Selena Gomez Named UNICEF Ambassador!
12:04 pm, September 3rd, 2009
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Selena Gomez has been appointed as the newest Ambassador for UNICEF. The Disney star will “use her voice, recognition and commitment to children’s issues” to support the organization’s mission to reduce preventable deaths among children.
“Every day 25,000 children die from preventable causes. I stand with UNICEF in the belief that we can change that number from 25,000 to zero,” Gomez says.
She is on her first field mission to Ghana, where “she will be looking at UNICEF child survival programs,” according to her rep.
Gossip Cop learned that she “was approached more than a year ago.” Last year Gomez was a spokesperson, but this year she has “now taken on an official role as an Ambassador,” says her rep, adding, “she will be involved in educating, advocating, and fundraising.”
Gossip Cop applauds the young “Wizards of Waverly Place” star for getting an early start on what we hope will be a long commitment to advocacy!
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