JYRKI 69 ambassadeur pour l'unicef.

UNICEF Finland appoints new Goodwill Ambassador: JYRKI 69, SINGER OF THE 69 EYES

"Invited by the Board of Directors of UNICEF Finland Jyrki69, singer of the rock band The 69 Eyes, today signed an agreement of cooperation with the organization. Jyrki69 has done excellent UNICEF work as Spokesperson for the school campaign “Stolen childhood”. “Stolen Childhood” is a campaign designed for schools, and the beneficiaries are children in West-African Benin, who run the risk of becoming trafficked.

During the ceremony, Executive Director Pentti Kotoaro of UNICEF Finland said that “the unselfish work of the Goodwill Ambassadors is a priceless resource to UNICEF. With their help the message of children’s rights reaches audiences, to which we would not have access otherwise.”

The Goodwill Ambassadors are UNICEFs messengers and spokespersons for children’s rights. They commit to the goals of the organization and put children’s issues on the agenda in their own field. Goodwill Ambassadors are volunteers for UNICEF. International Goodwill Ambassadors are among others Harry Belafonte, David Beckham, Angelina Jolie, Robbie Williams, Angélique Kidjo, Ricky Martin and Sir Roger Moore."

As his first UNICEF field trip Jyrki visited Kenya in the end of August 2005 - the main part of this he spent in Garissa district near border of Somalia. This trip was documented for the Finnish Channel 4's use and also for the Finnish daily newspaper Ilta-Sanomat (in which it was released on Sat. 17th Sept. in a special PLUSSA magazine) and the pop magazine MiX. He also met last week in Helsinki his fellow Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore as a part of UNICEF's started school campaign.

(merci à http://www.69eyes.com )