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Soccer Star Neymar Jr. Becomes Ambassador of Handicap International

15 August 2017

Brazilian soccer player Neymar Jr., the new International Ambassador of the NGO Handicap International, kicked a soccer ball bearing the logo of the international aid organization from the Broken Chair monument at the Place des Nations in Geneva, in a symbolic call for more inclusion of people with disabilities in society. Following that event, Neymar Jr. addressed a press conference hosted by the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG).

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