UEFA: Memorandum of Understanding for sustainable development with the United Nations Office

"UEFA and the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG, the UN headquarters in Europe) today concluded a Memorandum of Understanding at the House of European Football in Nyon (SUI). Both organisations join forces on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Match for Solidarity," announced the European Confederation on 21/01/2021.

"Having jointly staged the successful 'Match for Solidarity' in 2018, UEFA and UNOG will organise another edition of the star-studded charity match in Geneva in 2022. The game will again provide vital support to the UEFA Foundation for Children projects helping to protect children in Europe and across the world," said the body presided over by Aleksander Ceferin.

"The Memorandum of Understanding further establishes a formal institutional partnership between the two organisations and outlines concrete activities to harness football's capacity to promote sustainable development and peace. A core objective of the agreement is to highlight and promote football's contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals," added UEFA.

"Football has…