Meghan Markle receives global recognition for her work

Meghan Markle has been  honored by the Director-General of the World Health Organization for her commitment to people's health.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes, the WHO Director-General's social media account on Monday shared a picture with Meghan Markle, writing he is "Delighted to present Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, with a WHO field vest as a gesture of my regard for her commitment to promoting and protecting people’s health. 

It comes a day after Meghan joined several special attendees on Sunday at the Lost Screen Memorial, ahead of the opening of the 79th World Health Assembly at Place des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

The memorial honored the children whose lives were cut short as a result of harm they suffered via social media.

Speaking on the occasion, the Duchess of Sussex said “this is not simply a technology issue, it is a public health issue and a human one.”

“Behind us stands the Lost Screen Memorial, not statistics, not avatars, not data points — children. Each name belonged to a child who was loved beyond measure,” Markle said. 

“A child whose laughter once filled a kitchen, whose shoes once waited by a front door, whose future once felt limitless.”

 “For too long we’ve accepted a dangerous bargain, that modern connection must come at the cost of the innocence of childhood” she said.