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Election Month Ruling By Supreme Court Regrettable
FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release:
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Election Month Ruling By Supreme Court Regrettable
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June 29, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Watson v. Republican National Committee :
"In an apparent bid to avert Democrats' threatened Supreme Court packing scheme, Republican-appointed justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett have apparently opted to just give Democrats
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FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release:
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Election Month Ruling By Supreme Court Regrettable
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June 29, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Watson v. Republican National Committee :
"In an apparent bid to avert Democrats' threatened Supreme Court packing scheme, Republican-appointed justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett have apparently opted to just give Democratseverything they want including an election month voting where ballots are counted no matter how late they arrive after Election Day. Arguing there is no prohibition against late ballots, the nation's highest court has effectively made Election Day a dead letter. Now, the only resort for the American people who want to restore same-day voting is for Congress to pass another statute to clarify what federal law has already stated for more than a century was 'the day for the election...' This ruling is regrettable and will prove Stalin's maxim that it is not those who vote, but those who count the ballots that decide everything."
For media availability contact Americans for Limited Government at media@limitgov.org.
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Original text here: https://getliberty.org/2026/06/election-month-ruling-by-supreme-court-regrettable/
'It's About Time': ALG Praises House Passage Of Sunshine Protection Act, Urges Senate Passage
FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 19 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release:
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'It's About Time': ALG Praises House Passage Of Sunshine Protection Act, Urges Senate Passage
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July 15, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the House for passing the Sunshine Protection Act and urged the Senate to do the same:
"The House has finally passed legislation that will end standard time once and for all. No more sunsets in the middle of the
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FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 19 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release:
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'It's About Time': ALG Praises House Passage Of Sunshine Protection Act, Urges Senate Passage
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July 15, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the House for passing the Sunshine Protection Act and urged the Senate to do the same:
"The House has finally passed legislation that will end standard time once and for all. No more sunsets in the middle of theafternoon. It's about time. Nobody likes the constant clock changes. The fact is that under current law, there was never a way to opt out of standard time whereas states were permitted to opt out of daylight savings time if they really wanted to, as Arizona and Hawaii do. School districts can always have starting bells later to compensate if there is concern about later sunrises during the winter months, although it's worth noting almost all districts are already on Christmas vacation during the shortest days. Clearly, based on the House vote, and unanimous passage of practically identical legislation by the Senate in 2022, and the President's support, daylight savings time is far more popular. But really, it's just let's pick a time and stick with it. Compromise if needs be: shave a half hour off standard time. Anything's better than the clock changes, and the early sunsets in the winter are frankly depressing. But the bill's fine the way it is. It is time for the Senate to immediately take up this common sense, bipartisan legislation, stop switching the clocks and let the sun shine into the evening for good."
For media availability contact Americans for Limited Government at media@limitgov.org.
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Original text here: https://getliberty.org/2026/07/its-about-time-alg-praises-house-passage-of-sunshine-protection-act-urges-senate-passage/
Save the Children: Yemen - More Children Killed by Landmines and Other UXOs in First Half of This Year Than All of 2025
WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 17 (TNSxrep) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release:
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Yemen: More children killed by landmines and other UXOs in first half of this year than all of 2025
ADEN - New Save the Children analysis[1] found that more children in Yemen were killed by landmines and other unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the first six months of this year than in all of 2025, underscoring the urgent need to protect children and clear deadly remnants of
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WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 17 (TNSxrep) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release:
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Yemen: More children killed by landmines and other UXOs in first half of this year than all of 2025
ADEN - New Save the Children analysis[1] found that more children in Yemen were killed by landmines and other unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the first six months of this year than in all of 2025, underscoring the urgent need to protect children and clear deadly remnants ofwar.
The aid group's analysis of data collected by the Civilian Impact Monitoring Project (CIMP), part of the Protection Cluster in Yemen, also found a 61% increase in both child deaths and injuries from landmines or UXOs from January to July this year compared to the same period in 2025. [2]
Landmines and UXOs killed and injured more children than other types of armed violence, such as small arms fire, airstrikes and shelling. According to the analysis, in the first half of this year, landmine or UXO incidents resulted in an average of 1.4 child casualties, compared to 0.18 child casualties per incident for other types of armed violence.
The news comes just one month after at least five children were killed and seven more injured by an unexploded ordnance (UXO) that detonated next to them while they were collecting scrap metal to sell. Save the Children supported some of these injured children, who have undergone multiple surgeries to extract shrapnel from their body and lower limbs.
Children in Yemen are three times more likely to be killed or injured by landmines and UXOs than adults, due to a lack of mine risk awareness and increased risk while engaged in hazardous work[3] - with UNICEF data showing that 12.5% of children aged 5-14 are engaged in child labor.
Save the Children International CEO Inger Ashing met victims of UXOs during a trip to Yemen this month when she visited a Child and Family Care Centre supported by the organization, which provides a safe space for children to play and access psychosocial support.
Ashing met Othman*, 16, from Aden, who was forced to flee his home due to the conflict. Due to economic desperation, he was out of school and working in a yard collecting scrap metal to help support his family. Last year, he lost his left leg in an explosion from a UXO hidden among the scrap metal. Othman was immediately taken to hospital, where he received emergency medical treatment and surgery.
Save the Children referred Othman to psychosocial support services and coordinated with a prosthetics center, where he received a prosthetic limb. His family received food and cash support to support his recovery and meet their urgent needs.
Othman* said: "I worked from the age of 12 until I was 15. One day, while I was working with some of my colleagues, an unexploded ordnance near us detonated.
"I lost consciousness immediately and remained unconscious for seven days. When I finally woke up, I was in the hospital, and my leg had been amputated."
Despite his ordeal, Othman hopes to return to school one day:
"I always wished I could be in school, and I still dream of returning to my education. But because of our current circumstances, I can't. If my family and I had the means, I would have been sitting in a classroom instead of working--and I would not have lost my leg.
"If I am given the opportunity to return to school, I will work hard to continue my education and become someone who can achieve great things in the future.
"There are still many children working in the same place where I was injured, risking their lives every day just to earn enough to survive."
Othman receives support from Jihad, 30, from Taiz, who works at Save the Children providing psychosocial support for children with blast injuries. Jihad himself is a survivor of a landmine incident, which resulted in amputation of his leg and injury to his eye. When he witnessed eight children become injured by a mortar shell, Jihad decided to dedicate his life to helping children affected by war. Save the Children is also working to ensure that Othman returns to school and can enrol in vocational training.
Inger Ashing said:
"In meeting Othman I saw the devastating impacts of explosive weapons on children. He should have been in school, not risking his life collecting scrap metal to help his family survive. Instead, a hidden explosive left him with life-changing injuries and changed his future in an instant.
"Othman told me that he feels paralyzed by his circumstances - not due to disability, but because of his family's economic situation. Despite everything he had endured, I was struck by how open and brave he was to share his story. Spaces like the Child and Family Care Centre supported by Save the Children provide a safe space for children like Othman to play, develop and simply be a child again.
"No child should have to risk their life to help feed their family or lose a limb because deadly weapons contaminate the areas where they live, play, and are forced to work. The international community cannot look away while children in Yemen are still paying the price with their lives due to the double threat from explosive war remnants and child labor.
"We urgently need greater investment to support children like Othman and ensure that their families are not forced to take children out of school and into hazardous work."
Save the Children is calling on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to de-escalate the crisis, stop the use of explosive weapons and uphold international humanitarian law to prevent further harm to children and civilians.
It also called on international donors to increase funding for the clearance of UXOs, victim assistance and risk education initiatives that have been scaled back due to global aid cuts. Families also need more support for sustainable livelihoods so that children are not forced into work, putting them at risk.
Save the Children has been working in Yemen since 1963, implementing programs in education, child protection, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, and emergency response across most of the country. This includes specialized care and assistance for children injured by explosive weapons and mine risk education.
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[1] According to data from the Civilian Impact Monitoring Project, part of the Protection Cluster of NGOs in Yemen, 18 children were killed by landmines and UXOs in Yemen in 2025, and 20 children were killed by landmines and UXOs in the first six months of this year. So far in 2026, 123 children have been killed or injured due to armed violence (53 fatalities, 70 injuries). Full data available on request.
[2] 45 children have been killed or injured so far this year due to landmines and UXOs (20 fatalities, 25 injuries). In the first six months of 2025, 28 children were killed or injured in the first six months of 2025 (10 fatalities, 18 injuries)
[3] Between April 2022 and 25 March 2026, 511 of 1,182 children killed or injured as a result of armed violence were due to landmines or UXOs (43%). Of 6,051 adults killed or injured in the same period, 747 (12%) was a result of landmines or UXOs, based on analysis of data collected by the Civilian Impact Monitoring Project, a service of the UN Protection Cluster. Data available on request.
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Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Since our founding more than 100 years ago, we've been advocating for the rights of children worldwide. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children - every day and in times of crisis - transforming the future we share. Our results, financial statements and charity ratings reaffirm that Save the Children is a charity you can trust. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube.
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Original text here: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/media-and-news/2026-press-releases/yemen-children-killed-unexploded-ordnaces
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Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: U.S. Communities Face Broken Promises on Air Pollution Monitoring
NEW YORK, July 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Skye Wheeler, senior researcher in the Women's Rights Division:
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US Communities Face Broken Promises on Air Pollution Monitoring
Trump Administration Undermines Important Right to Information Victories
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On July 13, the Trump administration again clawed back a crucial rule that would have expanded monitoring of hazardous air pollutants in the United States, two days before it was set to go into effect.
Communities living close to facilities producing dangerous air pollution in the US
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NEW YORK, July 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Skye Wheeler, senior researcher in the Women's Rights Division:
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US Communities Face Broken Promises on Air Pollution Monitoring
Trump Administration Undermines Important Right to Information Victories
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On July 13, the Trump administration again clawed back a crucial rule that would have expanded monitoring of hazardous air pollutants in the United States, two days before it was set to go into effect.
Communities living close to facilities producing dangerous air pollution in the USwere set to celebrate a victory that would equip them with more information about the deadly pollutants in their backyards, such as benzene and ethylene oxide, but the administration's announcement instead keeps them further in the dark.
In July 2024, many facilities regulated by the " HON rule " were given two years to begin real-time and continuous "fenceline" monitoring of six hazardous air pollutants. By July 15 this year, they were meant to be gathering data and by July 2027, communities would start seeing the numbers.
For communities impacted by the petrochemical industry, like those in Cancer Alley, Louisiana, the promise of more information about the air they breathe was a major victory. Residents there describe cancer, adverse birth outcomes, and other reproductive harms that they worry may be linked to pollution from the fossil fuel industries in their backyards. Current methods to calculate emissions have been found to underestimate air pollution.
In 2025 President Donald Trump provided two-year extensions for implementing the rule for many facilities, including in Louisiana. Trump also promised to roll back the regulation, part of a broader deregulatory agenda.
The White House's announcement this week provides similar extensions for 20 more facilities, including 5 in Louisiana.
The revised HON rule also required some facilities to reduce emissions and take corrective action if monitoring revealed emissions exceeding standards. The Biden administration had calculated that the revised rule would have also drastically lower ed cancer and other health risks caused by air for overburdened communities, such as Cancer Alley.
The HON rule's promises, now at least partly broken, represented hope and a crucial shift for communities who have fought for decades for more transparency. The sooner this right to information is restored, and the HON rule fully implemented, the better.
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Original text here: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/16/us-communities-face-broken-promises-on-air-pollution-monitoring
Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities Issues Commentary: Michigan Approves Line 5 Tunnel Permit, Ignoring Mounting Climate and Great Lakes Risks
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, July 17 -- Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities issued the following commentary on July 16, 2026, by Climate and Environment Program Director Ashley Rudzinski:
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Michigan Approves Line 5 Tunnel Permit, Ignoring Mounting Climate & Great Lakes Risks
Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities condemns today's decision by the Whitmer Administration's Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to approve the Wetlands Protection and Great Lakes Submerged Lands permits, under part 404 of the Clean Water Act, for Enbridge's proposed Line 5
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TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, July 17 -- Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities issued the following commentary on July 16, 2026, by Climate and Environment Program Director Ashley Rudzinski:
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Michigan Approves Line 5 Tunnel Permit, Ignoring Mounting Climate & Great Lakes Risks
Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities condemns today's decision by the Whitmer Administration's Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to approve the Wetlands Protection and Great Lakes Submerged Lands permits, under part 404 of the Clean Water Act, for Enbridge's proposed Line 5tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
In granting the permit, EGLE has chosen to advance controversial fossil fuel infrastructure despite extensive public concern, unresolved environmental risks, and the accelerating climate crisis. Groundwork Center believes that this decision is highly incompatible with the agency's duty to protect Michigan's water resources and defend the public trust.
"Approving new 99-year fossil fuel infrastructure as people across Michigan choke on climate change-induced wildfire smoke just adds insult to injury," said Ashley Rudzinski, Climate and Environment Program Director of Groundwork Center. "As the climate crisis drives extreme weather, shoreline erosion, and strained infrastructure, doubling down on long-term fossil fuel investments represents a dangerous step backward."
"The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater system on the planet, and they deserve the highest level of protection - not regulatory rubber stamping," said Rudzinski. "By approving this permit, Governor Whitmer and EGLE have placed the interests of a private foreign oil company above the long-term health of our waters, our climate, and our economies."
"Beyond environmental and climate risks, the approval raises serious questions about long-term accountability and financial liability in the event of a spill," noted Rudzinski. "Recent pipeline incidents across North America show that even modern infrastructure can fail with catastrophic consequences. The Great Lakes are not the place for us to make that gamble."
"Today EGLE has shirked its most fundamental duty - protecting our Great Lakes and our citizens," Rudzinski said. "These lakes are the defining feature of our state, our culture, and our future. The only responsible path forward is decommissioning the existing aging dual pipelines in the Straits and supporting a rapid transition toward clean, renewable energy sources that do not jeopardize one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water.
Rudzinski closed, "We demand EGLE issue an immediate stay on all Line 5 tunnel permits and ban Enbridge from any staging or clearing until all appeals and treaty obligations are resolved."
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Ashley Rudzinski is Groundwork's Climate & Environment Program Director.
ashley.rudzinski@groundworkcenter.org
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Original text here: https://groundworkcenter.org/michigan-approves-line-5-tunnel-permit-ignoring-mounting-climate-great-lakes-risks/
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Catholic League Issues Commentary: What Do DEM Radicals Want?
NEW YORK, July 17 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on July 16, 2026, by President Bill Donohue:
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WHAT DO DEM RADICALS WANT?
It is one thing to disagree with those who hold to contrary political views, quite another to label them crazy. Doing so should not be done with abandon, lest it diminish the credibility of the accuser. But these days, there is no shortage of public office holders, and candidates for public
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NEW YORK, July 17 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on July 16, 2026, by President Bill Donohue:
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WHAT DO DEM RADICALS WANT?
It is one thing to disagree with those who hold to contrary political views, quite another to label them crazy. Doing so should not be done with abandon, lest it diminish the credibility of the accuser. But these days, there is no shortage of public office holders, and candidates for publicoffice, who sound more like the inmates in the asylum than they do serious persons.
Two such characters are Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico; the former is seeking a senatorial seat in Michigan, and the latter wants to be a U.S. senator from Texas. Both are Democrats who suffer from a Manichean worldview that is pathological.
El-Sayed divides the world with childlike innocence, distinguishing between the good guys and the bad guys. What makes him different is who he defines as good and who he defines as bad.
The good guys are criminals and the bad guys are the cops. "Any and all efforts to get people out of jails and prisons and to keep people out of jails and prisons is a policy that we need to be investing in." This obviously would include mass murderers and child rapists.
The bad guys are those who lock these people up. He says most cities "spend way too much on police departments" and not enough on such things as public schools that "eliminate poverty." In fact, we spend a pittance on the police and a small fortune on the public schools, most of which--at least in the inner-city--are incubators of poverty. The urban schools that deliver for poor minorities--charter schools and Catholic schools--he opposes.
The good guys are also those who crash our borders and the bad guys are those trying to round them up. "There is no reforming, there is no retraining, there is only abolishing ICE."
In his mind, both terrorists and their victims are morally wrong. "Hamas: evil. Israeli government: evil." This is worse than moral equivalency--it is morally irresponsible to equate those who intentionally kill innocents with those who seek to deter them.
Talarico's black-and-white Manichean dualism expresses itself in a peculiar form of self-loathing.
"I always think of myself as a Christian who hates Christianity, right?" Now it is not normal to turn inward on one's self, and to do so in public is even more bizarre. For him, however, it is a way of showing the world how "open-minded" he is. By attacking his personal bona fides, he is assuming a moral mantle reserved for himself. How pathetic.
"God is non-binary" and "there are six genders." He has since taken back these comments, but the real issue is why he felt obliged to say them in the first place. He did so because, again, he wants to show open-minded he is, hoping to impress secularists.
He said a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in the public schools was "deeply un-Christian." More open-mindedness. Imagine a Muslim objecting to a display of the Koran in a public library because it is "deeply un-Islamic."
His fawning of Muslims even allows him to lie about history. To wit: he maintains that Christianity--not Islam--is the "most violent" religion.
What do El-Sayed and Talarico want? They want to turn America inside out and upside down. Their hatred extends beyond our borders--they loathe Western civilization. But unlike radicals of yesteryear, who at least had a blueprint--however flawed--to remake society, they are more like little boys who are so dumbfounded by Erector Sets that all they can do is take a hammer to them.
These are the neo-nihilists of the Democratic Party in 2026.
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Original text here: https://www.catholicleague.org/what-do-dem-radicals-want/
[Category: Sociological]
Asuncion, Paraguay Named as the Next Host of the Unified Football World Cup
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Special Olympics issued the following news release:
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Asuncion, Paraguay Named as the Next Host of the Unified Football World Cup
As one historic Unified Football World Cup comes to a close, the journey to the next is just beginning.
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Asuncion has been officially named the host city of the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Asuncion 2028.
At the Closing Ceremony of the Unified Football World Cup, the iconic Special Olympics flag was passed from Special Olympics France to Special Olympics Chairman of the Board Timothy Shriver who then presented it to
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WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Special Olympics issued the following news release:
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Asuncion, Paraguay Named as the Next Host of the Unified Football World Cup
As one historic Unified Football World Cup comes to a close, the journey to the next is just beginning.
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Asuncion has been officially named the host city of the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Asuncion 2028.
At the Closing Ceremony of the Unified Football World Cup, the iconic Special Olympics flag was passed from Special Olympics France to Special Olympics Chairman of the Board Timothy Shriver who then presented it toSpecial Olympics Paraguay. Both teams, France and Paraguay, showed explementary skill and determination this week in Paris.
The momentum and unity ignited in the French capital city will only grow over the next 18 months in anticipation of the first Unified Football World Cup to be held in Latin America.
From 28 February to 4 March 2028, Asuncion, Paraguay will welcome hundreds of athletes, families, volunteers, officials, and staff to join Special Olympics to deliver the global inclusive football tournament.
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"Representing Paraguay in France and sharing this experience with athletes from around the world has been a dream come true. I am taking away wonderful friendships and memories that will last a lifetime. Knowing that we will welcome the Special Olympics family to our country in 2028 fills us with both excitement and a sense of responsibility. We want to show the world the warmth of our people and demonstrate that Paraguay is ready to be a great host. We look forward to welcoming you with open hearts!"
- Alvaro Benitez, athlete and team captain, SO Paraguay
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The event will host a number of non-competition events alongside the Cup. These activities aim to showcase and expand the reach of football in the host country, while engaging partners, sponsors, supporters, and new communities to come, try, and experience Special Olympics programming.
President and Managing Director Claudia Echeverry shared her pride and support for the event, "Paraguay 2028 will be so much more than just a sporting event: it will be a platform to showcase the power of football as Latin America's universal language and greatest passion, and its ability to change lives for the better, helping build truly inclusive societies.
"Our football players with and without intellectual disabilities deserve to be recognized at a global level for their talent, discipline and leadership. This Cup will allow us to do so, sharing inclusion from Paraguay to the whole world."
A vibrant city full of culture and vision, supported by the Paraguayan Government, Asuncion will be the next step in growing a flourishing football foundation for their Special Olympics program.
Mrs. Leticia Ocampos, First Lady of Paraguay and Patron of Special Olympics Paraguay shared a message of support, "Hosting the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Asuncion 2028 is a great honor that we embrace, reflecting the Government of Paraguay's commitment to inclusion. We firmly believe that sport is a powerful tool for driving the transformation toward the "Giant Paraguay" we are building, and we are thrilled to welcome you to Asuncion."
Special Olympics President and Chief Executive Officer David Evangelista added: "On behalf of the Special Olympics movement, we are thrilled to announce that after a highly successful Latin American Games in Asuncion in 2024, Paraguay will once again show the world what inclusion looks like in motion, by hosting the 2028 Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup. This event will bring together nations from all around the world, using the mobilizing power of football to break down barriers, to build bridges, and to show the world that inclusion is a contact sport. That is, quite simply, the only way forward."
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Original text here: https://www.specialolympics.org/about/press-releases/asuncion-paraguay-named-as-the-next-host-of-the-unified-football-world-cup
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