30+ Ishmael Beah Young Background. Beah now works as a u.n. Unicef goodwill ambassador for children affected by war.

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Ishmael beah (born on november 23, 1980) is a former sierra leonean child soldier and the author of the published memoir, a long way gone: 101 quotes from ishmael beah: Memoirs of a boy soldier ishmael beah.

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Beah now works as a u.n. He works along with grace akallo, shena gacu, zlata flipovic, emmanuel jal, and john kon kelei. Unicef goodwill ambassador for children affected by war. His memoir, a long way gone, is an award winning account of his time fighting in sierra leone's bloody civil war.