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According to reports from UNAIDS, at the end of 2003 more than 40 million people were living with HIV/AIDS. 25 million of these individuals live in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, where unsafe sexual practices are widespread and remain the most prevalent mode of HIV transmission. In Burundi, to alleviate ethnic conflicts, the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations Development Programme have supported an initiative launched by young people in Bujumbura to promote inter-ethnic tolerance and understanding, by bringing young people from different ethnic backgrounds together for sport activities. Since the late 1990s various international forums have discussed the potential contribution of sport to human development, emphasising its development and peace-building potential.