By Stephen O'Brien* Two days ago, Rose Lokonyen made history by competing in the 800m heats at the Rio Olympics. Unlike other athletes, she didn't run under her home country's flag. 14 years after she made the impossible choice to flee her home and became a refugee in Kenya, she competed under the Olympic flag, as part of the first-ever team of refugee Olympians. Rose's Olympic story is unique - but her story of fear and flight is not. Two weeks ago, I visited her home country of South Sudan. I ...
World Humanitarian Day: UN Urges Solidarity With 130 Million People Facing 'Impossible Choices'
The Huffington Post - 22 Aug 2016 16:28
By Stephen O'Brien* Two days ago, Rose Lokonyen made history by competing in the 800m heats at the Rio Olympics. Unlike other athletes, she didn't run under her home country's flag. 14 years after she made the impossible choice to flee her home and became a refugee in Kenya, she competed under the Olympic flag, as part of the first-ever team of refugee Olympians. Rose's Olympic story is unique - but her story of fear and flight is not. Two weeks ago, I visited her home country of South Sudan. I ...
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