Question: Who has been appointed as UN Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India?
(a) Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush
(b) Aishwaryaa Rai Bachhan
(c) Priyanka Chopra
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 29 August 2016 film director, classical dancer and writer, Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush has been appointed as the UN Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India.
- Aishwaryaa will help raise awareness of UN Women’s core messages of gender equality and women’s empowerment across India, boosting the organisation’s efforts to close the gender gap and achieve a more equal world – a Planet 50-50 – by the year 2030.
- Aishwaryaa’s father is acclaimed film actor Rajinikanth.
Reference:
http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2016/08/aishwaryaa-rajinikanth-dhanush-announced-as-un-womens-advocate
https://twitter.com/UN_Women?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://www.facebook.com/unwomenindia/posts/1361423307218993