BENGALURU: The
United Nations High Commissioner
for
Refugees
(UNHCR) on Tuesday announced the appointment of author Anita Nair as the organisation’s high-profile supporter to help create trust and awareness about the situation of refugees in India.
Welcoming the city-based author, UNHCR chief
Oscar Mundia
said the agency looked forward to embarking on this exciting collaboration to further its mission in India to protect and serve refugees. Prior to her official appointment, Anita had been working with UNHCR for over a year to raise awareness about the forcibly displaced.
In 2017, she adapted her acclaimed children’s book, Muezza and Baby Jaan, for refugee children around the world. She has also supported World Refugee Day, International Youth Day and UNHCR’s appeal for support during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I am honoured to be nominated as a high-profile supporter of UNHCR at this moment when raising one’s voice about the refugee crisis is more urgent than ever,” said Nair, adding, “One of the basic human rights is to be able to call a place home. When that is snatched away... it is a moral outrage in a world where technology has made so much possible.” t
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