Ambassador Tegla Loroupe Honoured as UN Person of the Year in Kenya

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Ambassador Tegla Loroupe honoured as the 2016 UN Person of the Year in Kenya at a UN Staff Day commemoration event. She was nominated by the UN Refugee Agency for using her athletic prowess to promote peace-building in conflict zones and for her leadership in ensuring refugee participation in the 2016 Olympic Games for the first time in history.

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Published to Youtube on: 25/10/2016

Archived on: 08/10/2025

Original URL (may no longer be available): https://youtube.com/watch?v=-XfqEf_kJNU