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Argentine's Lionel Messi Attends Launch of New UNICEF Campaign

Description:Argentine soccer icon and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Lionel Messi, together with fellow FC Barcelona and Argentine national team player, Javier Mascherano, kicked off the launch of UNICEF's 'Premature Birth Week' campaign on Thursday (March 21). Messi, who recently welcomed his first child, was enthusiastic about the campaign which aims to raise public awareness about babies who are born prematurely. Pre-term births are defined as babies born under the first 37 weeks of pregnancy. (1:00)

Source: Reuters - Sports

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