Dia Mirza has been appointed UN Environment's Goodwill Ambassador for India.
- She has been recognised by the United Nations for her contribution to environment conservation
- As a Goodwill Ambassador, the actor will work with the UN to further spread the message on priority areas including clean air, clean seas, wildlife protection and climate change.
- Hollywood stars such as Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Angelina Jolie, Katy Perry and Emma Watson are some former ambassadors of UN Environment.
United Nations Environment Programme
- The United Nations Environment Programme is an agency of United Nations
- It was founded by Maurice Strong, its first director, as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm Conference) 0n 5 June 1972
- UN Environment's current Executive Director Erik Solheim
