World-class theater performer Lea Salonga joins the ranks of singer Celine Dion, actress Susan Sarandon, and Italian actor Raoul Bova as Goodwill Ambassadors of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the "United Against Hunger" festivities in Rome, Italy, GMANews.tv reports. Lea, who was also appointed advocate for the Youth and the United Nations Global Alliance initiative, performed her own version of John Lennon’s “Imagine” at the event.

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