{"id":3303,"date":"2017-02-01T04:07:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T04:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/?p=3303"},"modified":"2017-02-01T04:09:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T04:09:06","slug":"unhcr-appoints-praya-pu-lundberg-as-first-goodwill-ambassador-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/?p=3303","title":{"rendered":"UNHCR appoints Praya \u201cPu\u201d Lundberg as first Goodwill Ambassador in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From left,<\/span>Australian Embassy Ms. Lucy Rhydwen-Marett;<\/span> Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/span>Ms. Wichulee Chotbenjakul; United Nations Resident Coordinator Mr.Luc Stevens; UNHCR Thailand’s Goodwill Ambassador Praya Lundberg; UNHCR Thailand Representative Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela; French Embassy (First Secretary) Mr. Christophe Carlucci; Sweden Embassy Mr.Staffan Herrstrom; Ambassador of Finland Mrs.Satu Suikkari-Kleven; Minister for Political Affairs of the Embassy of Japan Mr.Shutaro Ohmura.<\/span><\/p>\n

UNHCR appoints Praya \u201cPu\u201d Lundberg as first Goodwill Ambassador in Thailand<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The actress and model joins UNHCR\u2019s global Goodwill Ambassador team to stand with refugees at a time of multiple refugee crises.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The UN Refugee Agency today announced the appointment of Thai actress and model Praya \u201cPu\u201d Lundberg as its Goodwill Ambassador, the first in the country and in South-East Asia.<\/p>\n

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The official announcement was made today at a press conference at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok in the presence of government officials, the diplomatic corps and members of the media.<\/p>\n

Ms. Lundberg\u2019s journey with UNHCR Thailand began nearly three years ago when she contacted the agency to offer her support to people forced to flee their homes due to war, conflict and persecution. Since then, she has visited four refugee camps in Thailand and promoted UNHCR\u2019s Namjai for Refugees campaign to assist refugees in the country. Last year she also joined over 60 top celebrities around the world for the #WithRefugees campaign that delivered over 1.2 million public signatures in support of refugees at the UN General Assembly\u2019s special session on refugees and migrants.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGoodwill Ambassadors are the most recognizable public faces of UNHCR. They help to bring our organization to every corner of the world through their influence, dedication and hard work,\u201d said Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, UNHCR\u2019s Representative inThailand. \u201cI am delighted to welcome Praya \u201cPu\u201d Lundberg to our global network and grateful for her commitment to make a difference in the lives of people who are forced to flee their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

With this appointment, Ms. Lundberg follows in the footsteps of UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors such as Cate Blanchett, GerDuany, Jung Woo-Sung and Yao Chen.<\/p>\n


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\u201cIt is an honour to join UNHCR\u2019s Goodwill Ambassador Team,\u201d said Ms. Lundberg. \u201cTo me, refugees are not different from us, but what they have been through is far beyond what we can imagine. I am deeply touched by how they manage to keep their dignity, hopes and dreams after everything they have faced in their lives. I am committed to do my best to raise my voice for these people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As UNHCR Thailand\u2019s first Goodwill Ambassador, Ms. Lundberg will continue to raise awareness, funds and advocate for the rights of refugees in Thailand and abroad. This year she plans to complete her tour of all nine border camps in Thailand, and visit Jordan\u2019s Zaatari refugee camp, one of the largest refugee camps in the world.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn today\u2019s complicated global context of overlapping conflicts and displacement situations, it is vital to gain support from all stakeholders,\u201d said Menikdiwela. \u201cCelebrities and other high-profile personalities can use their reputation to influence change and improve the lives of displaced people.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 65 million people have been forcibly displaced around the world as a result of new and unresolved conflicts \u2013 a scale not seen since the end of World War II.<\/p>\n

For more information about Praya \u201cPu\u201d Lundberg as UNHCR\u2019s Goodwill Ambassador<\/em><\/p>\n

www.unhcr.org\/praya-lundberg<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

For more information about UNHCR\u2019s Goodwill Ambassador<\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goodwill-ambassadors<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Support refugees with Pu Praya and UNHCR at #PuforUNHCR<\/em><\/p>\n

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From left,Australian Embassy Ms. Lucy Rhydwen-Marett; Ministry of Foreign AffairsMs. Wichulee Chotbenjakul; United Nations Resident Coordinator Mr.Luc Stevens; UNHCR Thailand’s Goodwill Ambassador Praya Lundberg; UNHCR Thailand Representative Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela; French Embassy (First Secretary) Mr. Christophe Carlucci; Sweden Embassy Mr.Staffan Herrstrom; Ambassador of Finland Mrs.Satu Suikkari-Kleven; Minister for Political Affairs of the Embassy of Japan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travelthaiculture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3303"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3312,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3303\/revisions\/3312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}