Just weeks after collecting a Global Leadership Award from the UN,the singer and songwriter now joins the ongoing battle to clean up the environment,tackle climate change and protect endangered species. It's no small task, andshe knows it. “It’s a huge honor to become a UN Environment GlobalGoodwill Ambassador,” Ellie said in a statement, ‘Yes, we face huge globalchallenges, but we are also taking game-changing steps forward and that shouldinspire us."

In her new UN role, Goulding will focus “on amplifying theactivism of young people committed to creating a bright future. I want as manypeople as possible to become advocates for the planet.”

The 30-year-old pop star shared the news in Kenya, surrounded by giraffes at theGiraffe Manor in the suburbs of the capital Nairobi, where UN Environment has its HQ.

UN Goodwill Ambassadors often use their fame to deliver theirurgent and universal message. Goulding, with a streak of star power and ahunger for hard work, fits the bill.

In 2010, Goulding doubled up by collecting the BBC's annual Soundof... poll and taking out the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards. Thefollowing year, she won the Brit Award for best female solo artist. Her debutalbum Lights hitNo. 1 in the U.K. on its release in 2010, as did its successor, Halcyon in2012. Her third and most recent set, 2015’s Delirium, peaked atNo. 3 in the U.S. and U.K. Goulding also has two U.K. No. 1 singles to her nameand a pair of U.S. top 5 hits, including 2012's "Lights," whichreached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.  

In October,the United Nations Foundation honored Goulding with the New Voices Award in recognition of her environmental and social justice activism.

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