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From horror in Iraq to a new dawn in Switzerland, how one Yazidi survivor picked up the pieces

From horror in Iraq to a new dawn in Switzerland, how one Yazidi survivor picked up the pieces

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Adiba Qasim is an inspiration.

After fleeing an ISIL terrorist massacre in northern Iraq that claimed dozens of family members in 2014, at just 19 years old, she became a humanitarian worker to help other women who’d endured unimaginable horrors at their hands.

Today, Adiba is in Switzerland, where she’s studying hard to become a lawyer – and where she spoke to UN News’s Daniel Johnson at an event to celebrate World Humanitarian Day.

 

Audio Credit
Daniel Johnson, UN News - Geneva
Audio Duration
5'32"
Photo Credit
UN News/Daniel Johnson