Chopra had spent the last week touring Jordan, and visting refugee camps that housed child refugees from the civil war in Syria.
Priyanka Chopra to speak on children's issues at UN's General Assembly in New York
Mumbai - 14 Sep 2017 13:00 IST
Shriram Iyengar
Priyanka Chopra is set to speak at the United Nations' General Assembly to be held in New York city next week. She will share her views on the issues she has witnessed on the ground during her recent tours of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Jordan as the UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador.
Chopra had spent the last week touring Jordan, and visting refugee camps that housed child refugees from the civil war in Syria. She concluded her tour of Jordan by meeting up with royalty - Queen Rania of Jordan. The actress also put up a picture of the queen.
Queen Rania, who is also a UNICEF Eminent Advocate for children, will be joining the actress again at the general assembly.
The actress had earlier visited Zimbabwe and South Africa to try and raise funds for UNICEF's ventures to protect children from sexual abuse.
The meeting certainly left an impact on the actress, who wrote of the Queen, "Queen Rania is a true inspiration. Her tireless efforts to help those in need comes straight from the heart and has always been consistent.. as a UNICEF Eminent Advocate for Children, she leads by example as is so evident by the countless programmes for children that she is involved in. She does this all with such grace and calm."
Chopra also mentioned that her recent visit to these camps have only reinforced her 'commitment to help children the world over...because every child matters, no matter where they come from.'
The actress has been posting quite a few videos of aspiring child refugees from Syria who have sought asylum in Jordan. The actress even shared a sweet message from a Katrina Kaif fan on her Instagram page.
Priyanka Chopra sends Katrina Kaif fan love all the way from Jordan
The United Nations' General Assembly is not the only major stage that Chopra will take over.
On Wednesday, the American TV channel CBS released a new list of names to host the upcoming 2017 Emmy Awards, which includes Chopra.
The Quantico actress will join the likes of actors Alexis Bledel, Shailene Woodley. Matt Bomer, comedians Dave Chappelle and James Corden, and Oprah Winfrey, among other hosts at the event.
The list also has Chopra's A Kid Like Jake co-star Jim Parsons, as well as Academy award winners Reese Witherspoon, Viola Davis, and Jane Fonda.
