 Shakira is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and is one of their global representatives.On 3 April 2006, Shakira was honored at a UN ceremony for creating the Pies Descalzos Foundation.In March 2010, she was awarded a medal by the UN International Labour Organization in recognition of being, as UN Labour Chief Juan Somavia put it, a "true ambassador for children and young people, for quality education and social justice".