25 July 2025 - Building on its ongoing efforts to support sustainable development through sport, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken a further step to deepen its local level impact. By signing a letter of intent to join the Partnership Platform on Localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), led by UN-Habitat and the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE), the IOC is reinforcing its role in leveraging sport as a tool for transformative local action.

Speaking at the High-level Event of the Partnership Platform on localising the SDGs, hosted by Italy as part of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), IOC Member and former President of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla presented a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing sport’s contribution to SDG implementation at the local level.