Currently the heroine of humanitarian causes, Angelina Jolie has been a special envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees since 2012, after a decade as a goodwill ambassador. She first understood the consequences of conflict when filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in Cambodia. This year she also joined forced with former foreign secretary William Hague to speak out against sexual violence in conflict. Nicole Kidman became a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF in 1994 and for UNIFEM (UN Development Fund for Women) in 2006. She has spoken out on violence against women and fundraised for a number of causes supporting women’s and children’s health. A newcomer to the UN brigade, Emma Watson was appointed as UN Women’s goodwill ambassador in July this year. The organisation is focussed on working for gender equality, and Watson is the face of the HeForShe campaign launching tomorrow, bringing men and women together to recognise the inequalities women face around the world.

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