Haakon as an UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
 

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Crown prince backs anti-poverty cause

Crown Prince Haakon has agreed to become a so-called "goodwill ambassador" for the United Nations' Development Program (UNDP). The goal is to fight poverty worldwide.

Mark Malloch Brown, who leads the UN program, said he was glad to have Norway's crown prince on board.

"Norway has for many years shown special leadership within development aid," he said, adding that celebrity ambassadors inspire others and put a human face on the effort.

Crown Prince Haakon said he looked forward to put the spotlight on poverty issues both in Norway and internationally.

"I hope I can devote more time to this over the next year," he said, adding that he'd first like to become more acquainted with what UNDP is doing. Then he'd like to travel to see some of the projects it's sponsoring.

The crown prince was the keynote speaker at an anti-poverty conference in Oslo on Thursday. He stressed that poverty breeds sickness, terror and violence.

He said he'd like to focus on health and education programs during his year as goodwill ambassador.

http://www.kongehuset.no/dt_kongehus...d=501&aid=5353

Crown Prince Haakon will continue as a Goodwill ambassador for UNDP for another two years, he has already made field visits to Cambodja, Sierra Leone and Tanzania and will do so in the next two years as well.
http://www.undp.org/
http://www.undp.no/default.asp?cl=NO

He also has a page of his own at the Norwegian site with pictures from his visits
http://www.undp.no/article.asp?Article_Id=2240

article on Haakon & UN

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/ko...cle1188099.ece

someone could give translation?

Im his 2.term as an undp ambassador Haakon will focus on water questions. Linn Hegna from the Nordic UNDP office says they will use him more as a dooropener and that they are planning for him to attend conferences and give lectures both at home and abroad. He will make a field trip with them in April. Hegna says the response they get from his work both at home and abroad is very positive and means alot to them. Willem Alexander has worked with water questions trough the UNs CSD and is called the "Water Prince"

Haakon's work as an UNDP Goodwill Ambassador:
He went to Tanzania in 2004: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...nia-13995.html

He also visited Cambodia in 2004: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...4-a-14009.html

Haakon visited Sierra Leone in 2005 as part of this programme.

He went to Guatemala in 2006: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...mala-9590.html

He will go to Burundi later this year: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...ndp-13528.html