You heard it first here: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte will be the keynote speaker at the second annual "Envision: Addressing Global Issues through Documentaries" forum focusing on the UN’s Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal primary education on Saturday July 10th at TheTimesCenter, 242 West 41st in New York City.
Belafonte has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1987, and is known worldwide for his accomplishments as a recording artist and concert singer, as an actor and producer, and for his commitment to human rights. He has campaigned tirelessly for the rights of children and has been a long-time champion of abolishing primary school fees in developing nations, reducing HIV/AIDS. Belafonte received the US National Medal for the Arts, and has been widely recognized for his humanitarian work. Find his full bio here, his urging an end to school fees in Africa here and an MSNBC discussion about the importance of supporting education in developing countries here. For more about the Goodwill Ambassador program go here.
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