THE ROLE OF UNESCO IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DOPING

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of the role of UNESCO in modern anti-doping struggle. The purpose of the research is to assess the current role of UNESCO in combating doping in sport; an overview of the history of its creation in the context of the world antidoping struggle; to study current experience of UNESCO’s international cooperation with other international organizations involved in anti-doping activities; an analysis of the state of legal regulation of international cooperation in this field and the role of UNESCO in this settlement. It is necessary to identify those international instruments whose adoption has ensured the international legal prohibition of the use of doping in sporting competitions, and to determine what place and influence UNESCO’s legislative and other activities have in this respect. It is also necessary to outline the network of specialized international organizations active in the field of sports in general and anti-doping activities in particular, and to demarcate their powers with UNESCO.The extreme complexity and importance of the sporting field for the modern world is driving a growing number of violations of the rules established in this field. A large percentage of the total number of violations of sporting rules is the violation of the prohibition on doping in sports, when, in order to increase their chances of winning high-ranking awards, athletes are prepared to neglect any prohibitions, risking not only the principles of «fair sport» but also their own health. and even life. A large number of such violators are opposed by an extensive system of anti-doping organizations, the role of UNESCO among which is extremely important. Further improvement of the existing international anti-doping system requires a detailed study of UNESCO’s role in this activity, which will outline further scientific and practical prospects for improving its effectiveness and overcoming the problem of doping in modern sport.Research Methods (Methods): The methods of historicism, comparative and system analysis, as well as the method of formal logic, were used.Results obtained: UNESCO was far from sports and anti-doping issues at its inception in 1945, but has now become one of the leading United Nations institutions in the field of physical education and sport, as well as one of the largest intergovernmental organizations. a world that opposes the use of doping in professional sports. With the participation of UNESCO, several extremely important instruments have been adopted in this area. These include the 1964 Manifesto for Sport (jointly with the International Council on Physical Education and Sports – SICEP); The International Charter on Physical Education and Sports of 1978 (which became the basis for the adoption of many important documents by other international organizations, including the IOC Olympic Anti-Doping Code of 1988 and the 1989 Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention); and, of course, the 2005 UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport. Each of these documents has forever become an integral part of the history of the formation of international sports law and the basis on which all modern international anti-doping struggle in the world of sports is based.UNESCO is currently a key partner of the World Anti-Doping Agency in the fight against doping in sport. UNESCO is responsible for the implementation of the International Convention on the Suppression of Doping in Sport and, in so doing, cooperates mainly with governments. WADA also works with sports movements (IOC, IPC, international sports federations, etc.), as well as with anti-doping organizations to ensure compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code.The practical value of the article: at present, the international system of combating doping in sports is experiencing a systemic crisis caused by inefficient methods of interaction between anti-doping organizations, corruption and the lack of large-scale global organizations that counteract the use of doping in the target doping. Research in this area draws the attention of the scientific community and practitioners in the field of anti-doping to the need to review the anti-doping methods used. It is necessary to change the vector of efforts to find stricter penalties for violations to find ways to encourage lawful behavior. We believe that it is UNESCO with its credibility and influence that can be a source of change that takes doping in sport to a whole new level.