Filipino pride Lea Salonga on Friday joined Canadian superstar Celine Dion and seasoned American actress Susan Sarandon as the new United Nations (UN) ambassadors against world hunger. The three, along with Italian actor Raoul Bova, were officially appointed Goodwill Ambassadors by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the "United Against Hunger" ceremonies in Rome, Italy held to mark World Food Day . The appointments were conferred by FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf. With the exception of Dion, the new UN ambassadors showed up at the event to personally accept the distinction. For the occasion, Lea also rendered a rousing rendition of the 1971 John Lennon classic, Imagine . (See video below) By being named UN Goodwill Ambassadors, the four celebrities are tasked to "commit themselves personally and professionally to address the universal humanitarian goals that underpin FAO's mission — to build a food-secure world for present and future
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