David Beckham shares powerful video message to stop violence against children

'I chose the marks on my body but millions of children bear marks they have not chosen'

December 06 2016

Violence can mark children forever. I've met children with @unicef who have been affected by terrible violence and abuse and seen the long-lasting scars it can leave. I chose the marks on my body but millions of children bear marks they have not chosen. Please share this film to help #ENDviolence #foreverychild. It's wrong. End it. #7fund
Violence can mark children forever. I've met children with @unicef who have been affected by terrible violence and abuse and seen the long-lasting scars it can leave. I chose the marks on my body but millions of children bear marks they have not chosen. Please share this film to help #ENDviolence #foreverychild. It's wrong. End it. #7fund

He added, “I chose the marks on my body but millions of children bear marks they have not chosen. Please share this film to help#ENDviolence #foreverychild. It's wrong. End it. #7fund.”

 

The video has been viewed more than a million times.

 

The father of four has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 2005.

 

Watch the video above.