On a trip to Jordan in January 2018, TV host Raya Abirached visits Syrian refugees living in Za'atari camp. © UNHCR/Esna OngUNHCR, 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). 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. Speaking on the occasion, Raya Abirached said: "I am deeply honored and humbled by being chosen as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Of Lebanese descent, Raya Abirached has been an established media personality in the Arab world for the past two decades and is well known for her celebrity interviews and for presenting popular regional TV programmes.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 26, 2021 11:03 UTC