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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

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Nadia Nadim
Afghan-Danish football player at Paris Saint-Germain, Appointed UNESCO Champion in 2019. While pursuing her career in football, she is also a current student of medicine at the University of Aarhus (Denmark). She shares UNESCO's belief that education can improve girls' and women's future, economic independence, self-confidence and ability to claim their rights. In 2018, she published a book called 'My Story'.