UNDP awards actor Sonu Sood for his philanthropic work during lockdown

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, also called the “messiah of migrants” has been awarded by the UNDP for his philanthropic work during lockdown. The actor has been conferred with the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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The actor has been awarded for his selfless help he extended by sending lakhs of migrants, stranded students across geographical barriers, back to their homes.

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Besides that, he has been providing free education and medical facilities to young children whose parents lost jobs during the covid induced lockdown or wards of migrants who had to return to their hometown due to the spread of the pandemic.

The award was presented to the actor at a virtual ceremony on Monday evening.

Expressing his happiness over the honour, the actor said he fully supports the UNDP in its endeavours.

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