Audrey Hepburn: Hollywood Icon and Child Rights Activist

Actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Audrey Hepburn was an advocate for the protection and rights of children all over the world.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / Stories from the UN Archive
• Video Length: 00:02:33
• Production Date: 17 November 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: AUDREY HEPBURN
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: GOODWILL AMBASSADORS; RIGHTS OF THE CHILD; CHILDREN; HISTORY; AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES
• MAMS Id: 3144634
• Parent Id: 3144634
• Alternate Title: UNV_3144634

Description

Actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Audrey Hepburn was an advocate for the protection and rights of children all over the world. 

On World Children’s Day in November 1989, she gave a speech to an audience of children as she read the Preamble of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

Utilizing material from the UN Audiovisual Library, this production highlights her dedication to the cause through excerpts from her resonating address in UN Chambers.