杨澜成为UNICEF驻中国首位大使

4月22日，著名媒体人和企业家杨澜女士被任命为联合国儿童基金会中国大使，由此，杨澜成为联合国儿童基金会(UNICEF)驻中国办事处所任命第一位大使。相信她一定能够成为儿童权利和需求的杰出倡导者！

Well known broadcast journalist and entrepreneur Yang Lan has been appointed as United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ambassador in China, making her the first Ambassador to be appointed by the UNICEF office in China.

"I am honored to be appointed as the first UNICEF Ambassador in China and feel a certain responsibility to this cause.I believe that in the future there will be many more UNICEF Ambassadors in China to take part in protecting children's rights and introducing to the world the development of China's next generation, but I am honored to be the first of them."

UNICEF was the first United Nations agency to appoint celebrity Ambassadors to help call the public's attention to the urgent needs of children.

"Today we have over 200 UNICEF Ambassadors all over the world and their role is very unique. And perhaps the most famous was probably Audrey Hepburn, the famous film star, but UNICEF was the first United Nations agency to appoint ambassadors."

UNICEF China said it enlisted Yang Lan's support for public advocacy on key children's rights issues such as support for children of migrant workers, abandoned children, ending discrimination against children affected by HIV/AIDS and inclusion of children with disabilities-among many other urgent issues.

"I think for the very well known persons and celebrities the most precious commodity they can give to the cause of children is their time."

Lan will visit UNICEF projects in the most remote rural communities in China, support awareness raising programs and appear at key public events