Article By Darshana Jamindar
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who was in Nepal to promote child nutrition, has been appointed as United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund’s (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador for South Asian region. The Regional Director of UNICEF South Asia, Karin Hulshof, announced the 49-year-old actor as the Goodwill Ambassador during a programme in the Capital today. Aamir visited a health post at Pakadi Village in Kapilvastu district yesterday for promoting nutrition for children where he interacted with local health workers and volunteers.
After attending UNICEF’s programme in Kapilvastu Aamir also visited Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha on Wednesday. Aamir also met Prime Minister Sushil Koirala at his residence at Baluwatar and discussed about malnutrition, which is spread all over the world. The actor also expressed his desire to visit Nepal in the near future with his family. His three-day trip to Nepal ended today.
