UN / FC BARCELONA

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) marked the 10th anniversary of its partnership with FC Barcelona. UNICEF

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:04
• Production Date: 7 September 2016
• Asset Language: English; Spanish
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; SPORTS
• MAMS Id: 1702867
• Parent Id: 1702867
• Alternate Title: unifeed160907f

Description

STORY: UN / FC BARCELONA
TRT: 02:04
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: EMBARGOED UNTIL 08:00 EST ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2016; PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS

DATELINE: 07 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

RECENT - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

07 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Med shot, Lake speaking to Ronaldinho
3. Wide shot, Lake, Ronaldinho, and Bartomeu pose for photo
4. Tracking, Ronaldinho walking
5. Wide shot, Lake, Ronaldinho, and Bartomeu pose for photo
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ronaldinho, Former FC Barcelona player:
“Hello everybody, I just want to say that I am very proud to be here I am very happy. And It is very simple and direct to say that I am here to help with whatever you need.”
7. Med shot, Ronaldinho being interviewed
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF:
“Our partnership with Barca is helping thousands of Brazilian children with disabilities participate in and benefit from sports and physical education in their communities. After all, it is ability, as we say, and not disability that defines what a person can accomplish.”
9. Wide shot, Lake, Ronaldinho, and Bartomeu pose for photo
10. SOUNDBITE Josep Bartomeu, President of FC Barcelona:
“We come to New York because want to stay here, in New York, in the US, closer to our people, closer to our fans, closer, at the end, with UNICEF. We are going to be neighbours from now on and we want that, with this neighbourhood, now we are going to collaborate more, we are going to do more projects. We are going to work together even much harder than before for the children of the world.”
11. Excerpts of FC Barcelona vs Spanish Paralympic Blind Football Team UNICEF video

Storyline

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) marked the 10th anniversary of its partnership with FC Barcelona.

At a high-level gather to mark the occasion today (7 September), UNICEF chief Anthony Lake said the partnership was helping “thousands of Brazilian children with disabilities participate in and benefit from sports and physical education in their communities.” The event also coincided with the opening day of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The event highlighted the importance of promoting safe and inclusive physical education. It was also a chance to preview the FC Barcelona, #TeamUNICEF, International Paralympic Committee collaboration filmed this week in Barcelona, featuring FC Barcelona players in an unexpected 5-a-side challenge against members of the Spanish National blind football team. The video will be shown at sporting venues throughout the Paralympic games, which run until the 18th of September, including at Spain’s first 5-a-side match against China.