--- description: Hermione would approve title: Emma Watson Named United Nations Goodwill Ambassador image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2cec5d28c7e0adf5/69868f72adae447d32543184/rtr3jdz5.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Actress Emma Watson Named U.N. Goodwill Ambassador ## Video: 10 Questions for Harry Potter's Emma Watson [Watch (HLS stream): 10 Questions for Harry Potter's Emma Watson](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/670bKKud.m3u8) (5:57)  _Published 2010-11-18. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' premieres Nov. 19. Emma Watson will now take your questions._  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 8, 2014 12:55 AM CUT  Emma Watson Emma WatsonPaul Hackett—Reuters  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 8, 2014 12:55 AM CUT British actress Emma Watson is the new Goodwill Ambassador for the U.N.’s gender-equality arm, U.N. Women, the organization announced Monday. The _Harry Potter_ alumna and [recent graduate of Brown University](http://time.com/114963/emma-watson-graudates-from-brown/ "undefined") is the first ambassador appointed under the leadership of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Under Secretary-General and executive director of U.N. Women. “Women’s rights are something so inextricably linked with who I am, so deeply personal and rooted in my life that I can’t imagine an opportunity more exciting,” Watson, who will work on the organization’s women’s-empowerment campaign, HeForShe, said in a statement. Mlambo-Ngcuka said Watson’s “intellect and passion” as well as her experience promoting girls’ education in countries such as Bangladesh and Zambia will help the organization spread its messages around the world. “I still have so much to learn, but as I progress I hope to bring more of my individual knowledge, experience and awareness to this role,” Watson said. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2964421/emma-watson-united-nations-goodwill-ambassador/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2964421/emma-watson-united-nations-goodwill-ambassador/"},"headline":"Actress Emma Watson Named U.N. 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