Ishmael Beah, bestselling author and human rights spokesperson, was appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2007, pledging to give a voice to children whose lives have been scarred by violence. In 1991, the outbreak of a brutal civil war …

Nov 11, 2020 · The voice of Ishmael Beah still trembles when he recalls the horror of being a child in the midst of one of the deadliest modern-day armed conflicts. ... Ishmael spent eight months in a UNICEF-supported demobilization centre in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and slowly recovered from the war. The kindness of the people he met there changed the way he ...

PORT SUDAN/NEW YORK, 5 December 2024 - UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah travelled to Sudan this week to meet with children and families affected by the conflict that has devastated the country for the past 19 months.. During his visit, Beah - a bestselling author and human rights activist who was forcibly recruited into an armed group during the brutal civil war in his home country of ...

Ishmael Beah was a child soldier in Sierra Leone when UNICEF helped send him toward a different future. "I was 12 years old and on the way to a talent show when I learned from people covered in blood-stained clothes, carrying their children’s lifeless bodies, that our village in Sierra Leone had been attacked by rebels."

Ishmael Beah (born 23 November 1980) [1] is a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist who rose to fame with his acclaimed memoir, ... According to Beah's account, he fought for almost three years before being rescued by UNICEF. [1] Beah …

Ishmael Beah, born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, is the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and Radiance of Tomorrow, ... Ishmael Beah was appointed UNICEF’s first Advocate for Children Affected by War on 20 November 2007.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah's first encounter took place in childho. People have stories about how they came to learn about UNICEF. For many in the U.S., those memories date back to going door-to-door on Halloween, Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah's first encounter took place in childho

Dec 5, 2024 · In response, UNICEF and its partners have been delivering critical health supplies, screening for malnutrition, and assisting in safe spaces where children can learn, play, and receive support. A shared experience of conflict. Ishmael Beah, a human rights activist and former child soldier forcibly recruited at 13 in Sierra Leone, has worked with UNICEF since his appointment as Goodwill ...

Jul 26, 2014 · According to Beah’s account, he fought for almost three years before being rescued by UNICEF.[1] Beah fought for the government army against the rebels. In 1997, he fled Freetown by the help of the UNICEF due to the increasing violence and found his way to New York City, where he lived with Laura Simms, his foster mother.

Listen in as we speak with bestselling author and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah. A captivating storyteller and speaker, Ishmael describes his journey from being turned into a child soldier in Sierra Leone, to becoming a human rights activist. See why Ishmael is an inspiration for the UNICEF team and everyone he meets.