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For the first time, the UNHCR logo will appear on the jerseys of FC Barcelona’s first men’s and women’s soccer team and on that of the Barça Genuine Foundation team from July 2022 (it will be located on the back of the jersey, below the player’s number).
This is part of an agreement reached by the FC Barcelona Foundation with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Spain for UNHCR which over four seasons, will entail a cash contribution of €400,000 per season for four projects (€100,000 per project and one per continent) plus an in-kind donation (valued by the club for €100,000 per season) of FC Barcelona sports equipment , as well as the technical expertise of the FC Barcelona Foundation’s sports specialists.
As the Head of the Club, one of the priorities that President Joan Laporta has defined for this new phase is the growing refugee crisis, and the Club’s need to support people forced to flee. There are currently more than 82.4 million people forcibly displaced around the world (according to UNHCR data) – a figure that will only grow due to the war in Ukraine.
In 2006, the agreement between Barcelona and UNICEF represented an innovative sports sponsorship at an international level. Now, we want to advance on a new line of work with the United Nations through this new collaboration with UNHCR, where the focus will be on refugees, especially children.
