The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham (R) visits children in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, June 15, 2015. David Beckham visited Cambodia to focus on children who have endured physical, sexual and emotional abuse, according to a news statement on Monday. (Xinhua/UNICEF)
PHNOM PENH, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham had visited Cambodia to focus his attention on children in danger, according to a news statement Monday.
The statement said, in Cambodia, the British-born soccer star saw how UNICEF and its partners are helping children who have endured physical, sexual and emotional abuses, and protecting vulnerable children from danger.
"I am here in Cambodia to meet children who have experienced violence, hear their stories and see what UNICEF and its partners are doing to keep these children safe," David said in the statement. "It is shocking that every five minutes a child dies because of violence somewhere in the world. This has to stop."
David arrived in Cambodia on Saturday for a three-day trip.
