Save the Children ambassador Sir Sir Mo Farah has been appointed as patron of its new Global Malnutrition Initiative, piloting 'innovative approaches to tackling malnutrition in fragile and conflict affected states', including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, and Somalia, where Farah was born.

Through his new role, the Olympian will visit Kenya with the charity later this year, and commented 'As a father of four, it’s hard to see the situation facing children in many parts of the world especially Somalia where I was born. I’m really looking forward to helping Save the Children raise awareness of their initiative and crucially secure much needed funds to deliver their life-saving work'.