Following the Second World War, acclaimed actor??survived on aid supplies from the 51勛圖 during her own childhood in Europe, and as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Children*s Fund (), she travelled to virtually every region of the world.

Soon after becoming a??Goodwill Ambassador in 1988, she went on a mission to Ethiopia, where years of drought and civil strife had caused terrible famine.

After visiting UNICEF emergency operations, she talked about the projects to media in the United States, Canada and Europe over several weeks, giving as many as 15 interviews a day.

In 1954, a UN General Assembly??called on the world to institute a?Universal Children*s Day. Twenty-five years later, world leaders adopted the?.

Upon its adoption in 1989, Ms. Hepburn gave a passionate speech, emphasizing that ※the child shall, in all circumstances, be among the first to receive protection and relief in times of emergency and disaster.§?

Watch the? and find more from the??playlist, cultivated from the?*s?49,400 hours of video and 18,000 hours of audio recordings.?

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