Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Hollywood Actor Introduces UNHCR Campaign Film

Photo # 239344
UN Photo/Jenny Rockett

Ben Affleck (second from left, on stage), Director and actor, introduces a short film "Gimme Shelter," shot in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of a campaign launched by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to raise funds for humanitarian assistance in the region. Other participants (from left to right): Melanne Verveer, Chair of Vital Voices Global Partnership; Rose Mapendo, Human Rights Activist; and Pierre Bertrand, Director of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees New York Office.
Location: United Nations, New York

Date: 17 December 2008

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