FIFA allocates $50 million to WHO, WTO and UNHCR

Wednesday 27th November 2024 08:37 AM

Financial aid –

FIFA will redistribute the legacy fund collected during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This money is intended to develop various social programs.

Published today at 2:20 p.m.

FIFA will notably support the “Beat the heat” initiative which fights for the protection of people who work in regions exposed to extreme heat caused by climate change.

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FIFA, as part of the legacy fund for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, will allocate 50 million dollars (approximately 47.5 million euros) shared between the WHO, the WTO and the UNHCR, the agency of the United Nations for refugees, to develop social programs, the international football body announced on Wednesday.

Together with the World Health Organization (WHO), FIFA will support the “Beat the heat” initiative which fights for the protection of people working in regions exposed to extreme heat linked to climate change.

It will support, in partnership with the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy Fund, a program aimed at helping women exploit opportunities in international trade and the digital economy through grants and technical assistance.

Finally, with the UN refugee agency, it will provide support to refugees and displaced people from the Middle East and North Africa.

In its 2022 annual financial report, FIFA announced a gross profit linked to the World Cup in Qatar of nearly $5.8 billion (5.5 billion euros).

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