OBI-WAN Ewan McGregor: 12/01/2008

Ewan McGregor in Malawi during his first field trip as a UNICEF Ambassador.UNICEF UK/Caroline Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman to raise funds for UNICEF
Change for Good, una alianza con British Airways mediante la cual los viajeros donan las monedas extranjeras que ya no necesitan.
Check out for Children, una alianza con Starwood Hotels & Resorts que recauda dinero para programas de inmunización añadiendo un dólar a la factura de cada cliente.
United for UNICEF, una alianza con el famoso equipo de fútbol Manchester United Football Club, que permite al UNICEF beneficiarse de la visibilidad del equipo para recaudar fondos en favor de la infancia.
Campañas: el Comité del Reino Unido realiza campañas para asegurar que todos los niños y las niñas disfruten sus derechos, consagrados en la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos del Niño. Una campaña en la actualidad está destinada a poner fin a la explotación infantil: el trabajo infantil, la trata de niños y niñas y la explotación sexual con fines comerciales.
Colaboración con importantes personalidades: las personalidades que prestan apoyo al Comité del Reino Unido ofrecen su tiempo y su talento para difundir el nombre del UNICEF e influir en las políticas mundiales en nombre de la infancia y la mujer.
La Baby Healthcare Friendly Initiative: este programa tiene como objetivo ayudar a los profesionales de la salud a promover los beneficios del amamantamiento y procura facilitar que las madres tomen decisiones con conocimiento de causa sobre la alimentación de sus lactantes.
Educación: El Comité del Reino Unido promueve la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos del Niño entre los maestros de las escuelas primarias y secundarias.
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Daniel Quelempan Antinao, de 12 años, dice que él ha sufrido la discriminación como Mapuche, pero está todavía orgulloso de su herencia.
Ewan McGregor and Jane Krakowski stand in front of the Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign banner at the gala performance of Guys and Dolls for UNICEF.
Ewan McGregor in Malawi this week during his first field trip as a UNICEF Ambassador.UNICEF/Caroline Irby
UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor on his one-off Moto Guzzi motorbike.© Moto Guzzi press office
Ewan McGregor talking to a young girl in UNICEF’s ‘Children of Chernobyl’ project in Kiev, UkraineUNICEF/Sarah Epstein/2004
PRINCIPES WILLIAMS Y HARRY
Enduro Africa rally - second leg (19 images) Nov 2008Motorcyclists including Princes William and Harry meet local South African children before embarking on second leg of the Enduro Africa motorcycle tour. UNICEF and fellow charities Sentabale and the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund are each set to receive at least £100,000 from the event.

UNICEF UK ambassador Ryan Giggs walks with children at the Gugulethu Comprehensive School, South Africa.

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UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor and children at Consol Homes Orphan Care, Malawi.UNICEF UK/Caroline Irby
Charley Boorman meets orphaned and vulnerable children in a UNICEF-supported Neighbourhood Care Point, Swaziland.UNICEF/2006/Sarah Epstein
Ewan and Charley arrive in New York in 2004 at the end of their Long Way Round journey.US Fund for UNICEF/2004/Meital Hershkovitz
Ewan and Charley wearing Long Way Down Buff®s. Profits from the sale of Long Way Down Buff®s will support UNICEF projects in Africa.Long Way Down
Ewan and Charley meet two young people who have lost limbs in landmine accidents.UNICEF UK/Ethiopia 2007/Sarah Epstein
Children dancing in Malemia village, Malawi. UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor visited Malawi in 2005 to see UNICEF and its partners support children affected by HIV and AIDS. Many have lost their parents because of AIDS.
UNICEF UK/2005/Caroline Irby
Nicola Benedetti dice: "Cuando me reuní con la gente de UNICEF y escucha acerca de sus proyectos de I realmente quería involucrarse, su labor es tan importante. Voy a mirar al UNICEF a dime cómo mejor que les puede ayudar, pero espero estar haciendo un montón con ellos en el futuro ".
Nicola Benedetti taking part at the C8,
Ewan and Charley at the Long Way Down party which raised over £300,000 for UNICEF, CHAS and Riders For Health.Getty Images
Children queue outside their school before recess, at the UNICEF-supported Denham Town Basic School in Jamaica.
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UNICEF Ambassadors Unite for children against AIDS
UNICEF Ambassadors unite in support of the charity’s global campaign on children and AIDS. Set in a classroom, the image represents the importance of education as the only vaccine the world currently has against the disease.Credit: Colin Bell. With thanks to the Ragged School Museum and Steff Roeg.
Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS.

“We know what we need to do to stop children being born with HIV. We know how to keep them and their parents alive so they don’t have to stand by and watch each other dying. We know what support and protection vulnerable children need if they’re to have any hope of a future; we know how to stop teenagers becoming infected with HIV. We know enough. It’s time to start taking action.”Lord David Puttnam
Under the slogan, Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS, the UNICEF campaign seeks to bring children - the missing face of AIDS - into the spotlight and scale up action on their behalf.
Set in a classroom, the image of UNICEF Ambassadors (Andrew O’Hagan, Martin Bell, Sir Digby Jones, Rio Ferdinand, Jemima Khan, Lord Puttnam, Sir Roger Moore, Claudia Schiffer, Ewan...
David Beckham visits UNICEF's supply division in CopenhagenUNICEF/John McConnico
UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor with children at Kawale Youth Centre, Lilongwe,looking at a book about Britain UNICEF/ 2005/Caroline Irby
Ewan McGregor’s Malawi Field Trip Diary.
Diary entry three:
“Our first stop was the Kawale Youth Centre. We met a girl called Hope who’s 14 and she very proudly showed us round. It’s basically a small room, divided into two: on the right were lots of older boys very studiously reading newspapers and school text books, and on the other side of the partition the little kids were sitting on the floor reading children’s books. And it was so quiet - that’s the first thing that struck me: they were sitting there, quietly, without any teachers. In Africa, the kids have first hand experience of why they need education.”
UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor talking with Hope Ganizini, fourteen-years-old at the Kawale Youth Centre, Lilongwe.UNICEF/ 2005/Caroline Ir
“Hello, I’m Ewan McGregor, a UNICEF Ambassador, and I’m donating my Moto Guzzi motorcycle to UNICEF for auction on eBay. It’s the first of its kind in this colour and one of my favourite bikes. I collected this bike from the Moto Guzzi factory in Italy and rode it back to London. I’ve loved riding it ever since and I know that you will too.”
Pre-register now to bid for Ewan McGregor’s Moto Guzzi California Vintage motorbike, due to be auctioned on eBay from 27 November 2008.

The money raised will go to our Children’s Emergency Fund, which enables us to provide life-saving supplies such as health kits, food and shelter to children and families in desperate need.
By Any Means starts this Sunday on BBC2News item 04 September 2008
Charley Boorman travels to the village of Riam Dadep in Borneo to deliver vaccines to women and children.UNICEF/Indonesia/2008/Libby Hodgson
Charley Boorman, actor, adventurer and star of the Long Way Down and the Long Way Round, returns to our screens this Sunday at 8pm on BBC2 for his latest epic journey, By Any Means.
The series follows Charley as he travels from Wicklow, Ireland to Sydney, Australia using any means of transport available locally. He will traverse land and sea, crossing 25 countries and three continents and using over 110 modes of transport.
UNICEF is once again the official charity for Charley’s expedition. He will be visiting immunisation projects en route, raising awareness and money for our vital work to protect children from diseases such as tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus and measles.