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Ewan McGregor, UNICEF UK Ambassador

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  • Actor Ewan McGregor has starred in mainstream and indie films alike, from Trainspotting and Begginers to Star Wars and Moulin Rouge.

    In 2004 during his motorbike adventure Long Way Round Ewan and his friend Charley Boorman visited UNICEF projects in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Mongolia along the way.

    In 2007, they embarked on a second adventure for Long Way Down and saw UNICEF's work with child soldiers in Uganda and land-mine awareness programmes in Ethiopia. The same year, they went on to highlight UNICEF's work with children affected by HIV and AIDS through the documentary The Missing Face filmed on a visit to Malawi.

    In 2010 Ewan visited Peru with Soccer Aid to raise awareness of child poverty and malnutrition. He actively supports our work during emergencies and continues to tirelessly fundraise and advocate for UNICEF's work for children worldwide.

    Ewan's most recent UNICEF visit took him to India, Nepal and Congo, to make a documentary film on UNICEF's work immunising some of the world's hardest-to-reach children. The programme Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission was broadcast on BBC2 in April 2012 and is being aired globally in 2013.

    Find out more about Ewan's mission and see behind-the scenes photos from the show.

  • UNICEF UK Ambassador Ewan McGregor watches as a little girl gets vaccinated at the border crossing between Nepal and India at Jogbhani.   © UNICEF/2011/Rajiv Kumar
    UNICEF UK Ambassador Ewan McGregor watches as a little girl gets vaccinated at the border crossing between Nepal and India at Jogbhani. © UNICEF/2011/Rajiv Kumar
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