Photo stories: George Clooney

George Clooney, newly appointed UN Messenger for Peace, shakes hands with a member of the Indian Battalion of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), during his tour of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in Africa. (25 January 2008)

George Clooney, during a visit with the members of the Indian Battalion of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), on a tour of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in Africa. (25 January 2008)

George Clooney, greets members of the Indian Battalion of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during his tour of UN Peacekeeping Mission in Africa. (25 January 2008)

George Clooney, plays basketball members of the Indian Battalion of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during his tour of UN Peacekeeping Missions in Africa. (25 January 2008)

George Clooney during visit of MONUC Peacekeepers camp, from North Kivu Brigade (India) in Rutshuru, North Kivu. (25 January 2008)

Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro (right) officially designates George Clooney (second from right), a new United Nations Messenger of Peace, as his parents, Nick (left) and Nina Clooney, look on. (31 January 2008)

In his new role as UN Messenger of Peace, George Clooney discusses his activities with Deputy-Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro (at centre, left) and other senior UN officials at UN Headquarters in New York on 31 January 2008. (31 January 2008)

At a UN Headquarters news conference moderated by Kiyotaka Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, George Clooney, fields questions about his role and responsibility as a UN Messenger of Peace. Earlier in the day, Mr. Clooney attended a ceremony where he received a United Nations Messenger of Peace certificate and a dove pin. (31 January 2008)

George Clooney, newly appointed UN Messenger of Peace, addresses a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York, flanked by Jane Hall Lute, Assistant-Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Field Support. The actor had recently accompanied Ms. Lute on a visit to UN missions in Darfur, Chad and the DR of Congo. (31 January 2008)

Actor George Clooney during a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York, where he spoke about his role and responsibility as a UN Messenger of Peace and shared impressions of a recent visit to UN peace missions in Darfur, Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Earlier in the day, Mr. Clooney received a UN Messenger of Peace certificate. (31 January 2008)