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UN Secretary-General underscores UN commitment to IOC and its mission
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Beijing 2022 athletes invited to sign Olympic Truce Mural
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for the Olympic Truce to be observed
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IOC welcomes solemn appeal by United Nations to observe Olympic Truce during Beijing 2022
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UN General Assembly adopts Olympic Truce for Beijing 2022, highlighting the contribution of sport to the promotion of peace and solidarity
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Athletes invited to show commitment to building a peaceful world through sport at Tokyo 2020 by signing the Olympic Truce Mural
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IOC President pays respect to Hiroshima as Truce for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 comes into effect
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for the Olympic Truce to be observed
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Solemn appeal by United Nations to observe Olympic Truce during Tokyo 2020
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UN General Assembly confirms new dates for the observation period of the Olympic Truce
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IOC President stresses importance of unity and solidarity as UN General Assembly adopts Olympic Truce for Tokyo 2020 by consensus
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The Olympic Village in PyeongChang unveils the Olympic Truce Mural, created by South Korean artist Jaeseok Lee
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The history of the Olympic Truce
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The Olympic Truce, an idea reborn with every Olympic Games
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IOC President highlights athletes' exemplary role as the UN General Assembly adopts Olympic Truce for PyeongChang 2018 by consensus
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A Call for Peace from the Home of Olympic Athletes
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UN General Assembly approves Olympic Truce for Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016
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Olympic Village welcomes 2012 Truce Wall
What is "Olympic Truce"?
The tradition of the “Olympic Truce”, or “Ekecheiria”, was established in Ancient Greece in the ninth century BC through the signing of a treaty between three kings – Iphitos of Elis, Cleosthenes of Pisa and Lycurgus of Sparta – to allow safe participation in the ancient Olympic Games for all athletes and spectators from these Greek city-states, which were otherwise almost constantly engaged in conflict with each other.
Taking into account the new political reality in which sport and the Olympic Games exist, the IOC decided to revive the concept of the Olympic Truce for the Olympic Games, with a view to protecting, as far as possible, the interests of the athletes and sport in general, and to harness the power of sport to promote peace, dialogue and reconciliation more broadly.
Since 1993, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly has repeatedly expressed its support for the Olympic Truce ideal and for the IOC’s mission by adopting, every two years – one year before each edition of the Olympic Games – a resolution entitled "Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal".
United Nations resolutions
United Nations General Assembly adopts, every two years – one year before each edition of the Olympic Games – a resolution.
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Reference documents
Visit the United Nations website to consult all solemn appeals of the President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General’s messages and Olympic Truce resolutions.
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Olympic Truce history
The tradition of the Olympic Truce dates back to the 9th century BC, in Ancient Greece. The International Olympic Committee decided to revive this ancient concept in order to protect the interests of the athletes and sport in general.
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Games Organising Committee initiatives
In line with the Fundamental Principles of the Olympic Charter, the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games are required to carry out various activities in the period leading up to and during the Games.
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International Olympic Truce Centre
In the framework of promoting peace through sport and the Olympic ideal, the International Olympic Truce Centre (IOTC) was founded in July 2000 by a joint initiative of the IOC and Greece. Its headquarters are in Athens, with a symbolic office in Olympia.
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