Southeast Asia Sport and Youth Crime Prevention (SYCP) Conference
Building Safer and More Resilient Communities Through Sport
- Thursday 27 and Friday 28 November 2025
- Grand Fourwings Convention Hotel, Bangkok
- In collaboration with UNODC
The inaugural Southeast Asia Sport and Youth Crime Prevention (SYCP) Conference follows the launch of the SYCP Initiative, which is a groundbreaking programme initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Agence française de développement (AFD) to build safer and more resilient communities across the region through sport. Implementation is being supported by a consortium co-ordinated by the Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice.
The conference takes place in the lead-up to the 33rd Southeast Asia Games being hosted by Thailand during December, and will convene a diverse set of stakeholders to examine the root causes of offending and highlight the role of sport in preventing youth crime. Participants will also have the opportunity to share knowledge, emerging evidence and effective practice from across Southeast Asia and beyond.
- Background and objectives of the SYCP Conference
- Programme of events
- Register for the SYCP Conference
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Wednesday 26 November 2025 – Arrival of delegates to Bangkok
Thursday 27 November 2025 – Setting the stage: Context, challenges and vision
- 0900-0945 Opening ceremony
- 1000-1100 Plenary session I: Strengthening Olympism and sport in youth crime prevention: Towards safer and more resilient societies
- 1100-1200 Plenary session II: Promoting secondary and tertiary prevention and juvenile justice through sport
- 1200-1300 Lunch break
Following Plenary Sessions I and II, the conference will transition into a parallel thematic workshop format. The purpose of these workshops is to allow for a deep dive into specific aspects related to youth crime prevention through sport. The thematic workshops will take place in two break-out rooms, running in parallel sessions:
- 1330-1500 Parallel Thematic Workshop I: Promoting a drug-free society through the sport sector and Olympism; OR Parallel Thematic Workshop II: Promoting sport as a pathway to social inclusion, education and youth empowerment
- 1500-1530 Coffee break and networking
- 1530-1700 Parallel Thematic Workshop III: Sport and healthy lifestyle in youth crime prevention: A closer look at mental health and non-communicable diseases (NCD); OR Parallel Thematic Workshop IV: Sport as a catalyst to prevent young women and girls from offending and victimisation
- 1700-2000 Welcome reception
Friday 28 November 2025 – Looking ahead: Policy, partnerships and action
- 0900-1030 Plenary Session III: Promoting financial investment and multi-stakeholder engagement for effective sport-based crime prevention programmes
- 1030-1130 Coffee break and networking
- 1130-1200 Summary and recommendations of the SYCP Conference
- 1200-1215 Closing of the conference
- 1215-1330 Lunch
READ MORE ABOUT THE SYCP INITIATIVE
- Read about the launch of the SYCP Initiative
- Meet the SYCP grantees [COMING SOON]
- Read the Theory of Change
- Join the Community of Practice [COMING SOON]