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Singer Thanh Bui presents UN global goals

Thanh Bui, who competed in the top eight in the 2008 Australian Idol contest, has appeared alongside many world celebrities in a promotion video released by the United Nations last month.
Singer Thanh Bui presents UN global goals ảnh 1Singer Thanh Bui. (Photo: thethaovanhoa.vn)

Thanh Bui, who competed in the top eight in the 2008 Australian Idol contest, has appeared alongside many world celebrities in a promotion video released by the United Nations last month.

The Vietnamese-Australian singer, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Winslet, Michelle Yeoh, Daniel Craig, Stephen Hawking and others are featured in a three-minute video clip to introduce the UN’s 17 goals for sustainable development.

The goals concerns global issues including poverty and hunger, health and well-being, quality education, gender equality, climate change and affordable and clean energy.

Earlier, Thanh Bui was an ambassador for the energy saving project Global Power Shift and a campaign to protect rhinos in South Africa.-VNA

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