MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — British actress Emma Watson says she’s “immensely touched” by the reception she received in Uruguay, where she traveled as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. women’s agency.
Hundreds of young people greeted the 24-year-old Tuesday as she delivered a 4,000-signature petition to parliament calling for greater participation by women. Some lawmakers brought their children or grandchildren to meet the actress who played Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” films.
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Uruguay's Vice President Danilo Astori, left, and director of U.N. Women Gulden Turkoz, right, applaud after a speech by Emma Watson, U.N. Women goodwill ambassador, at Parliament in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Wednesday.
Thirteen percent of Uruguayan parliamentarians are women.
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