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| George Clooney named UN messenger of peace | |
| 2008-01-20 | |
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has picked Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney, a passionate advocate for an end to war and famine in Sudan's Darfur region, as the world body's latest Messenger of Peace, an official said Friday.
Clooney joins eight other internationally renowned individuals chosen to campaign for the UN drive to improve the lives of billions of people around the world. Other UN peace messengers are Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Oscar-winning U.S. actor Michael Douglas, British primatologist Jane Goodall, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan, Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim, Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho and Japanese violinist Midori Goto. "You have seen first-hand the pain experienced by the victims of war and made it your personal mission to help end violence and human suffering," Ban said as he lauded Clooney's "dedication to raising awareness and mobilizing action on Darfur." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 It feels like some sort of Team America World Police grahpic would be appropriate here. Although I don't think Clooney was portrayed in the film? |
| Posted by: Intrinsicpilot 2008-01-20 13:32 |
| #3 Wondered why I saw that 'Peacemaker' was on TV today. Wait, isn't that movie banned in the EU? Nevermind that he slayed vampire whores you just cannnot say 'muslim terrorist' or 'take the shot' or stand there and take 'holy rusted metal batman' without some sort of reprocusion. Period. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-01-20 02:35 |
| #2 Hope George got a good night's sleep. He has his first official plea for assistance: MILITANTS in Nigeria's violent oil region yesterday invited actor George Clooney to visit the area and asked for United Nations intervention in the conflict. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has designated Clooney a "messenger of peace" to promote UN activities, particularly its far-flung peacekeeping missions. The 46-year-old actor has campaigned for an end to the war in the Darfur region of Sudan and aid for the millions caught in the conflict. The invitation to Nigeria comes from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta. Welcome aboard the Peace Train, my friend! http://news.scotsman.com/world/Nigerian-militants-hope-Clooney-invite.3691639.jp |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-01-20 00:29 |
| #1 Paul Coehlo wrote a decent book called "the alchemist" - I read it when I was in iraq the first time. I'd recommend it. Clooney, lol. As the new UN messenger of peace I am sure he's enroute most rik-tik to bring that message to the janjaweed. Maybe he can impress them w/all that worldly knowledge he gained in that one semester he spent at Kentucky, or, I guess he could always do his rendition of Man of Constant Sorrow for the j-weeds. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2008-01-20 00:20 |