Guide on the Security of Major Sporting Events: Promoting Sustainable Security and Legacies

VI. Stakeholder Cooperation

International and multisectoral collaboration is essential to ensure that the planning of MSEs results in a secure environment for spectators, athletes, dignitaries, volunteers, support staff and journalists. Partnerships between Governments, law enforcement agencies, international and regional organizations, international, regional and national sports bodies, organizing committees, the business sector, civil society and local communities leverage the expertise and resources of all entities and provide complementary perspectives into various areas of event delivery.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of collaborative efforts as these relate to security planning. It outlines key considerations for Host Authorities, in particular the authority responsible for

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Guide on the Security of Major Sporting Events: Promoting Sustainable Security and Legacies

Published on Oct 11, 2021

UNICRI Publications

This Guide aims to protect major sporting events as a common good of the international community. It contains an exhaustive analysis of all elements for consideration by key decision-makers when it comes to security at major sporting events. Intercultural and cross-regional complexities and particularities are dissected, providing a systemic overview of the main considerations for key decision-makers. The Guide has been produced within the framework of the United Nations Global Programme on the Security of Major Sporting Events and the Promotion of Sport and its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism co-implemented by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in association with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) in consultation with the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED).

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Guide on the Security of Major Sporting Events: Promoting Sustainable Security and Legacies

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X. The Impact of Covid-19 on the Safety and Security of MSEs

XI. Legacy Considerations

XII. Glossary

IX. Security Implications of Co-Hosting Major Sporting Events

VIII. Communication Strategies

VII. The Security Planning

VI. Stakeholder Cooperation

III. Foundations of Security at Major Sporting Events

I. The Guide

Introduction

IV. Security Considerations Before and During the Bidding Process

Acknowledgements

Foreword

V. Legal and Institutional Frameworks

Key Recommendations