UNESCO

The international anti-doping Code and WADA’s role in the anti-doping activities are consolidated through the convention.  

The convention is the first global instrument specifically aimed at doping in sport, and is a follow-up of the Copenhagen Declaration that was signed by, amongst others, Norway during the World Conference against doping in 2003. Countries that have signed the UNESCO convention have a formal responsibility to follow-up the convention and the international rules published through the World Anti-Doping Code.

Some of the central elements in the convention are as follows:

• to promote the prevention of and the fight against doping in sport
• to promote and encourage international collaboration in the fight against doping in sport
• to promote and encourage research in the field of anti-doping

Norway was among the first countries to ratify the UNESCO anti-doping convention. Norway also participated actively in the development of the Convention. The Ministry was represented at the Intergovernmental Meetings of Experts (Category II Meetings). Norway also provided a financial contribution to UNESCO, in order to ensure the drafting process of the Anti-Doping Convention.