FIFA has launched a $50 million legacy fund for social programmes in collaboration with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

FIFA launched a $50 million legacy fund for social programmes on Wednesday in collaboration with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar and the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and UNHCR,

Human rights group Amnesty criticises a new 2022 Qatar World Cup legacy fund it says does not include compensation for migrant workers harmed during preparations for the tournament.

Past FIFA Legacy Funds for the World Cups in South Africa, Brazil and Russia were reported to be worth USD 100 million each – double the size of the Qatar fund. FIFA generated over USD 7 billion from the 2022 World Cup.

The Legacy Fund will be implemented in partnership with the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, headquartered in 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

FIFA is taking the implementation of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Legacy Fund to the next level with an investment of $50mn in a series of social programmes in collaboration

The fund aims to assist vulnerable communities through projects in health, education, and football development. FIFA, in collaboration with Qatar, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the World Trade Organisation (WTO),