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Just one year after it was adopted unanimously by UNESCO’s General Conference, the International Convention against Doping in Sport, has been ratified by more than 20 States. Upon receipt of the 24th instrument of ratification*, the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, declared: “I am very happy to note that many countries have responded favourably to UNESCO’s pressing exhortation, and to the expectations of the international community. We are aware of the fact that the impact of doping is not restricted to concerned athletes or to sport alone, it is a problem that affects entire societies and whose effects are increasingly insidious. More than ever, the mobilization of governments, sports federations, the Olympic movement and civil societies is in order. We cannot lose any more time.
