27-04-2017 18:18 via sbs.com.au

Syrian refugee Olympic swimmer becomes UNHCR ambassador

GENEVA (Reuters) - She escaped the bombs of Syria, and almost drowned when her dinghy capsized off Greece, but Yusra Mardini then competed at the Olympics and has now been appointed a U.N. goodwill ambassador to be a voice for people seeking shelter from war.
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