Apartment Barcelona collaborates with UNHCR to raise

money for refugees

The company will donate 100€ each month to help people from areas of

conflict all over the world to restart their lives

Barcelona, January 03 2015 – Apartment Barcelona, the leading holiday apartment rental

company in Barcelona, has joined a new campaign by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to

provide assistance to the forcibly displaced. Apartment Barcelona will donate one hundred

Euros each month to the Spanish branch of the agency, ACNUR.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has been coordinating aid

for the forcibly displaced for over 60 years. In that time, the agency has helped tens of millions

of people restart their lives. Today, a staff of around 8,600 people in more than 125 countries

continues to help over 33.9 million persons.

The donation provided by Apartment Barcelona will go primarily towards the agency’s

emergency response program. UNHCR is often called to mobilise hundreds of staff within very

little time in order to provide aid to fleeing civilians when a sudden eruption of fighting in a

particular area breaks out. The aid must be provided without delay, and to do this UNHCR is

calling for funding of its emergency staff.

“We are very proud to contribute to this cause,” explains David Aguilar, Managing Director of

Apartment Barcelona. “The work of UNHCR is vital to providing aid to those who face

desperation and danger every day as they, through no fault of their own, have been forced out

of their homes and onto the streets. We are glad to help in any way we can”.

Saving the lives of millions

UNHCR offers protection, assistance and emergency aid to refugees and asylum seekers across

the world. The agency provides survival kits, food, shelter, education, and much more to the

uprooted and stateless. Of those, 46% are children and 25% require special assistance,

including the elderly, ill and newborn babies.

One of the main areas of conflict today is Syria. Over three million refugees from this warzone

have fled to neighbouring countries: the largest humanitarian emergency since World War II.

With the help of Apartment Barcelona’s donation, UNHCR will provide aid to both internally

and externally displaced civilians, as well as those in other zones of conflict such as Iraq,

Ukraine and South Sudan.

“Aside from collaborating on an economic level with UNHCR, we also want to raise awareness

of the agency’s work,” says Sandra Roig, Marketing Manager of Apartment Barcelona. “We

will be looking to provide information to our clients about this cause and all of the essential

work the agency does for refugees.”

Around 97% of the agency’s workers are volunteers. UNHCR’s ability to provide emergency

assistance is vital to those who look to it for support during times of crisis. The donations

raised in this project will go towards providing life-saving emergency assistance such as clean

water, sanitation and health care. Relief items, including blankets, sleeping mats, household

goods and sometimes food are also provided.

About Apartment Barcelona

Apartment Barcelona is an online apartment rental and real estate agency, with three offices

in the Catalan capital. While it primarily specialises in holiday accommodation, the company

also has long-term rentals and apartments for sale. Apartment Barcelona’s website is currently

available in eight languages and offers a wide variety of rentals in Barcelona in a range of

central locations. For more information on the company, discounts and special offers, visit

www.apartmentbarcelona.com.

For more information contact:

Hollie Morton

Apartment Barcelona Marketing and Communication Department

hollie@apartmentbarcelona.com