The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that drowning claims the lives of more than 60,000 children under the age of five and more than 360,000 people globally. On May 2nd…
ILS welcomes the announcement that The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU), with funding provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies, is launching the Saving of Lives from Drowning Grants Initiative to…
The WHO Executive Board reviewed the report of collaboration with ILS at its 132nd session in January 2013. This report detailed achievements from the period 2010 – 2012. These achievements…
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the International Federation of Swimming Teachers’ Associations (IFSTA) and the ILS on 9 December 2010.
At the Sportaccord Convention in April 2010, ILS President Dr. Steve Beerman met Mr Wilfried Lemke, UN Under-Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP).
