The NOC, the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed an MoU to facilitate refugees’ access to sport.

NOC President Alejandro Blanco, FEMP Secretary General Carlos Daniel Casares and UNHCR representative in Spain Sophie Muller signed this MoU, the aim of which is to encourage the integration through sport of people who are under UNHCR’s mandate.

This MoU aims to promote among local governments and authorities free access for refugees to programmes, activities and sports facilities.