Nicole Kidman, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Development Fund for Women, spoke out Tuesday during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
"Obviously, I'm emotionally connected to this," Kidman said about her commitment to the issue. "I'm a mother. I have a child on the way. A lot of it is realizing the things that are wrong and [pondering] how can I contribute to help my children have a better life?"
An ambassador since 2006, Kidman called violence against women the "most widespread human rights violation of our time."
"One in three women will encounter a violence in some way, shape or form against them in their lifetime," Kidman said. "THat's an extraordinary statistic. Yet do we ever hear it?"
Kidman has two adopted children with ex-husband Tom Cruise. Connor, 13, will be making his film debut in the drama "Seven Pounds," playing a young Will Smith.
Kidman and husband Keith Urban are expecting their first child together. In a recent interview with Access Hollywood, the Oscar-winning Australiana actress spoke out about her pregnancy.
"I’ve had severe morning sickness," the 40-year-old mom-to-be said.
But she admitted to wondering about what comes next. "[I'm] good actually, really good. Waiting for the third trimester," she said. "Everyone says that is hard work."
