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UNDP goodwill envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Misako Konno (R), in her capacity as a U.N. Development Program goodwill ambassador, visits Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2010.

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(2)Cambodia marks national day at Aichi Expo

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japanese actress Misako Konno (R), clad in traditional Cambodian dress, speaks about her involvement in a movement to remove the mines planted in Cambodia during events to mark the country's national day at the 2005 World Exposition in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on May 10.

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UNDP envoy urges int'l help for Palestinians

JERUSALEM, Israel - Misako Konno, goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), urges the international community in Jerusalem on July 25 to continue financial support for the Palestinians, which she said is necessary to close the gap in living standards with the Israelis. Konno, a Japanese actress named to the honorary UNDP post two years ago, made the plea at a news conference in the Israeli capital after a four-day tour of Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian autonomous areas.

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(2)Cambodia marks national day at Aichi Expo

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japanese actress Misako Konno (R), clad in traditional Cambodian dress, speaks about her involvement in a movement to remove the mines planted in Cambodia during events to mark the country's national day at the 2005 World Exposition in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on May 10. (Kyodo)

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UNDP goodwill envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Misako Konno (R), in her capacity as a U.N. Development Program goodwill ambassador, visits Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Peace envoys from around the world gather at U.N.

NEW YORK, the United States - Misako Konno, an author and actress who serves as goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Development Program, attends a meeting of goodwill and peace ambassadors for international organizations Oct. 23 at the United Nations in New York. The meeting brought together 50 international celebrities from 24 countries, including a Nobel peace laureate, athletes, actors, musicians and authors.

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UNDP envoy urges int'l help for Palestinians

JERUSALEM, Israel - Misako Konno, goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), urges the international community in Jerusalem on July 25 to continue financial support for the Palestinians, which she said is necessary to close the gap in living standards with the Israelis. Konno, a Japanese actress named to the honorary UNDP post two years ago, made the plea at a news conference in the Israeli capital after a four-day tour of Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian autonomous areas.