Priyanka Chopra Welcomes Kareena Kapoor Khan To UNICEF Family, Says 'Very Well Deserved...'

Kareena Kapoor Khan has been actively involved with UNICEF India since 2014, dedicating her efforts to advocate for critical issues like girls' education, gender equality, early childhood learning, immunization, and breastfeeding. Recently, on a Saturday, she was officially appointed as the national ambassador for UNICEF.

Kareena Kapoor Khan Appointed As UNICEF National Ambassador

At the appointment ceremony, she spoke extensively about the importance of child care, protecting children's rights, and fostering their self-esteem and confidence.

During the event, Kareena expressed gratitude and said, "I'm very honoured and very humbled to take on this position. I've worked tirelessly and worked very hard with all my heart. And now, finally, I'm joining them as a national ambassador. But of course, with that comes a huge responsibility which I accept with all my heart to ensure that every child through the corners of India, however vulnerable, wherever he is, whoever she is...I must include when I say every single child, I do not specify gender, I do not want to, voice or no voice, abled or disabled...I specify every single child I will work towards to give them their fundamental right.”

She went on to state, “Every child deserves a fair chance to life, the first five years of their life being their foundation. Every child deserves a childhood, the first five years, once again I repeat, being the most important and formative years. They deserve a right - a right to safety, a right to gender equality, a right to education, primary education, safe environments, health and nutrition. They basically deserve a fair chance at life itself.”

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