FC Barcelona and UNHCR unite for forcibly displaced children worldwide
For the next four football seasons, FC Barcelona and its Foundation will support programmes for displaced children and those who host them Geneva – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, along with its National Association in Spain, Spain for UNHCR, are proud to announce today...
UNHCR partners with FC Barcelona to bring the power of sport to displaced children
By UNHCR Staff Football might be the world’s favourite game. But for children – especially those uprooted due to war, violence and persecution – it can also be a lifeline. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, along with its National Association in Spain, ACNUR Comité...
Polish border town welcomes refugees from Ukraine, but will itself need help
‘These refugees have lost almost everything. We need to help them. Even if that means we’ll have to learn to live with less,’ says mayor of Medyka, a primary crossing point for refugees. By Matthew Saltmarsh in Medyka, Poland Marek Iwasieczko has been averaging just...