George Clooney has been appointed as a United Nations “messenger of peace”.
The actor will promote the organization's worldwide peacekeeping activities.
Clooney was praised by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for his "dedication to raising awareness and mobilizing action on Darfur".
The ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ star pledged to build support for the UN’s "critically important work in some of the most difficult, dangerous and dire places in the world".
Adding: "I am deeply honored to receive this appointment.”
