Sonu Sood Honoured Special Humanitarian Action Award By UNDP; Joins Angelina Jolie, Leonardo Dicaprio, David Beckham

Sonu Sood, “ the messiah of migrants” has been conferred the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for selflessly extending a helping hand and sending home lakhs of migrants, helping thousands of students across abroad, providing free education and medical facilities to children and creating free employment opportunities in the wake of the pandemic.

The award was presented at a virtual ceremony on Monday evening. With this Sonu Sood joins the likes of Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Watson, David Beckham, Antonio Banderas, Cate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, Nicole Kidman, and Priyanka Chopra who have been similarly honored by different UN bodies.

“This is a rare honour. UN recognition is very special. I have done whatever little I have done, in my own humble way, for my fellow countrymen without any expectations. However, to be recognized and awarded feels good. I fully support the UNDP in its endeavors to achieve the SDGs by 2030. Planet Earth and mankind will greatly benefit from the implementation of these goals”, said Sonu Sood, on receiving the coveted award.

The actor in his humanitarian work has been applauded both nationally, and internationally. It places the Indian actor in a league where few in Bollywood have ever gotten.