In its seventy fifth yr of partnership with India, UNICEF India as we speak introduced the appointment of one of the crucial iconic stars of Indian Cinema, Kareena Kapoor Khan because the group’s Nationwide Ambassador. In her position, Kareena Kapoor Khan will help UNICEF India in furthering each little one’s proper to early childhood growth, well being, training and gender equality.
Kareena Kapoor Khan appointed as Nationwide Ambassador by UNICEF India
As UNICEF India’s Superstar Advocate since 2014, Kareena Kapoor Khan has been a robust advocate for women’ training, gender equality, foundational studying, immunization and breastfeeding. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Khan advocated for youngsters’s studying and return to highschool as soon as they reopened. She has been an instrumental help in a number of UNICEF’s world campaigns on #EveryChildRights.
On her conferment as UNICEF India Nationwide Ambassador, Kareena Kapoor Khan mentioned, “There are few issues as vital because the rights of kids, the longer term technology of this world. I’m honoured to proceed my affiliation with UNICEF now as India’s Nationwide Ambassador. I’ll try to make use of my voice and affect for susceptible kids and their rights, particularly round early childhood, training and gender equality. For each little one deserves a childhood, a good probability, a future.”
In the identical occasion, UNICEF India additionally introduced the appointment of its first ever Youth Advocates, who’re peer leaders and champions on points like local weather motion, psychological well being, improvements and Ladies in STEM. Between 16 to 24 years the 4 advocates have particular areas of curiosity. Gauranshi Sharma from Madhya Pradesh on proper to play and incapacity inclusion, Kartik Verma From Uttar Pradesh on local weather motion and little one rights advocacy, Nahid Afrin from Assam on psychological well being and early childhood growth and Vinisha Umashankar, from Tamil Nadu is a budding innovator and STEM pioneer. These youth advocates are a part of UNICEF’s world programme and be part of a cohort of greater than 93 youth advocates have been appointed throughout the globe and are driving change on points regarding kids and younger folks.
Talking on his appointment as youth advocate, Kartik Verma, mentioned, “Youth can lead the change in India. Because the UNICEF India Youth Advocate, I’ll use my voice to amplify considerations and views of kids and younger folks particularly these from marginalized and susceptible communities to completely different stakeholders.”
“I’m very pleased at being appointed as UNICEF India’s Youth Advocate. It’s an awesome alternative for me to make use of my voice to amplify points that many younger persons are coping with together with psychological well being,” mentioned Nahid Afrin youth advocate from Assam.
Talking on the conferment occasion UNICEF India Consultant Cynthia McCaffrey mentioned, “UNICEF is delighted to welcome Kareena Kapoor Khan as our Nationwide Ambassador constructing on her years of dedication to advance kids’s rights. She has introduced power and affect by her help to a number of nationwide and world campaigns. She joins as UNICEF India Nationwide Ambassador along with our 4 Youth Advocates to the UNICEF household. We stay up for working together with her and the 4 youth advocates to proceed advocating for little one rights”
“Over the seven and a half a long time, as a proud and passionate accomplice, UNICEF supported Authorities of India led programmes and milestones that benefited hundreds of thousands of kids and younger folks. Marking the valued partnership of UNICEF with India@75 ushers a chance for renewal and recommitment to a imaginative and prescient for youngsters within the coming years and a long time. “On this spirt of partnership, UNICEF’s engagement with standard Nationwide Ambassadors, movie star and youth advocates will proceed to construct a promising future for all kids,” added McCaffrey.
