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As a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 2009, he's traveled
the globe advocating for the rights of children and women in
underserved vulnerable communities such as South Africa, Niger,
Bangladesh and Mozambique.
Genuinely touched by the honor, Bloom accepted the award
remotely. "Emergencies tear families apart. They turn children into
refugees, they turn childhoods into nightmares and their futures
into uncertainty. UNICEF is there helping them learn, laugh, stay
healthy and stay safe."
Most recently, Bloom has focused on the plight of Ukrainian
children trapped in the ongoing Russian invasion. Having visited
eastern Ukraine during its 2016 conflict, Bloom was uniquely
positioned to travel to Moldova to meet with children escaping
across the border just a month after recent war started.
"There I witnessed hundreds of refugees staggering into their
new reality … not knowing where their final destination would be.
UNICEF was there, just as UNICEF always is in situations like this,"
he said. "I'm immensely proud to be part of my UNICEF family just
as I am proud and grateful to be part of our film community."
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ORLANDO BLOOM
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
RECIPIENT
"Who tells the story maers. When it comes to authentic
representation in film and television and in all media, it's
up to us all, collectively, to be inclusive to hire Native
Indigenous talent in front of and behind the camera, in the
writing rooms and as executives at studios. To receive this
prestigious award from the LMGI speaks volumes to their
commitment of inclusivity and equality for all!"
—Joanelle Romero, RNCI Founder and President
KRISTIN DEWEY/LMGI, JOANELLE ROMERO, RNCI FOUNDER, AND ALISON TAYLOR/LMGI
PRESENTER
MEGAN HENDERSON
The 2022 LMGI TRAILBLAZER honoree is the RED NATION CELEBRATION
INSTITUTE (RNCI) and its founder, JOANELLE ROMERO. Alison Taylor/
LMGI, 1st Vice President and Co-chair on the Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, said, "It's the mission of our
committee to extend LMGI membership and share our expertise
with new and diverse voices, voices too long marginalized or
worse, ignored. Red Nation has worked tirelessly to change the
depiction of natives on screen, presenting them with honesty,
dimension and authenticity."
"We are handing out an award to a woman who's dedicated
her life for the advancement of all of us, but especially First
Nations," said actor Edward James Olmos in a video tribute
to his friend of many years. "She is so consistent with her
"Children are the future of our planet. It's safe to say
that today, more children have been uprooted from their
homes than at any time in modern history.
No child is more vulnerable than a
child caught in a conflict or natural disaster."
—Orlando Bloom
