UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Leonardo DiCaprio as a United Nations
Messenger of Peace to help promote global action on climate change.
actors" but he has "a longstanding commitment to environmental causes."
DeCaprio established a foundation in 1998 with a mission to promote the Earth’s last wild places and
build a more harmonious relationship between humanity and the natural world.
The secretary-general said DiCaprio will address next Tuesday’s climate summit where he expects some 120
world leaders.
DiCaprio joins 11 other prominent world figures who advocate on behalf of the U.N. as Messengers of
Peace, including Stevie Wonder, Michael Douglas, George Clooney, Brazilian author Paulo Coelho and
conductor Daniel Barenboim.
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