Zoya Miari is a Palestinian-Ukrainian Peace Ambassador with a powerful story of resilience and transformation. Born and raised in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, Zoya faced a childhood marked by violence and conflict. Her family later moved to Ukraine, seeking a fresh start, only to have their lives upended by war once again. By the age of 22, Zoya had become a refugee for the second time, experiencing firsthand the devastating impact of war in Ukraine​.

Zoya notes the tremendous disparty between how she is treated as a Ukranian, versus a Palestinian:

One side of me is being completely empathized with, and the other side is being dehumanized