Priyanka Chopra attends the United Nations General Assembly, shares pics and videos of her speech

Priyanka Chopra attended the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Moment at United Nations General Assembly as the United Nations begins the

Published on Sep 20, 2022 10:22 AM IST 7 Photos
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Priyanka Chopra addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UN GA) in New York on Monday and advocated for the children's rights to an education at the UN Headquarters. The star attended the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Moment at UNGA as the United Nations begins the UN High-Level Week. In her address, she touched upon various topics related to education and the power it holds.(Instagram)

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On Tuesday, Priyanka Chopra shared several pictures and videos from her visit to the United Nations Headquarters. The star, who is a 'proud' representative of UNICEF, spoke for the second time at UNGA. She even met American poet Amanda Gorman and activist Malala Yousafzai and posted pictures with them.(Instagram)

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Sharing pictures from the event on Instagram, Priyanka wrote in the caption, "At the top of this year's agenda are the Sustainable Development Goals. Today was all about action, ambition, and hope. It was about what we must do together to make the SDG's a reality, and we don't have a moment to lose. A special thank you to Secretary-General @antonioguterres for having me today." (Instagram)

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During her speech, Priyanka addressed children's education rights and her goals as the UNICEF ambassador. "As Miss Melinda Gates just said so eloquently 'women don't need empowerment, they need power. Fighting for the rights of freedom of children, young people especially girls, and ensuring their access to transformative power of education are the heart of my work as a @UNICEF goodwill ambassador," she said.(Instagram)

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In one of the videos posted by Priyanka, she also says, "We meet today at a critical point at our world, at a time when Golbal solidarity is more important than ever. As countries continue to struggle from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, as the climate crisis upends lives and livelihoods, as conflicts, rage and as poverty, displacement, hunger, and inequalities destroy the very foundation of the more just world that we have fought for such a long time."(Instagram)

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