On September 24, Vogue shared the picture above on Instagram of Emma Watson with Secretary-General Ban. The photo was accompanied with the caption: "UN Women Goodwill Ambassador #EmmaWatson and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon backstage at the #HeForShe campaign launch. Register your support at heforshe.org".
In the picture, both the actress and the Secretary-General appear stoic, perhaps both drained from Watson's own serious and powerful message on feminism. On the day the picture was taken, Watson had talked to the U.N. about her new campaign 'He for She', through which she hopes to gather as many male supporters for women's rights as possible in order to battle the negative stigma of feminism as a man-hating movement.
Leonardo Dicaprio also took to his Facebook yesterday with the above picture, saying, "Today, I have the privilege to speak at the United Nations#Climate2014 Summit where world leaders are expected to announce the bold steps they will take to tackle climate change. Thank you Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon."
DiCaprio attended the U.N. Climate Summit yesterday to promote environmental health and to discuss his 'Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation', which has been working to protect wild environments and improve the relationship between humanity and the natural world since 1998. DiCaprio is probably thanking the Secretary-General not only for the opportunity to speak on his cause but for also designating him as a U.N. Messenger for Peace back in September 16.
Great to see public figures being passionate for their causes!
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