FIFA, Qatar launch FIFA World Cup 2022 Legacy Fund to drive groundbreaking initiatives with WTO, WHO and UNHCR

Doha, Qatar: Following the announcement made in November 2022, FIFA is taking the implementation of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Legacy Fund to the n...

Doha, Qatar: Following the announcement made in November 2022, FIFA is taking the implementation of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Legacy Fund to the next level with an investment of USD 50 million in a series of social programmes in collaboration with Qatar and three global organisations, namely the the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

The objective of this fund and the multi-stakeholder partnership help FIFA deliver results beyond the pitch and support international organisations drive positive social and developmental impacts across the globe.

The groundbreaking initiative was presented and signed during an online meeting attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, WTO Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, and the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) Secretary General H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi.

For the first time, the FIFA World Cup Legacy Fund will be invested in social impact projects in different regions across the following pillars:

Refugees: By partnering with UNHCR, the Legacy Fund will support programmes that empower communities and promote resilience and self-sufficiency for some of the world’s most vulnerable people with a view to enhancing access to basic services, improving social inclusion and strengthening national systems.