David Beckham met the Prime Minister David Cameron today to urge him to take immediate action to tackle the hidden crisis of ‘stunting’, the irreversible damage caused to a child’s brain and body if they don’t get the right nutrients in their first 1,000 days of life, a problem that affects 180 million of the world's youngest children. Beckham, a longstanding Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, visited Cameron personally to deliver a letter that's been co-signed by over 50 celebrities including Ewan McGregor, Lewis Hamilton, Robbie Williams, Claudia Schiffer, Whoopi Goldberg, Orlando Bloom, Boris Becker and Alex Ferguson. "During the coming weeks all eyes will be on London for the greatest show on earth", said Beckham. "As a UNICEF Ambassador, I'm asking the Prime Minister to use the global spotlight on our nation to make children around the world the real winners of these Games."

UNICEF.org, 7/26/2012