Argentine striker Lionel Messi,from FC Barcelona played a "major game" as a goodwill ambassador for Unicef during a visit to Puerto Principe, where he met with children affected by the earthquake that struck last January the Haitian capital.
Messi arrived in the devastated capital in the Caribbean "determined to use his fame to help the most vulnerable children of the world," UNICEF said in a statement, noting that the player played a "major party" with small .
In his first visit as United Nations representative, the athletes ran Carrefour Aviation, a camp where 50,000 Haitians living who lost their homes during the earthquake of 12 January.
The earthquake of 7 degrees on the Richter scale shook the Haitian capital and several nearby towns caused an estimated 300,000 dead, many wounded and 1.5 million homeless.
At camp, Messi interacted with children participating in a sports program run by the Haitian Olympic Committee and supported by the United Nations Fund for Children (Unicef).
Unicef said that "there are few places in the world today where children are as vulnerable as in Haiti. Despite the achievements, more than 1.2 million children in this country are exposed to exploitation and mistreatment. "
In addition, 800,000 children live in tents in makeshift camps where there is adequate sanitation and access to clean water and health facilities and education are limited.
Messi, who interrupted a vacation that enjoyed after playing the World Cup with Argentina to travel to Haiti, also visited members of the Argentine contingent of Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
At the headquarters of the Argentine troops were informed about the work of Argentinian field hospital, who treated many of the wounded in the earthquake.
The Argentine star ended his visit to the offices of UNICEF, where he talked with staff about their challenges in their efforts to assist the Government and people of Haiti after the catastrophe. EFE
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