International Organization for Migration (IOM), one of the agencies UNannounced on Tuesday the appointment of a retired British athlete of Somali origin. Mo Farahlike his first global goodwill ambassador.
I am glad to welcome the four-time Olympic champion @Mo_Farah IOM as our first Goodwill Ambassador!
His journey is a living testimony that he never loses hope and strives for better.
Together we champion sport as a transformative tool for migrants and communities. pic.twitter.com/4pzSpnBtkV
— Amy Pope (@AmyEPope) November 28, 2023
Lieutenant six world titlesand twice Olympic champion at distances of 5000 and 10000 meters he became a victim traffic of people And child exploitation when I was a child.
The appointment was announced in executive board meeting organization in Geneva and takes place two months after Farah retired sports.
Last year, a long-distance athlete in front of the BBC, who as a child was taken from Somalia And delivered to UK illegal to do housework after her father was killed in a genocide perpetrated by Siad dictatorship To sweep against supporters of independence of the region’s population Somaliland.
MO FARAH REVEALS HIS TRUE IDENTITY – HUSSEIN ABDI KAHIN
“The four-time Olympic champion told the BBC documentary:
“The ‘real Mo Farah’ that he was born HUSSEIN ABDI KAHIN when he recounted the traumatic events of his childhood after leaving war-torn Somaliland in West Africa.”
1/3 pic.twitter.com/NgbwQDPSyc— Save our citizenship 🔻 (@LetsStopC9) July 12, 2022
In a statement from PTO who announced the appointment, headlight highlighted:
No child should have to go through what I went through: child trafficking victims are simply children who deserve to be treated as such and have the opportunity to play.
He former athlete from 40 years tohe added:
Being an IOM Ambassador gives me the opportunity to help others like me and make a difference.
Amy PopeIOM Director General added:
A champion on and off the slopes and a survivor of human trafficking, he will bring complete dedication and commitment to IOM’s work helping thousands of migrants.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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