Lebanese pop star Nancy Ajram named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Middle East

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United Nations, New York, 22 October 2009 - UNICEF today appointed Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram as a Regional Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa. 
Ajram was chosen in part because of her dedicated support for children's issues in her native Lebanon. 
According to UNICEF, goodwill ambassadors help focus the world's attention on the needs of children and can act as agents of change.

News story:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32671&Cr=unicef&Cr1=

UNICEF website:
http://www.unicef.org/media/media_51486.html

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