联合国儿童基金会日前宣布，任命英国影星奥兰多布鲁姆为儿基会的亲善大使，他的工作是帮助贫困地区的儿童。今年32岁的奥兰多布鲁姆接到的第一个任务是拍摄一个短片，呼吁全世界关注为儿童提供洁净水的问题。

作为世界知名的公众人物，奥兰多欣然接受了儿基会的使命，他说：“我期待与儿基会携手努力，为世界儿童创造更好的生活空间。”

奥兰多布鲁姆生于英国肯特郡，曾主演《指环王》及《加勒比海盗》等影片。他从2007年起参与联合国儿基会的公益活动，此前曾深入尼泊尔内陆，探访那里的学校和村庄，支持当地的教育和卫生项目。他还曾代表儿基会访问莫斯科和萨拉热窝。

之前曾经担任过儿基会亲善大使的名人有贝克汉姆、奥黛丽赫本、罗杰摩尔和吉格斯等。

Orlando Bloom named UN ambassador

Unicef said the star of Lord Of The Rings and Pirates Of The Caribbean would work to help poor children and raise awareness of the organisation..

The 32-year-old's first task will be to film an appeal about the importance of clean water supplies.

Bloom, regarded as one of the world's most popular male celebrities, said he wanted to be an active ambassador for Unicef. He said: "I look forward to working with Unicef as they continue to make the world a better place for children."

Bloom, who was born in Canterbury, Kent, has been involved with the organisation since 2007, when he visited schools and villages in a remote area of Nepal to support sanitation and education programmes. He has also visited Moscow and Sarajevo on behalf of Unicef.

Past ambassadors include David Beckham, Audrey Hepburn, Roger Moore, Vanessa Redgrave, Shakira and Ryan Giggs.

（Source: BBC News，英国使馆文化教育处提供）