Safeguarding Volunteers making history at FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022™

More than 600 volunteers are part of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022™. Out of these, 12 young Indians will go down as part of history because of an important responsibility that they have been assigned

First-ever event safeguarding programme implemented at FIFA youth tournament

The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™, held 10 – 28 August 2022, saw the introduction and successful implementation of the first-ever comprehensive event safeguarding programme at a FIFA youth tournament. 

Ziva Henry of Netherlands and Vitoria Yaya of Brazil show a Safeguarding poster

FIFA meets with European Parliament (EP) Sports Group

As part of its commitment to working with international organisations around the world, FIFA and leading members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in sport have met to discuss ongoing collaboration and several key topics affecting football and society.

Visit of EP Sports Group to FIFA

Joyce Cook calls on global bodies to unite and ‘beat the silence’ around abuse in sport

Joyce Cook has reiterated the importance of a unified approach across all governing bodies, federations, associations and authorities when it comes to tackling abuse in sport.

Online exchange of views with independent human rights experts on FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

Joyce Cook to assume Senior Advisor role for FIFA

FIFA’s Chief Social Responsibility and Education Officer Joyce Cook has announced that she will assume a new role as a Senior Advisor, working primarily with FIFA on the delivery of an independent safe sports entity.

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A successful year for the FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Diploma 

24 January 2022 marks the fourth edition of the United Nations International Day of Education, established to celebrate the role of education in peace and development. 

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Australian and New Zealand Human Rights Commissions and FIFA publish Risk Assessment

  The Australian Human Rights Commission, the New Zealand Human Rights Commission along with FIFA have today published a Human Rights Risk Assessment for the next FIFA Women's World Cup, to be held in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023.

Young girls play football in New Zealand

FIFA welcomes new European Parliament report on sport

FIFA has welcomed the report, which will be an important step for the development of EU sports policy in the years to come.

Interior view at the Home of FIFA in Zurich

FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Diploma reaches milestone

Following its launch in January 2021, the FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Diploma has reached a major milestone recently with nearly 2,000 learners having taken part in the first online course - Essentials in Safeguarding. 

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FIFA announces collaboration with Australian and New Zealand Human Rights Commissions

FIFA Human Rights collaboration with Australia and New Zealand

The FIFA Women’s World Cup™ trophy

FIFA and CARICOM enter into landmark collaboration agreement

FIFA and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration, with the aim of promoting sports integrity and social responsibility while furthering the development of football in the region.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque during the FIFA and CARICOM MoU

OFC strengthens safeguarding commitment in landmark webinar with FIFA

A momentous OFC-FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Football Orientation Webinar has successfully concluded with participants from nine OFC Member Associations, OFC staff and FIFA Development Office - Oceania all participating.

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FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Diploma receiving worldwide interest as first webinar begins 

Following the launch last month, the FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Diploma has taken an important step with the first webinar taking place this week with FIFA Learners from around the world taking part.

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FIFA launches major new global education programme to strengthen and build safeguarding capacity across football

FIFA today announced the launch of the FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Diploma – a major new global education programme designed to strengthen and professionalise safeguarding standards across football.

Participants hail informative AFC-FIFA Safeguarding Orientation Webinar

The landmark AFC-FIFA Safeguarding Orientation Webinar has successfully concluded after more than 100 participants from 46 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations (MAs) and all five AFC regional associations (RA) joined the online prog...

FIFA and UNODC launch cooperation tackling crime and abuse

FIFA and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have jointly reiterated their commitment to address threats posed by crime to sport and stressed the importance of cooperation through the landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed...

It’s up to all of us 

Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for profit and numerous other purposes.

Children train during a FIFA Grassroots schools program, on January 17, 2019 in Dakar, Senegal

FIFA Guardians continues momentum with PACE child safeguarding and protection panel

Following the recent launch of the #SafeHome campaign, a joint initiative by FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission to support women and children at risk of domestic violence, FIFA representatives joined leading policy ...

FIFA launches FIFA Guardians™ safeguarding toolkit for member associations

New child safeguarding toolkit for member associations presented at United Nations headquarters

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Cook: FIFA is totally committed to safeguarding

In 2018, FIFA and several key stakeholders established an expert working group to assist with the development of a FIFA child safeguarding programme. The working group includes child safeguarding and protection specialists from the Council of Europe,...

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Relive the Safeguarding Programme event

FIFA will launch a Child Safeguarding Programme and Toolkit at an event at the Middlesex County FA headquarters in London on Wednesday 10 July.

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