' us that they do that? I mean isn't that the main raison d'etre of the Olympic Games since the ancient times?

If they don't, it's only starry eyed obsessives like us here that remember!

[faster]

First things first, GoNutz you know nothing of which you speak.

The IOC's balance sheet at the end of each year has to be zero, with a couple of million for operations cost for the coming year. The IOC doesn't make potential hosts pay an application feel for sh!ts and giggles. All IOC members are volunteers and do not get payed for any of their services to the organization. Probably why bribery was so successful a tactic. The IOC makes billions of dollars and then redistributes it to the OGOCs, NOCs, and IFs to promote sport and help fund and run the international competition. Sports like badminton would not be able to function without this money.

And yes the IOC does have a presence within the US, it is a government listed charity not-for-profit and therefore has to follow all US laws and regulations that govern those statuses.

And is an organization that's mission state is to prompt peace, harmony and friendship amongst all nations really out of place with the ideals of the UN?

[GoNutz]

Faster, on 18 March 2010 - 09:37 PM, said:

First things first, GoNutz you know nothing of which you speak.

The IOC's balance sheet at the end of each year has to be zero, with a couple of million for operations cost for the coming year. The IOC doesn't make potential hosts pay an application feel for sh!ts and giggles. All IOC members are volunteers and do not get payed for any of their services to the organization. Probably why bribery was so successful a tactic. The IOC makes billions of dollars and then redistributes it to the OGOCs, NOCs, and IFs to promote sport and help fund and run the international competition. Sports like badminton would not be able to function without this money.

And yes the IOC does have a presence within the US, it is a government listed charity not-for-profit and therefore has to follow all US laws and regulations that govern those statuses.

And is an organization that's mission state is to prompt peace, harmony and friendship amongst all nations really out of place with the ideals of the UN?

IOC is not registered with the US Government, search IRS.gov if you'd like, maybe you'll be able to find it, I certainly can't. Also where is IOC's US Office, something else I cannot find. All Olympic Trademarks and Copyrights in the US are held by the USOC, as referenced by the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act "§220506. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges". Unless you can show me where the IOC's US Offices are located and where they are registered with the US Gov't as a non-profit charity in which case I'll retract what I've said. The Global Fund doesn't take billions in sponsorships, Red Cross doesn't sue anyone who uses the word Red. Does anyone take GreenPeace seriously? The WWF World Wildlife Fund vs World Wrestling Federation is an interesting case, one in which I think if the WWF (The Wrestlers) had fought harder they may have won, especially considering subsequent cases were found in their favor, I also think that if it was in a court not in the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, the case may have had a different outcome. Olympic games the old way were about peace, harmony, and friendship, that's no longer true. It's been taken over by commercial interests, it's pre-packaged, it's slapped on a product and it's SOLD to the highest bidder, it's SOLD to anyone with some cash. The IOC has sold the Olympic soul and ethos out from within, so No I am of the opinion the IOC does not belong at the same table as The Global Fund, or The Red Cross, anymore than Walmart or Nike deserve a spot as a permanent obeserver of The United Nations, Olympics have become nothing more than a Corporation.
Here's the text of the law that creates USOC, http://videos.usoc.o.../TedStevens.pdf

[gotosy]

The first ever “UN-IOC Forum” will take place in Lausanne on 21 and 22 May 2010. This technical meeting for specialised representatives from the Olympic Movement and UN bodies will serve to assess how to build further on the existing partnership, especially in the light of the IOC’s recently obtained UN observer status. The forum will include a follow-up on last year’s International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development and bring together UN country teams and NOCs to push new sport related projects in developing nations. Keynote addresses at the Opening Session will be delivered by IOC President Jacques Rogge; Wilfried Lemke, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace; and Mario Pescante, Chairman of the IOC’s International Relations Commission and Permanent Observer for the IOC to the UN.

http://www.olympic.o...cleNewsGroup=-1

[baron-pierreIV]

GoNutz, on 18 March 2010 - 10:25 PM, said:

IOC is not registered with the US Government, search IRS.gov if you'd like, maybe you'll be able to find it, I certainly can't. Also where is IOC's US Office, something else I cannot find. All Olympic Trademarks and Copyrights in the US are held by the USOC, as referenced by the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act "§220506. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges". Unless you can show me where the IOC's US Offices are located and where they are registered with the US Gov't as a non-profit charity in which case I'll retract what I've said. The Global Fund doesn't take billions in sponsorships, Red Cross doesn't sue anyone who uses the word Red. Does anyone take GreenPeace seriously? The WWF World Wildlife Fund vs World Wrestling Federation is an interesting case, one in which I think if the WWF (The Wrestlers) had fought harder they may have won, especially considering subsequent cases were found in their favor, I also think that if it was in a court not in the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, the case may have had a different outcome. Olympic games the old way were about peace, harmony, and friendship, that's no longer true. It's been taken over by commercial interests, it's pre-packaged, it's slapped on a product and it's SOLD to the highest bidder, it's SOLD to anyone with some cash. The IOC has sold the Olympic soul and ethos out from within, so No I am of the opinion the IOC does not belong at the same table as The Global Fund, or The Red Cross, anymore than Walmart or Nike deserve a spot as a permanent obeserver of The United Nations, Olympics have become nothing more than a Corporation.
Here's the text of the law that creates USOC, http://videos.usoc.o.../TedStevens.pdf

OK, I found it. It's the IOC's Tax return Form 990 - Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax for tax year 2007. It uses the P.O. Box in Lausanne, but the return was received by an IRS office in Ogden, Utah.

Its declared net assets at the end of the 2007 tax year was $768,130,000! OMG, that's no small change. (Will see if I can put in Photobcuket later.)

Edited by baron-pierreIV, 08 May 2010 - 01:46 PM.

[gotosy]

21 May 2010
[PRESS RELEASE] First UN-IOC Forum in Lausanne

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, today opened the first joint forum between the IOC and the United Nations (UN) at The Olympic Museum in Lausanne. The event, titled “The Importance of Partnership”, brings together sporting officials and UN representatives in order to leverage the IOC’s recently obtained UN observer status and strengthen cooperation in the field of development through sport.

Speaking at the opening session after Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace, and Mario Pescante, IOC Vice-President and Permanent Representative of the IOC to the UN, President Rogge said: “The IOC and the Olympic Movement have a social responsibility to bring sport and its values to all fields of society. If sport on its own cannot drive this agenda, it can however exchange and partner with those whose responsibility and expertise is to make peace and drive national development, such as the UN.”

“The IOC and the UN have enjoyed very strong ties for many decades”, Rogge continued. “In recognition of the role sport can play in contributing to a better world, the IOC was granted observer status by the UN General Assembly last year. The aim of this Forum is to generate further action on the ground that contributes to the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals. We cannot change the world but we believe that, through sport, we can make better citizens”, he concluded.

The Forum, which will be held today and tomorrow, will be looking at the following areas:

- What (else) sport can do to support the Millennium Development Goals
- Targeting youth in development
- Gender equality
- Healthy lifestyle and promotion
- Peace-building and humanitarian assistance and actions.
- The way forward

In his opening speech, Mario Pescante said: “For the first time in modern history, sport has a voice within the most important of all international institutions, the UN. At a time when the world is faced with real threats, and the survival of nations and of mankind is linked to behavioural change, sport is being recognised as an important element in the search for solutions. This Forum, over and above an in-depth exchange of ideas, gives us the possibility to indentify projects and develop common policies in favour of young people, women, the disabled, disease prevention, human solidarity, and the fight against crime and violence. But the main objective cannot be any other than to give our contribution to sustaining the UN’s efforts in ensuring a peaceful world.”

Speaking on behalf of the UN, Wilfried Lemke said: “This forum is so important, in that it not only serves as a venue for discussing approaches to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, it is also an example of us realising Goal number 8, which emphasises the creation of global partnerships. Through collaboration and partnerships between the UN System and the IOC, we can use sport to play a crucial role in achieving each of these important goals.”

IOC

About the UN Millennium Development Goals

The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanised unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.

[baron-pierreIV]

/\ Gender equality? Ha!

We messengers and warriors of the Prophet do NOT support these aims!! Down with the UN and the IOC!! Up with Allah!!

[LuigiVercotti]

I was wondering why Pescante's name rang alarm bells, so after a quick look at his profile on the IOC site and a look at Jenning's 'New Lord of the Rings' I remembered...

Mario is one of the Wily Old Falangist's appointees, from the pre-Hodler scandal days. A colleague of Primo Nebiolo (ex-IAAF heavyweight) Pescante has had some nice little earners since 1994 (member of the executive board, IOC VIP, marketing committee to name but a few, plus was at one time investigated alongside Nebiolo for corruption relating to the 1990 World Cup (judged innocent).

So aside from WTF does the IOC still want to play quasi-autonomous state by getting observer status with the UN, it's also a bit of a clanger to have one of the old gang from Juan's day popping up in such a supposedly pivotal role.

Unless Jacques is using this role to sideline a potential power broker and as a subtle means to wean CONI and the Italian's influence off the 2020 bid race

[gotosy]

IOC, UN and World Leaders Join Forces Against Deadly Diseases

(PRWEB) September 20, 2011

Speaking to a special session of the UN General Assembly, IOC President Jacques Rogge urged world leaders to expand the role of sport organisations in the fight against noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

The high-level meeting at the UN headquarters in New York (USA) brought together heads of state and governments; delegates from UN Member States; representatives from civil society; and heads of UN agencies to address a health risk that ranks as the leading cause of death worldwide. At least 63 per cent of all deaths are linked to heart attacks, strokes, cancers and other NCDs.
...

President Rogge outlined the many ways the Olympic Movement promotes healthy lifestyles. The IOC’s Sport for All Commission is at the forefront of efforts to encourage physical activity at all levels. One of the Commission’s initiatives - the annual Olympic Day celebration on 23 June - has proven to be an effective way to get young people more active in countries around the world.

To help put sport to work against NCDs, the IOC President urged meeting participants to:

* Advocate for more safe and accessible public spaces for physical activity and sport.

* Build new partnerships with sectors beyond sport — transport, finance, urban planning, industry and others — to expand the impact of sport in urban areas.

* Work with government authorities and educators to increase the amount of time that students devote to physical education.

* Encourage the development of sports infrastructures and sports organisations.

It was President Rogge’s first appearance before the General Assembly since the IOC gained official UN Observer status in late 2009.

“Many Member States and United Nations agencies or programmes understand the value of sport in promoting development, sustainability, health and the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals. Encouraging others to integrate sport into those efforts will bring us closer to making our goals a reality,” he said.

President Rogge’s visit to New York came on the eve of the 14th World Conference on Sport for All in Beijing (China), a high-level summit to promote best practices and share new ways to encourage physical activity, especially among young people.

http://www.prweb.com...rweb8812525.htm

[Rols O'Bertilsson]

gotosy, on 20 September 2011 - 05:51 PM, said:

Speaking to a special session of the UN General Assembly, IOC President Jacques Rogge urged world leaders to expand the role of sport organisations in the fight against noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

Just as long as he makes sure the athlete's village is well stocked with condoms.

Seriously, though. What's the IOC got to do with disease control?