Priyanka Chopra to Receive Top Humanitarian Award from UNICEF

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra never fails to amaze us. Be it cinema, the red-carpet, or social work, she is always in the spotlight. Standing tall among the Forbes 100 most powerful women list, this fiesty actress is more than just glam. She is celebrated all over the world for her diligent charity work and her love for kids. Priyanka Chopra has admitted in the past that she loves children and strives to voice their opinions throughout the world. This former Miss World has been an active member of the UNICEF for almost a decade now. In the year 2010, she was elected as the UNICEF National Ambassador for Child Rights.

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She visited Ethiopia last month to fulfil her duties as the UNICEF Goodwill Brand Ambassador in the child empowerment project. She met with the Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, and served as a voice to the children of Ethiopia.

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Taking into account her work, UNICEF has decided to honour her with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award. The Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award is named after the American actor who was the first Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF.

UNICEF is all set to host a charity gala on December 3rd this year in New York City where she will be presented with the award. This charity gala celebrates UNICEF’s work for children around the world.

Extremely overwhelmed by this gesture, Priyanka Chopra took to social media and thanked UNICEF for the honour.

Another feather in the actress’ cap, this honour means validation to all the good work she does. She gives all of us many reasons to be proud of!

More power to you, girl!