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, ...

Know Your Value founder and "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski — who serves as the 30/50 Summit chairwoman — also delivered remarks, stressing the importance of the day, and sharing a message for ...

Yusra Mardini is a hopeful for the Rio Olympic Games this year, having fled Damascus only seven months ago. She's also got an incredible life philosophy. Story by Jacob Shamsian and editing by ...

Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini, actress and activist Sheryl Lee Ralph, and photojournalist Lynsey Addario ...

Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini, whose story inspired the 2022 Netflix film The Swimmers, returned to Syria ten years after she fled the civil war to Europe. While crossing the ...

Forbes and Know Your Value hosted the fourth annual Forbes 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi from March 5-8, 2025. The event, which was chaired by Know Your Value founder Mika Brzezinski, concluded with the ...

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Huma Abedin sits down with Photojournalist Lynsey Addario and Olympic Swimmer & UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini at ...

Credit: Blaine Ohigashi / ©A.M.P.A.S. They're all bolstered by activist and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini, whose story of fleeing her home during the Syrian civil war is depicted in the ...