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Public Affairs And Corporate
Communications Commission

Mission

The PACC Commission advises the IOC Session, the IOC Executive Board and the IOC President on strategies to protect and promote the autonomy and neutrality of sport. It also advises on the role of sport and Olympism in society, as a contributor to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and as a contributor to peace. It recommends approaches to position the IOC as a thought-leader and policy-influencer on the international stage. It helps devise strategies to enable the IOC’s vision and mission in society to reach a global audience, in full alignment with the Olympism 365 strategy.

More specifically, the responsibilities of the PACC Commission are to:

  • Advise on strategies for the protection and promotion of the autonomy and neutrality of sport, the Olympic solidarity model of sport and the Olympic Games model;

  • Recommend strategies to advocate for the promotion of universal, safe and inclusive access to sport and physical activity, and for mainstreaming it as an important enabler to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by influencing both government policies and international development policies;

  • Advise on strategies for engagement with other key stakeholders and partners in sport for development, such as major organisations and agencies, financial institutions, the private sector (foundations, TOP Partners, etc.), pressure groups (Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, etc.), and digital and media outlets;

  • Advise on global communications around the importance of safe and inclusive access to sport and its contribution to social change and peace, leveraging innovative communications approaches to engage people around the world, in particular young people and athletes, in the mission and values of the Olympic Movement, all year round;

  • Advise on how to further educate the Olympic Movement (NOCs, IFs, OCOGs and athletes) on the benefits of sport for development and peace, and help build their capacity to advocate for and communicate around it.

The PACC Commission is supported by the Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department.

Composition

Chair

Members

Director in charge

  • Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs

Peace and development through sport

The IOC, through the Olympic Games and its programmes, supports peacebuilding, gender equality, sustainability and development through sport to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).