The UK government has delivered more than 80 Olympic Truce events around the world as part of the global legacy plans for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Led by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the events have been organised in partnership with the United Nations (UN), National Olympic Committees, parliamentarians, and other public and private partners across five continents.

The projects have ranged from a youth football tournament in Lesotho to a sports day in Sri Lanka. The latter was inspired by the Paralympics and brought together former adversaries - disabled soldiers from both sides of the island's long-running and brutal civil war.

In the UK, Olympic Truce events have already been organised in more than 20,000 schools though the Get Set programme set up by LOCOG in 2011.

Lyall Grant, the UK ambassador to the UN, said: "International Inspiration, which is London 2012's international sports legacy programme, has already enriched the lives of more than 11 million children in 20 countries through high-quality and inclusive physical education, sport and play.

"The programme is on course to reach the target of 12 million children by 2014. This year, to mark the one-year anniversary, British embassies around the world are hosting events, often in partnership with our Brazilian successors."

The UK is the first Games host to deliver a large-scale Olympic Truce programme on an international scale. A record number of 193 UN member nations signed the Olympic Truce document in 2011, which was presented to the General Assembly by then LOCOG chair Sebastian Coe.

The Olympic truce is an ancient tradition dating back to the 8th century when it was used to enable spectators and participants to travel safely to and from the Games.

To read more on Lyall Grant's speech to the UN regarding the Olympic Truce, click here.