Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini was appointed the youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in April 2017, aged just nineteen. By sharing her inspiring story, ...

Yusra Mardini grew up in Damascus, Syria, in a family passionate about sports. From a young age, swimming was her refuge. Her father, a swimmer himself, introduced her to the sport at an early age.