UN and IOC sign accord on sport for peace

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations and the International Olympic Committee signed an agreement Monday to use the power of sports to promote peace and economic development, a move that strengthens collaboration between two of the world’s major organizations.

IOC President Thomas Bach told a U.N. event celebrating the strengthened relationship that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was right when he said “Olympic principles are United Nations principles.”