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UNDP launches TV spot featuring Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zidane UNDP seeks to galvanize global efforts against poverty by launching a new TV spot directed by world renowned film director Wim Wenders. In this unusual TV spot, Zinédine Zidane and Ronaldo simply thank anonymous people in the streets of several cities for what each of them did to help reduce poverty.
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Maria Sharapova and LeBron James team up against poverty
Maria Sharapova, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, has invited NBA star LeBron James to "Team Up Against Poverty" on a new UNDP advertisement to garner support for achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals.
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