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For the first time, with a world governing body as partner, the UNITED Hockey Camp of the Coubertin meets Dunant Foundation brings together international young talents, top clubs and refugee players for a unique week of sport, integration and empowerment as part of the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.

Diego Benaglio & Almuth Schult in conversation with federal representatives and the Girl Power Afghan United Team about the power of football and what sport can truly achieve – in the spirit of integration and diversity.

They were national team players, role models, and sources of hope for many young women in Afghanistan – until they were forced to flee. Today, they live scattered across Europe. But football still gives them strength, identity, and hope. From June 10 to 15, 2025, they will reunite in Zurich – at the United Summer Camp hosted by the Coubertin meets Dunant Foundation.

At the United Summer Camp 2025, young women from all over the world come together as equals, sharing hope, strength, and deep bonds through football. Feel the power of the game to break down barriers — join us at the panel talk in Bern or the charity tournament in Zurich, and become part of the United Summer Camp 2025 family!

Kreuzlingen, February 7th 2025 – We are excited to officially welcome Rashed Noori to the Refugee Programme Switzerland! The signing of his contract at the Talent Campus Bodensee marks an important milestone on his journey to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

Das Jahr 2024 markierte für die Coubertin meets Dunant Foundation einen bedeutenden Meilenstein. Als erstes vollständiges Jahr nach der offiziellen Stiftungsgründung stand es ganz im Zeichen des Wachstums, der Programmentwicklung und zahlreicher sportlicher Erfolge.

Kreuzlingen, January 9, 2025 – SRF Schweiz Aktuell – In April 2022, Swiss television first reported on the arrival of numerous young Ukrainian athletes who had to flee their homeland due to the war. Among them was Nikita Kazantsev, one of over 40 ice hockey talents who found a new home at the Talent-Campus Bodensee in Switzerland. Three years after their dramatic escape, Kazantsev and his teammates face new challenges—not only on the ice but also in their daily lives.

According to Reto Ammann, the President of the Foundation Board of the "Coubertin meets Dunant Foundation," a "Talent Refugee Olympic Team" will take the stage at the Winter Olympics 2038 in Switzerland at the latest.

"Peace Beyond Limits" is the motto of this year's United Summer Camp organised by the Coubertin meets Dunant Foundation. By sharing their passion for sport, young athletes from Afghanistan, Iran, China and South Korea will be brought together to overcome their cultural differences and find a unifying language through sport.