UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and British football star David Beckham visited West Africa yesterday to call international attention to the issue of child survival. Becks visited the poverty-stricken nation of Sierra Leone where child mortality rates are the highest in the world.
“We can’t turn a blind eye to the tens of thousands of young children who die every day in the developing world, mostly from causes that are preventable,” he said.
“Saving these children’s lives is a top priority for Unicef and as an ambassador I hope I can help to draw attention to this issue across the world. (Source)