
Yiech Pur Biel
@pur_biel
South Sudanese| Olympian| Board Member, Olympic Refuge Foundation| UNHCR @Refugees Goodwill Ambassador| Student @DrakeUniversity. #TEDxKakumaCamp #WithRefugees
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http://www.unhcr.org/yiech-pur-biel.html 03-05-2018 07:54:58
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1 million refugees in one week. That’s how many people have been forced to flee into neighbouring countries from Ukraine. If you do just one thing today, please donate to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency: unh.cr/621dfc8712f


Sport can heal deep wounds. Sport can unite a community. Some inspiring words from our Goodwill Ambassador Yiech Pur Biel — refugee, athlete, and Olympian studying in the U.S. Happy #SportDay!


🎙 Take the TikTok challenge. 🎶 Watch all the musical performances. 💪 Stand in solidarity with refugees. Tune into #TheWorldNeeds LIVE on the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency TikTok channel this week and help raise critical funds for displaced people worldwide! unh.cr/626976e70

#OlympicRefuge Foundation and Refugee Olympic Team Team honoured with 2022 #PrincessofAsturiasAwards for Sports. 🗣️ "An encouragement to pursue our mission to support refugees and displaced people all around the world." - IOC President Bach. Learn here 👉olympics.com/ioc/news/olymp…


Powerful! Depiction of the trauma of war by #UNHCR UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Everyone needs to watch this short film.

Very happy to inaugurate the new alliance between UNHCR and FC Barcelona and Barça Foundation: because many good words are associated with football in refugee situations: inclusion, health, motivation, hope… Thank you, President Joan Laporta Estruch🎗, for your commitment and support!




Lives torn apart. Families left behind. That’s what’s coming if UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency goes without the $700 million they need before the end of the year to support the world’s most vulnerable displaced people. Here’s how you can help: unh.cr/635266244 #WithRefugees


#DearYusra: thank you for sharing the power you found yourself in with refugees everywhere. And congrats! I’ll definitely be streaming #TheSwimmers on @Netflix today ✊ Yusra Mardini UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

From refugee girl in a #UNHCR camp in Kenya to champion at the European Champion Clubs Cup Cross-Country🏃🏾♀️ 👏Congratulations Anjelina Nadai 1st member of the Refugee Olympic team to win an international competition. bit.ly/3RLupSl


It’s been a year since the senseless war in Ukraine began. It breaks my heart! People who were forced to flee their homes still need our support. Please donate to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency if you can: unh.cr/63f4a9ba5



From fleeing his country as a child, to playing basketball in the NBA UN UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency supporter Wenyen Gabriel is now ready to represent his nation, South Sudan's South Sudan Basketball tomorrow at the #FIBAWC. We're here to support you all the way! 🏀🌍🙌


We wish all the best to Sir Mo Farah as he retires after a stellar lifetime run from adversity to triumph. Every human being deserves the opportunity to succeed, and give back.


Inspiring to meet UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and Olympian Yiech Pur Biel, a talented athlete and advocate for refugees. As a board member of the Olympic Refugee Foundation, he helps bring access to sports to displaced communities. #CheerForRefugees #Paris2024
