Orlando Bloom becomes Unicef ambassador

Orlando Bloom becomes Unicef ambassador

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Tuesday, 13, Oct 2009 08:35

By Lewis Bazley.

Actor Orlando Bloom has been appointed a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' children's organisation Unicef.

The Lord of the Rings star will work to help poor children around the globe and to raise the profile of the organisation.

Bloom, 32, will begin his work for Unicef by filming an appeal regarding the importance of sanitary water supplies.

"I look forward to working with Unicef as they continue to make the world a better place for children," the Pirates of the Caribbean actor said.

"Unicef doesn't just deliver humanitarian aid, which is what they are known for all over the world. They also educate and provide tools which help women and children face challenges specific to their own lives."

The Canterbury-born thespian has worked with the organisation since 2007, visiting schools and villages in Nepal to endorse education and sanitation programmes.

Bloom has also visited Moscow and Sarajevo on behalf of Unicef.

Unicef's executive director Ann Veneman commented: "We are proud to have Orlando Bloom as one of the strong voices for vulnerable children."

His latest role, in romantic anthology film New York, I Love You, opens in the US this Friday.