K-POP group Seventeen was appointed United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) first-ever Goodwill Ambassador for Youth.
The group received a letter of appointment from UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay during a nomination ceremony held at its headquarters in Paris on Wednesday.
“We are humbled and overwhelmed to stand before you for the first time as UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Youth,” Seventeen member Joshua as he delivered an acceptance speech on behalf of the 13-member group.
“It is a great honor to represent today’s young people, which is a priority group for UNESCO,” he said.
Joshua announced that his group will donate USD1 million to a joint project with UNESCO aimed at fostering and financing innovative ideas from young minds across the globe.
“For the next chapter of our ‘Going Together’ campaign, Seventeen will donate USD1 million to the joint ‘Global Youth Grant Scheme’ with UNESCO,” he said.
