Looks like actress Charlize Theron has taken on a new role. She will hbe working with the United Nations to help battered women.  She is the newest U.N. Messenger of Peace. Theron wants to send a strong message that violence against women and girls is not acceptable. She has joined the campaign dubbed “UNite to End Violence against Women.” This campaign actually was launched in February.

Worldwide, the U.N. says one of every five women will be a victim of rape or attempted rape at some point in their lifetime, and at least one of every three women is likely to be beaten, coerced into sex or abused in some other way.

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