UNHCR appoints singer, actor Tahsan Khan as Goodwill Ambassador

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Sunday, January 3, 2021

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Saturday announced the appointment of popular Bangladeshi singer and actor, Tahsan Khan, as its first Goodwill Ambassador in Bangladesh. He will join almost 30 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors globally, who help to highlight the situation of refugees and the work of UNHCR in every corner of the world, through their influence, dedication and hard work. 

Tahsan Khan appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR in Bangladesh

The Daily Star

Arts & Entertainment Desk
January 02, 2021

      Photo: Courtesy of UNHCR

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced the appointment of popular Bangladeshi musician and actor, Tahsan Khan, as their first Goodwill Ambassador in Bangladesh, today.

He will join nearly 30 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors globally, who help to highlight the situation of refugees and the work of UNHCR in every corner of the world, through their influence, dedication and hard work.

Khan has been supporting UNHCR's advocacy and outreach activities since 2019. He visited the Rohingya refugee settlements in Cox's Bazar, and supported UNHCR in the promotion of World Refugee Day and other events. Through these engagements, he witnessed the complex Rohingya humanitarian response in Cox's Bazar, met with refugees, and deepened his understanding of the root causes of displacement.

Strategic support necessary to deal with Rohingya crisis: UNHCR envoy

The Daily Star

May 24, 2019

UNB, Dhaka

A Rohingya refugee repairs the roof of his shelter at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar on March 5, 2019. File photo: Reuters

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and prominent South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung has laid emphasis on a 'strategic support' plan for the Rohingya people and their host community in Bangladesh amid the absence of a political solution to Rohingya crisis.
"Although there was a great support from the Bangladesh government as well the host community, I still see a lack of political solution for the Rohingya refugees," he told UNB in an interview during his second visit to Bangladesh to see the Rohingya situation on the ground.