Inclusivity
Objective: Enable a welcoming and respectful environment for all participants and attendees at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ sites and events, and promote the attendance of low-income groups.
The inclusivity material topic aligns with the following UN SDGs:
Context
In addition to offering a tremendous opportunity for exchange between locals and people from all over the world and for enhancing cultural understanding, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ also aimed to maintain an environment that was welcoming and respectful for participants and attendees from many different cultures and backgrounds.
FIFA’s position on inclusivity and the protection of human rights is unequivocal, and clearly laid out in the FIFA Statutes, FIFA’s Human Rights Policy and several of FIFA’s regulations and codes that apply to all members of the FIFA family. These lay out that discrimination of any kind is strictly prohibited. As a host country for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Qatar was fully aware of its responsibility to adhere to FIFA’s human rights and non-discrimination, equality and neutrality statutes, and committed to do so.
Both Qatar and FIFA took significant steps to welcome everyone to the tournament, build bridges of cultural understanding and create an inclusive experience for all participants, attendees and local communities.
Initiatives
The inclusivity objective was addressed through the following initiatives: