'Don't view my people as just numbers': South Sudanese basketball player Wenyen Gabriel becomes new UN goodwill ambassador (infomigrants.net)

Professional basketball player Wenyen Gabriel became a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the end of July. Born in Sudan, having lived as a refugee in Egypt and then the United States, he intends to use his image and voice to raise awareness of the situation of refugees. He spoke to InfoMigrants about this mission and his story.