Leonardo DiCaprio named UN Messenger of Peace

UNITED NATIONS (AP) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Leonardo DiCaprio as a United Nations Messenger of Peace to help promote global action on climate change. DeCaprio established a foundation in 1998 with a mission to promote the Earths last wild places and build a more harmonious relationship between humanity and the natural world.

    FILE – In this Dec. 15, 2013 file photo, American actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for a portrait, in New York. The United Nations has named Leonardo DiCaprio a UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made the announcement Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, calling DiCaprio “a credible voice […]

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Leonardo DiCaprio as a United Nations
    Messenger of Peace to help promote global action on climate change.

    Ban told a news conference Tuesday that the American actor "is not just one of the world’s leading
    actors" but he has "a longstanding commitment to environmental causes."

    DeCaprio established a foundation in 1998 with a mission to promote the Earth’s last wild places and
    build a more harmonious relationship between humanity and the natural world.

    The secretary-general said DiCaprio will address next Tuesday’s climate summit where he expects some 120
    world leaders.

    DiCaprio joins 11 other prominent world figures who advocate on behalf of the U.N. as Messengers of
    Peace, including Stevie Wonder, Michael Douglas, George Clooney, Brazilian author Paulo Coelho and
    conductor Daniel Barenboim.

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