Staff Members of UNMIT in Timor-Leste play basketball

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Hala, 12, shows us how even being in #COVID19 lockdown isn’t stopping her from keeping fit and healthy and finding creative ways to follow her dreams.

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After tragedy, how one road safety activist changed things for the better

Giovanni Pintor, a 25-year-old youth activist and UN staff member, uses a creative approach that involves hip-hop concerts and street basketball tournaments to show how young people can be agents for change.

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Basketball Africa League: Linking African teams to the NBA

Check the story and see how Basketball Africa League (BAL) uses sports for gender equality and climate action.

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The former refugee and Los Angeles Lakers' power forward returned to his home country for the first time with a message of hope for those displaced by floods and conflict.

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Afghan basketballer vows that disability and displacement will not hold him back

In Indonesia, a young basketball-playing refugee strives to move forward, armed with a ball and a hoop.