Actor
Priyanka
Chopra
will
be
awarded
the
Danny
Kaye
Humanitarian
Award
by
UNICEF's
American
chapter
at
their
Snowflake
Ball
in
December.
The
award
is
named
after
actor-philanthropist
Danny
Kaye,
who
was
UNICEF's
first
Goodwill
Ambassador.
The
36-year-old
actor
took
to
Twitter
to
express
her
gratitude
on
Wednesday.
"So
humbled.
Thank
you
@UNICEFUSA
for
honouring
me
with
the
Danny
Kaye
Humanitarian
Award
at
the
#UNICEFSnowflake
Ball
in
December!
My
work
with
@UNICEF
on
behalf
of
all
the
world's
children
means
everything
to
me.
Here's
to
peace
freedom
and
the
right
to
education
#ForEveryChild,"
Priyanka
tweeted.
The
actor
is
a
UNICEF
Goodwill
Ambassador,
as
a
part
of
which
she
visited
Ethiopia
last
month.
Priyanka
Chopra
is
known
for
her
contribution
to
social
causes
and
for
being
a
voice
for
children's
education.
She
has
been
a
part
of
United
Nation's
global
"Girl
Up"
Campaign
and
is
associated
with
several
NGOs
in
India
to
raise
awareness
about
ways
to
improve
the
education,
health
and
safety
of
girl
child
in
India.