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Padma Lakshmi<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Appointed Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP Goodwill Ambassador in March 2019, Emmy-nominated television host, producer, award-winning author and one of <\/span>TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people<\/span><\/a> of 2023, Padma Lakshmi advocates for ending all forms of inequality around the world. Kicking off the Decade of Action by signing an<\/span> open letter to world leaders<\/span><\/a> demanding urgent action towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Lakshmi continues to leverage her influential platform to mobilize support for the Global Goals. Passionate about gender equality, Lakshmi authored an eye-opening op-ed published on<\/span> CNN<\/span><\/a> on International Women\u2019s Day to shine a spotlight on pervasive gender social norms and biases that hinder women and girls from achieving their potential. As the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate emergency devastated the world, Lakshmi launched Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP\u2019s<\/span> #HalfTheWorld<\/b><\/a> campaign to raise awareness of the alarming rate at which the biggest crises of our time are increasing inequalities globally\u2014reaching an audience of 152 million. Coinciding with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly and the Global COVID-19 Summit, Lakshmi spearheaded a women-led campaign called<\/span> A Shot for All<\/span><\/a>, to shine a spotlight on vaccine inequity between rich and poor countries. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Correspondents Association (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCA) honoured Lakshmi<\/span> with the<\/span> 2021 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCA Advocate of the Year Award<\/b><\/a> for her work on fighting inequality as Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP Goodwill Ambassador.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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