Yoko Ono designated as 1st global autism ambassador

Yoko Ono designated as 1st global autism ambassador

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese artist Yoko Ono (L) makes a speech during a reception at a hotel in New York on March 31, 2010, after becoming an autism advocacy group's first global ambassador. Last year at the United Nations, Ono presented a 2.1-meter-high jigsaw-like mural called ''PROMISE'' with 67 pieces to represent the estimated 67 million people who are suffering from autism around the world.

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