The United Nations will name the comic book character Wonder Woman as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls. The UN said that Wonder Woman will be formally designated for the position at a ceremony on Oct. 21 at its New York headquarters.DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson will accept the designation on behalf of the comic book, TV and film character.

The ceremony will also launch a campaign supporting gender equality and women’s empowerment, one of the UN’s global goals.
The event is sponsored by Warner Bros and DC Entertainment, who are partnering with the UN and UNICEF for a year-long campaign.

Do you know?

• A DC employee, William Moultan Marston, created Wonder Woman to spice up the male dominated superhero scene existent at the time.
• The character was largely inspired by his wife and co-creator Elizabeth and he wanted to portray the superhero as a liberated woman.
• Initially the story of Wonder Woman’s origin went as follows: Her mother, Queen Hippolyta carved her out of clay and she was given life and powers by the Greek Gods.
• However, in recent years, it has been said she is the daughter of Greek God, Zeus.
• Wonder Woman is from Themyscira or Paradise Island, which is the home of the Amazons. Her mother is the Queen of the Amazons, which makes her Princess of the Amazons. According to Greek Mythology, Amazons were a race of female warriors who lived in modern-day Ukraine.
• Princess Diana is the alias of Wonder Woman and she appears consistently in the comics. She is represented as an Army nurse who travelled to South America to marry her fiance and became Diana White.