Charlize Theron Joins UN
She'll help keep the peace.
Charlize Theron is known across the world as an Oscar-winning actress, but today she also became a United Nations messenger of peace.
Theron was appointed to the position on Monday, and her job as a messenger of peace has a special focus on ending the violence against women - something many of her movies have dealt with (especially Monster, for which she received an Academy Award).
Theron, 33, also appeared in North Country, where she played a woman fighting against sexual harassment in the workplace.
The actress said that she gladly accepts the position, and agrees with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's plea for Hollywood to make more films about violence against women.
"I always find it interesting the pressure gets put on Hollywood when we really should be putting the pressure on society, because whenever we make these movies like 'North Country,' people don't go and see it," Theron said.
"I think it's a much bigger issue than getting Hollywood to step in and make these films. I think we should be asking our public why, when we make these movies, do they not go and see them. That's the bigger question."
