Question: Which international footballer has been appointed as the new goodwill ambassador of the Handicap International Organization?
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Cristiano Ronaldo
(c) Paul Vogba
(d) Neymar Jr.
Ans: (d)
Related facts:
- On August 15th, 2017, the Brazilian soccer player Neymar Jr. became the new International Ambassador of the award-winning international NGO Handicap International.
- Neymar will provide support to the organization in empowering the most vulnerable people in the world, people with disabilities living in poor countries, victims of conflicts and natural disasters.
- As his first action, Neymar Jr. as an ambassador of Handicap International sends a message of support to people with disabilities across the world.
- Handicap International is officially founded in 1982 to respond to the needs of 6,000 Cambodian amputees living in refugee camps along the Thai border.
- Handicap International (NGO) is headquartered in France and Belgium.
- The event was followed by a press conference hosted by the United Nations Office in Geneva.
Reference:
https://twitter.com/HI_UnitedStates/status/897474927250608128
http://www.espn.in/football/paris-saint-germain/story/3181120/psgs-neymar-becomes-ambassador-for-handicap-international
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