聯(lián)合國(guó)兒童基金會(huì)日前宣布，任命英國(guó)影星奧蘭多布魯姆為兒基會(huì)的親善大使，他的工作是幫助貧困地區(qū)的兒童。今年32歲的奧蘭多布魯姆接到的第一個(gè)任務(wù)是拍攝一個(gè)短片，呼吁全世界關(guān)注為兒童提供潔凈水的問題。

作為世界知名的公眾人物，奧蘭多欣然接受了兒基會(huì)的使命，他說：“我期待與兒基會(huì)攜手努力，為世界兒童創(chuàng)造更好的生活空間。”

奧蘭多布魯姆生于英國(guó)肯特郡，曾主演《指環(huán)王》及《加勒比海盜》等影片。他從2007年起參與聯(lián)合國(guó)兒基會(huì)的公益活動(dòng)，此前曾深入尼泊爾內(nèi)陸，探訪那里的學(xué)校和村莊，支持當(dāng)?shù)氐慕逃托l(wèi)生項(xiàng)目。他還曾代表兒基會(huì)訪問莫斯科和薩拉熱窩。

之前曾經(jīng)擔(dān)任過兒基會(huì)親善大使的名人有貝克漢姆、奧黛麗赫本、羅杰摩爾和吉格斯等。

Orlando Bloom named UN ambassador

Unicef said the star of Lord Of The Rings and Pirates Of The Caribbean would work to help poor children and raise awareness of the organisation..

The 32-year-old's first task will be to film an appeal about the importance of clean water supplies.

Bloom, regarded as one of the world's most popular male celebrities, said he wanted to be an active ambassador for Unicef. He said: "I look forward to working with Unicef as they continue to make the world a better place for children."

Bloom, who was born in Canterbury, Kent, has been involved with the organisation since 2007, when he visited schools and villages in a remote area of Nepal to support sanitation and education programmes. He has also visited Moscow and Sarajevo on behalf of Unicef.

Past ambassadors include David Beckham, Audrey Hepburn, Roger Moore, Vanessa Redgrave, Shakira and Ryan Giggs.

（Source: BBC News，英國(guó)使館文化教育處提供）