George Clooney is once again playing a role as the “peacemaker”, not in the screens, but in real life. United Nations News Center (www.un.org) has announced that the Academy and Golden Globe winning actor has been appointed as the Messenger of Peace for United Nations as of Jan 31, 2008. The award winning actor has been a fervid practitioner in the entertainment industry as an actor, director and producer, but now he is working off the screen to help resolute conflicts around the world.
Clooney has been known for his advocacy in trying to resolute the conflict in Darfur, and was presented with the Summit Peace Award by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in 2007. During his acceptance speech, the actor called himself a “failure” for not making improvements in Darfur despite his efforts.
The modest man may not be the one solving all the problems people are facing around the world, but the actor believes that he can at least attract people’s attention by attracting the media to “bring a camera” to follow him and “shine a light on….. the things that are truly important to us.”
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