English Former Footballer David Beckham Urges Help For Kids In Philippines And Other Disaster Zones

Following his visit to the Philippines earlier this
month, former football star David Beckham has launched a global appeal to help children caught
up in disaster zones. The retired soccer ace
headed to the Southeast Asian country recently
in his role as a goodwill ambassador for the
United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) to chat
with children who were made homeless by Typhoon Haiyan in November last year. Beckham
was so moved during the visit that he took time
out to film a personal message urging his
supporters to do all they can to help children
caught up in life-threatening disasters, reports
contactmusic.com. In the clip, he says, "Emergencies like war, a food crisis or a natural
disaster like the typhoon here in the Philippines
destroy children's lives. It's easy to be
overwhelmed by the scale of an emergency.
"Seeing how Unicef and its partners are helping
to put lives back together makes me hugely proud. But to continue to save children's lives,
keep them safe from harm and help them rebuild
their futures, we need you." Unicef bosses are
using the short film to launch the organisation's
Humanitarian Appeal for Children for 2014,
which aims to raise funds to help 59 million kids living in danger around the world.