ISIL trafficking survivor appointed UNODC Goodwill Ambassador
Q. Which ISIL trafficking survivor became the first to be appointed a UNODC Goodwill Ambassador?- Published on 19 Sep 16a. Nadia Murad Basee Taha
b. Shaista Murad Basee Taha
c. Waheeda Murad Basee Taha
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Nadia Murad Basee Taha
In what is the first time a survivor of atrocities has been bestowed with the honour, Nadia Murad Basee Taha who survived ISIL trafficking on Sept 16, 2016 was appointed UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking.
- During her ambassadorship, Nadia will focus on advocacy initiatives and raise awareness about victims of trafficking especially refugees, women and girls
- Murad is a 23-year-old Yazidi who was kidnapped and held by IS in August 2014
- She briefed the Security Council in what is the first ever session on human trafficking held during the presidency of the US on 16th Dec 2015
- She described being rounded up in Iraq in 2014 and witnessing ISIL fighters shoot men and boys in cold blood
- She was subject to grave abuses by ISIL fighters and bought as well as sold in several markets
- She was recently named in the Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2016
- On January 5, 2016, Iraqi government nominated her for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for her activism
- She was also nominated for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on 15th Sept 2016
