Nollywood actress Ini Edo who has been appointed a UN Ambassador alongside fellow actor, Ramsey Nouah and India’s Bollywood actor, Vikram Shah has started work in earnest. She started work as the UN Habitat Youth Envoy on April 23, a day she says will always be ever green in her mind and that of her colleagues who accompanied her to Dustbin Estate in Ajegunle Area of Lagos for her first day at work. Interestingly, a day before was her birthday and incidentally she was discharged from hospital that morning after receiving treatment for an ailment. Ini Edo was accompanied on her trip by her husband and team which comprised of her management company, publicist and few family and friends. The actress said, "I can’t believe what am seeing, I find it hard to believe this kind of place exist in Nigeria. My perception of life has changed." Her visit to LOTS Foundation at Dustbin Estate which coincided with her birthday saw the actress presenting gifts packs, t-shirts, food and other items to the community leaders. Her responsibilities according to UN, is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Speaking on her new role after the tour, Ini said, “being named a Special Youth Envoy for UN is one of the most interesting moments of my life, I know this ambassadorial role is not going to be an easy task, but it is a call to responsibility.” “Beyond acting and making people happy on the screen, we need to learn to stretch our hands and touch people’s lives,” she added. Story culled from Nigeriafilms.com