Escaped Isis sex slave Nadia Murad becomes UN goodwill ambassador

A woman who escaped Isis sex slavery has become the first survivor of captivity with the group to be appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. 

Nadia Murad, who has also been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, will act as an ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking for the UN’s Drugs and Crime body.

The 23-year-old, who is Yazidi, was captured by the jihadi group in 2014 and subjected to sexual and physical abuse after being sold as a slave several times but eventually managed to flee.

Since Isis declared their so-called “Caliphate” in August 2014, they have presided over the slaughter and enslavement of the minority Yazidi people, who they regard as “devil worshippers”.militants vowed to “purify” the country of non-Islamic people. 

In addition to the thousands of women and girls who were enslaved, thousands of men and boys were slaughtered including Ms Murad’s six brothers. 

In a statement, the UN said her ambassadorship would “focus on advocacy initiatives and raise awareness around the plight of the countless victims of trafficking.

“The appointment marks the first time a survivor of atrocities is bestowed with this distinction," a statement said.