--- title: Emma Watson: Being U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Gives Her 'Sense of Peace' description: The actress took on the role of ambassador in the summer of 2014 canonical: https://time.com/3983494/emma-watson-un/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-04T12:17:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:22:59.696Z og:title: Emma Watson: Being U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Gives Her 'Sense of Peace' og:description: The actress took on the role of ambassador in the summer of 2014 og:url: https://time.com/3983494/emma-watson-un/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2121ee301e4f51e5/69877b85f887dc197ae89b20/emma-watson-davos.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: emma watson world economic forum og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Emma Watson: Being U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Gives Her 'Sense of Peace' twitter:description: The actress took on the role of ambassador in the summer of 2014 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2121ee301e4f51e5/69877b85f887dc197ae89b20/emma-watson-davos.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Emma Watson Says Becoming a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Gave Her a 'Sense of Peace' by [Lindsay Kimble / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Lindsay Kimble / People Contributor Aug 4, 2015 12:17 PM UTC  Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven and actress Emma Watson attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos, Switzerland. Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven and actress Emma Watson attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos, Switzerland.Aftonbladet/IBL/Zuma by [Lindsay Kimble / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Lindsay Kimble / People Contributor Aug 4, 2015 12:17 PM UTC [Emma Watson](http://www.people.com/people/emma%5Fwatson) has played many roles throughout her acting career, but she says the one that’s given her the greatest sense of purpose is that of U.N. Goodwill Ambassador. Watson, 25, opens up about her work with the United Nations in an interview for [_Vogue_](http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2015/08/01/emma-watson-british-vogue-cover-september-issue) U.K.’s September issue. “Part of me relaxed after I took on that position, it gave me a sense of belonging and purpose,” Watson tells the mag. The actress took on the role of ambassador in the summer of 2014 and gave an [empowered speech](http://www.people.com/article/emma-watson-united-nations-feminism-heforshe) at the U.N. that September, launching the HeForShe campaign. The campaign’s goal is to motivate men and boys to push to end gender inequality. “Everything clicked into place, in a way that it hadn’t before. I understood what I’m here to do and knew where to channel all this energy that has been coming at me,” Watson says. “I now feel this sense of peace. People say that I’m different since I did it.” The actress, who studied at Oxford and Brown University, now juggles her role with the U.N. with her busy acting career. Watson is currently [filming](http://www.people.com/article/josh-gad-luke-evans-beauty-and-the-beast) Disney’s live-action musical version of _Beauty and the Beast_, starring as the titular beauty Belle. The September issue of _Vogue_ U.K. will hit newsstands on Thursday. 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