The Academy Award-winning actress and activist Charlize Theron has been designated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, with a special focus on ending violence against women.Theron will join fellow actors George Clooney and Michael Douglas, as well as seven other internationally renowned individuals, as messengers who advocate on behalf of the UN and focus global attention on its efforts to improve the lives of billions of people.
With her designation to be officially announced at the UN Headquarters on Monday next week, Theron has been recognized for her work focusing attention and mobilizing efforts on social issues, particularly in her native South Africa, where she has the Africa Outreach Project, which provides funding for a mobile health and computer clinic that visits high schools in rural communities affected by HIV/AIDS.
