Priyanka Chopra Addresses UN General Assembly; Discusses Climate Change & Poverty

On Monday, September 19, Priyanka Chopra arrived in New York to speak at the UN General Assembly as a representative of UNICEF on the Sustainable Development Goals agenda.

Chopra shared a short video of her speech. In her speech, she discussed the world’s most significant issues, including climate change and poverty. She also penned down a caption where she discussed her UNGA speech.

She wrote, "Walking through the gates of the United Nations this morning to speak at UNGA for the second time, as a proud representative of @unicef, gave me real pause. At the top of this year’s agenda are the Sustainable Development Goals. Today was all about action, ambition, and hope. It was about what we must do together to make the SDG’s a reality, and we don’t have a moment to lose. A special thank you to Secretary-General @antonioguterres for having me today."

She also mentioned in the post that the system is failing. She wrote, "The second moment I had the privilege of participating was the Transforming Education Summit. It’s hard to believe that nearly 2/3 of children across low- middle- and high-income countries cannot read and comprehend a simple story. The system has failed them. As the US Secretary of Education @seccardona put it so candidly, education is the great equalizer, but if we continue to do what we have done, we are going to get what we have gotten. We owe every child this basic birthright, an equal chance to learn and reach their full potential."

Further, she added a quote by American poet Amanda Gorman, who was also in attendance, “I dare you to shape our fate. Above all, I dare you to do good, so that the world might be great."

You can look at the speech here:

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UNGA Highlights

Chopra also shared pictures with Captain of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team Somaya Faruqi, American singer Judith Hill, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, and American poet Amanda Gorman.

She also shared a picture with Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate.

She also shared a video of seating arrangements in which you can see the tag of India. She also shared a video of Amanda Gorman reading a poem at the conference.

Attended UNGA With Daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas

Chopra attended the UNGA event with her daughter, Malti Marie Chopra Jonas. She shared a glimpse of baby Malti on her Instagram story.

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