To say that UN officials carry much of the world on their shoulders it’s an understatement.

The 46th edition of the UN's Inter-Agency Games, a sports festival that brings together close to 1500 members from the four corners of the world in Lisbon, was officially inaugurated yesterday, April 30, by the Portuguese Minister of Culture and UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Administration and Management, in a ceremony that took place at the beautiful Lisbon Greenhouse.

May 1st, a beautiful sunny and warm spring day in Lisbon, Portugal, welcomed close to 1500 amateur athletes for their first day at the UN’s 46th Inter-Agency Games.

Our challenge is to welcome to Lisbon, in their native languages, almost 1500 UN officials of 125 nationalities.

Move Sports wins international competition to organise the event that brings almost 1500 UN employees to Portugal

The Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, took a long stroll at the Portugal Rugby Youth Festival and stated he places great importance on the spirit of rugby.