UN General Assembly Welcomes Qatar's Hosting of 2022 FIFA World Cup

The United Nations General Assembly welcomed in a consensus resolution adopted today the State of Qatar's hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
The resolution welcomed the unique dimension of the 2022 World Cup, which is organized by the international football association (FIFA) in the State of Qatar for the first time in the Middle East. The General Assembly adopted its resolution under the title "The 2022 World Cup organized by FIFA in Qatar".
The resolution was submitted by the State of Qatar and sponsored by 106 countries, under the item "Sport for Peace and Development; Building a Peaceful and Better World Through Sport and the Olympic Ideal".
By the terms of the resolution, the 193-member organ emphasized that sport has an important role to play in the promotion of peace and development, respect for human rights, gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, in particular football, given its universal popularity.
The Assembly expressed its support for the launch of "Healthy 2022 World Cup Creating Legacy for Sport and Health", a multi-year collaboration among the International Federation of Association Football, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Qatar, which aims to make the 2022 World Cup a beacon for the promotion of healthy lives, physical and mental health and psychosocial well-being.