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Unicef

The most difficult challenge

FC Barcelona is more than a club in Catalunya because it is the sports club that most represents the country and is also one of its greatest ambassadors. Also, for different reasons, FC Barcelona is more than a club for many people living elsewhere in Spain, who see Barça as a staunch defender of democratic rights and freedom. Today, football has become a global phenomenon, and support for Barcelona has spread spectacularly around the world. The number of club members from outside of Catalunya and Spain is increasing daily, and the club wants to respond to that show of passion for Barça. This has developed into a need and an obligation. And the best way for the club to do that has been to take a step further and become more than a club around the world as well. This Barça that is so concerned for its people needs to be globalised. This caring and humanitarian Barça needs to be globalised.

Historic agreement

That is why the club has decided to contribute 0.7 per cent of its ordinary income to the FC Barcelona Foundation in order to set up international cooperation programmes for development, supports the UN Millennium Development Goals and has made a commitment to Unicef’s humanitarian aid programs through the donation of one and a half million euros for the next five years and now wears the Unicef logo on its shirts. An agreement that has made Barça unique.

Who are UNICEF?

UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress. UNICEF was created with this purpose in mind – to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We believe that we can, together, advance the cause of humanity.

We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future.

We work to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people because it is right to keep them from harm and enable them to protect others. We help children and families affected by HIV/AIDS to live their lives with dignity.

We involve everyone in creating protective environments for children. We are present to relieve suffering during emergencies, and wherever children are threatened, because no child should be exposed to violence, abuse or exploitation.

We are part of the Global Movement for Children – a broad coalition dedicated to improving the life of every child. Through this movement, and events such as the United Nations Special Session on Children, we encourage young people to speak out and participate in the decisions that affect their lives.

We work in 191 countries through country programmes and National Committees. We are UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund.

Supporting UNICEF

Reaching the most vulnerable during humanitarian crises is our greatest challenge. UNICEF's mission is to provide special protection for the most disadvantaged children: victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation, and those with disabilities. Our work aims to fulfill their basic needs and restore their dignity.

Make a donation: UNICEF relies on people like us to help build a world fit for children. Making a donation, whatever big or small, can go a long way in helping achieve this target.

Gifts and cards: If you buy a gift from the UNICEF shop, you will be helping children worldwide. For example, if you bought 10 cards from UNICEF, you would be providing vitamin A capsules which would help protect 80 young children against blindness for 6 months.

Links

UNICEF International - Click here
UNICEF U.K. - Click here
Make a donation to UNICEF - Click here
UNICEF shop - Click here
FC Barcelona's UNICEF homepage - Click here

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