A resolution, which was supported by 180 out of the 193 U.N. member states, calls for the Olympic Truce to be respected from seven days before the start of the Aug. 5-21 Olympic Games until seven days after the Sept. 7-18 Paralympic Games.

"The Olympic Games are the time when the values of tolerance, solidarity and peace are brought to life," Bach said in a statement. "This is the time when the international community comes together for peaceful competition.

"In the Olympic Village, we see tolerance and solidarity in their purest form. Athletes from all 206 National Olympic Committees live together in harmony and without any kind of discrimination."

Bach's proclamation comes as Europe attempts to cope with a surge in refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.