India Re-Elected UNESCO Anti-Doping Bureau Vice-Chair
Why in the news
India kept its Bureau vice-chair post at the tenth Conference of Parties, held in Paris on the convention’s 20th anniversary.
Key facts
- Treaty: UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport; in force since 1 February 2007.
- Standing: UNESCO’s second most ratified treaty.
- Anti-Doping Fund: pays for capacity-building and awareness.
- Alignment: states follow the WADA Code.
Objectives
- Harmonised anti-doping rules.
- Level playing field.
- Sporting integrity and health.
Exam angle
- Each COP elects a Bureau and Approval Committee.