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18/11/2003 > SN Brussels Airlines becomes structural partner of UNICEF Belgium

SN Brussels Airlines will be supporting UNICEF Belgium financially and logistically for the coming three years. Today the airline signed a partnership with UNICEF Belgium.

The co-operation agreement was signed today by Peter Davies, Chief Executive Officer of SN Brussels Airlines, Executive Vice President Commercial Philip Saunders and Christian Wiener, General Director UNICEF Belgium, during a visit to the UNICEF coordination-centre in Copenhagen. From this UNICEF centre all humanitarian aid is distributed to the Field Offices of the United Nations Children’s Fund, in more than 160 countries. The agreement was signed in the presence of Helmut Lotti, goodwill ambassador of Belgium.

With this partnership agreement SN Brussels Airlines guarantees a structural support of the UNICEF Belgium activities. This support consists of the donation of free airline tickets and other aid plans that are to be developed further. SN Brussels Airlines’ 1.950 staff will also be actively involved in the ‘Corporate Citizenship’ programme.

“SN Brussels Airlines is an obvious partner for UNICEF”, says Peter Davies. “SN flies to as many as 14 African destinations, and has supported several foreign aid projects on the African continent during the past months. By supporting UNICEF we are now delivering a solid contribution to the improvement of child welfare in the world.”

“The support of corporate partners is very important to UNICEF Belgium because we are completely dependent on voluntary contributions of companies, governments and private individuals for our work”, says Christian Wiener. “We have similar partnerships with American Express, Beiersdorf, Glaxosmithkline Biologicals, HP and Publicis.”

UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is an important international organisation that focuses on improving the welfare of children all over the world. UNICEF works in 162 countries, either developing or in transitional stages, together with governments and local authorities to help children grow into healthy, skilled adults. Up till now, the Children’s Fund has developed aid programmes concerning basic health care, food, water supplies, education and protection of children. The guideline for all these programmes and developments is the Convention of the Rights of the Child.

Last year, UNICEF Belgium celebrated its 50th birthday. UNICEF can count on the support of around 600 volunteers united by several local UNICEF committees in Belgium alone.