Stevie Wonder named UN 'Messenger of Peace'

[Kadie]

Stevie Wonder named UN 'Messenger of Peace'
December 3, 2009 12:58 p.m. EST

New York (CNN) -- Singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder has a new title on his resume: United Nations Messenger of Peace.

Wonder -- blind since birth -- will promote U.N. ideals and activities with an emphasis on championing for people with disabilities, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.

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"Our newest Messenger of Peace is someone who is admired by millions of people and has given back to millions of people," Ban Ki-moon said before the ceremony.

Wonder "has consistently used his voice and special relationship with the public to create a better and more inclusive world, to defend civil and human rights and to improve the lives of those less fortunate," the secretary-general said.

A U.N. statement cited Wonder's activism in the 1980s against apartheid in South Africa and for a national holiday in the United States honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

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http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/03/stevie.wonder.un/index.html?section=cnn_latest


U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with singer Stevie Wonder (R) during a news conference after he was appointed as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, at UN Headquarters, in New York, December 3, 2009.
REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)


Singer Stevie Wonder reaches up to touch the lapel pin of a peace dove which was presented to him after he was appointed as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, at UN Headquarters, in New York, December 3, 2009.
REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)

[Ron Green]

1. A great talent and a good man. K&R

[StarfarerBill]

2. Ditto. +1

[Soylent Brice]

3. that's pretty cool. thanks for sharing.

[Kadie]

6. .

:hi:

:kick:

[spanone]

4. k&r

[xiamiam]

5. perfect..best news of the day..messenger of peace, my idea of the best job title ever..nt