As FC Barcelona Blog published some days ago, the idea of a solidary "sponsor" has been finally signed for FC Barcelona. UNICEF has been the humanitarian foundation choosen by FC Barcelona.


All the Spanish media reflects in the last editions the just signed agreement. Both Unicef and FC Barcelona, publish the global agreement signed today by Unicef and FC Barcelona for the next 5 years in their respective sites.

fcbarcelonablog has the pleasure to publish this joint statement made by FC Barcelona and UNICEF today:




"UNICEF, the United Nations agency whose goal it is to guarantee children's rights, and Futbol Club Barcelona, through their Fundació, have reached an agreement to work together for the benefit of orphaned children in vulnerable situations, in particular those that are affected by the HIV/AIDS virus.


"With this new global alliance with UNICEF, FC Barcelona, through their Fundaciò, is committed to defending these objectives for the next five years.


"The signatures and the official presentation of the agreement will take place on August 11 at the United Nations headquarters in New York, within the framework of the tour of Mexico and the United States that the first team football squad are undertaking.


"The theme of this accord is Barça, more than a club, a new global hope for vulnerable children.


"UNICEF was founded in 1946 by General Assembly of the United Nations to reply to childrens' urgent needs in Europe which, after World War Two, were in a very precarious situation.


"The first UNICEF programmes allowed emergency help to reach millions of children in the Middle East, China and Europe. Since then, the protection of all children, without distiction of race, beliefs, nationality or religion has become a universal mission that is now almost 60 years old."




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