COMEDIAN John Linehan said he is "humbled" to be named as an ambassador for Children in Crossfire.
The Belfast entertainer has been a supporter of the international development charity for more than 20 years.
His new role in the organisation as 'Ireland ambassador' was announced during an event at Belfast City Hall on Tuesday, which was attended by Lord Mayor Kate Nicholl.
She presented Mr Linehan with a framed photograph taken during a 2017 visit to a primary school in Tanzania supported by the charity.
Children in Crossfire was founded in 1996 by Richard Moore, who was blinded as a 10-year-old boy in Derry in 1972 when he was hit by a rubber bullet.
He refused to let his injuries define his life and established the charity to help children throughout the world who suffer from poverty. He has also, as an adult, met and become a close friend of the former British soldier who fired the rubber bullet.
Mr Moore said Mr Linehan was "always willing to do whatever is asked of him to help us raise funds and grow our support".
"John brings humour and heart to everything he does with us, just as May McFettridge does on stage," he said.
Mr Linehan said after 22 years supporting the charity, he was "humbled to be named Children in Crossfire’s Ireland ambassador".
"This wonderful charity is very close to my heart, and it is always a pleasure for me to support them however I can," he said.
