Neymar gets goodwill ambassador for world's less-abled

Neymar, fresh from his first win with Paris St. Germain and his world-record signing for the club, became a goodwill ambassador for Handicap International, pledging to work for millions who are "less visible" but deserve equality.

The Brazilian forward, whose 222 million-euro ($259.72 million) signing from Barcelona this month doubled the world- record transit fee, mounted a huge statue of a chair outside the U.N. in Geneva that symbolizes landmine victims.

Surrounded by his parents, Neymar Santos Senior and Nadine Santos, he wore a black baseball cap and Handicap International black t-shirt with the inscription "Repair Lives".

The charity was founded in 1982 to assist 6,000 Cambodian refugees who had lost limbs and later co-founded the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) in 1992 which won the Nobel Peace Prize.

"What people may not realize is that beyond this exceptional sportsman, there is of course a conscience and a voice," said Manuel Patrouillard, managing director of Handicap International.

UCJ, UNILORIN.