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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of popular TV personality Raya Abirached as a Regional Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Abirached has been working as a High-Profile Supporter with UNHCR since 2017 and is a powerful voice and advocate for the forcibly displaced across the world.
Prior to her appointment, Abirached had been working closely with UNHCR on several campaigns and appeals. The first female Arab to be appointed as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, her engagement with UNHCR began in 2017 through MBC Hope, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of MBC Group. Since then, she has consistently advocated for refugee rights through her participation in UNHCR’s Ramadan and winter campaigns, as well as in various emergency appeals.
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London based creative agency Don’t Panic collaborates with Anonymous Content and refugee athletes to tell the powerful story of ‘The Journey’
Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Team athletes have a story like no other. Released today, 6th April, to mark the UN’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, UNHCR’s latest social media video ‘The Journey’ tells the dramatised story of a female refugee who has had to flee her home to escape conflict and persecution. The film, created by award-winning creative agency Don’t Panic, shows that the arduous journey to freedom isn’t an easy one, as her life is constantly on the line. Eventually, having reached safety, she stops running away from something and starts running towards something; a medal.
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 6:28 am
Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more
important to support the refugee athletes who have escaped
conflict and persecution and who continue to train, despite
the challenge of the COVID-19
pandemic.
That’s the message
from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, which on
Tuesday called for support for more than 60 Refugee Olympic
and Paralympic athletes currently dedicating their lives to
training for the games.
To mark the UN’s International
Day of Sport for Development and Peace, 6 April, UNHCR
has released ‘The
Journey,’ a social video depicting the extraordinary
stories of refugee Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls.