Nicolas Cage honoured with UN Humanitarian award
December 7th, 2009 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New York, Dec 6 (IANS) Hollywood star Nicolas Cage has been conferred a special award by the United Nations in recognition of his humanitarian work.
The actor, who is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador on Drugs and Crime, was presented with the UN Correspondents Association’s Global Citizen of the Year award at a special dinner to recognise those who are involved with humanitarian causes, reports hollywood.com.
At the dinner Cage insisted he is glad to use his fame “to shine a spotlight on the need for global justice.”
The star recently visited a Kenyan prison to speak with Somali pirates awaiting trial, in a bid to boost awareness of the piracy problem in the Indian Ocean.
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