(London) The ex-N. 1 Andy Murray announced on Tuesday that he would donate his tournament winnings to UNICEF as part of a fundraising appeal for Ukraine until the end of the tennis season.
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“I will be donating my prize money for the rest of the year,” the winner of three Grand Slam tournaments tweeted. “But anyone in the UK can support UNICEF’s humanitarian response by responding to our appeal for donations. »
The High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday identified more than two million refugees who had fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Hundreds of thousands of them are children, according to UNICEF.
“Over 7.5 million children are at risk from the escalating conflict in Ukraine, which is why I’m working with @UNICEF_uk to help deliver emergency medical aid and development kits early childhood,” added the 34-year-old, currently ranked 88and global.
“It is essential that education continues, so UNICEF is working to enable displaced children to access education and to support the rehabilitation of damaged schools, as well as the replacement of their equipment and furniture. . »
Murray recently picked eight-time Grand Slam winner Ivan Lendl as his coach. He thus finds for the third time the one who guided him to his three titles in Majors before suffering from serious hip problems.