Audrey
Hepburn was an Academy Award winning actress who was recognized as a star all
around the world; but she found the most fulfillment in her humanitarian work.
Audrey Hepburn had been involved in many charitable causes, but in 1988 when she
was chosen as the official spokesperson for UNICEF, the United Nations Children's
Fund, she found her true calling. She made over 50 trips to countries all around
the world, seeing first hand the conditions children in war-torn and disaster-ridden
areas had to endure. Then she advocated on their before governments, special assemblies
at the United Nations, and to the press, eager to cover this international star.
Audrey
Hepburn received many awards for both her acting and humanitarian work, including
the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992. After she died in 1993, her son created
the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund to continue her legacy of compassion for the
plight of children around the world.
