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"    Emma Watson announced her next endeavor Monday, and it&amp;#039;s a pretty huge deal\u2014she&amp;#039;s the new Goodwill Ambassador for U.N. Women, the U.N.&amp;#039;s branch dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.      Going to be working for the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and The Empowerment of Women (!!!) http://t.co/9ABpKSrNCb \u2014 Emma Watson (@EmWatson) July 7, 2014    Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Under Secretary-General and executive director of U.N. Women, chose the actress and Ivy League grad as her first appointment. &amp;quot;We are thrilled and honored to work with Emma, whom we believe embodies the values of U.N. Women,&amp;quot; Mlambo-Ngcuka said in a statement. &amp;quot;The engagement of young people is critical for the advancement of gender equality in the 21st century, and I am convinced that Emma&amp;#039;s intellect and passion will enable U.N. Women&amp;#039;s messages to reach the hearts and minds of young people globally.&amp;quot; Watson will work on the organization&amp;#039;s women&amp;#039;s-empowerment campaign, HeForShe. &amp;quot;Women&amp;#039;s rights are something so inextricably linked with who I am, so deeply personal and rooted in my life that I can&amp;#039;t imagine an opportunity more exciting,&amp;quot; Watson said in a statement. She&amp;#039;s not the only one excited\u2014following the big announcement, the U.N.&amp;#039;s website shut down due to all the traffic.      The exciting announcement of @EmWatson&amp;#039;s appointment as our Goodwill Ambassador crashed our website! We apologize &amp;amp;amp;hope to be back up soon. \u2014 UN Women (@UN_Women) July 8, 2014    &amp;quot;I still have so much to learn, but as I progress I hope to bring more of my individual knowledge, experience and awareness to this role,&amp;quot; Watson said. We&amp;#039;re excited to see what Watson brings to this already incredible organization! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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