Thursday 27 April 2017

Syria-born Olympian takes advocacy role at UN refugee agency

GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. refugee agency has chosen as a goodwill ambassador a Syrian teenage girl who helped save a boat carrying fellow refugees and later became an Olympic swimmer.

Yusra Mardini was appointed as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador on Thursday, joining other notables like actress Cate Blanchett and author ...
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