Rima al Sabbah, first woman of Lebanese origin to become UNHCR Good Will Ambassador

The United Nations High Commission of Refugees, UNHCR, announced that it nominated Rima al Sabbah, to replace actress Angelina Jolie as the Good Will Ambassador for the Organization. Al Sabbah, the Lebanese wife of Kuwait’s Ambassador to Washington, was chosen in recognition of her contributions to humanitarian action, the UNHCR announcement added. On her part, Al Sabbah, said she was honored to be selected, and promised to work on bringing increased support for Syrian refugees in neighboring countries. She pledged to help UNHCR in delivering urgent aid to parts of the world in dire need of it, particularly the Middle East region. 

(ٍSource: L’Orient Le Jour, February 2, 2015).