Shakira has been honored for her charity work by magazine The Economist.
The artists said, ‘It’s a great honour. I was quite surprised and humbled to see myself alongside the likes of President Obama,’ who was also honored.
Shakira went on to say, ‘We can bring awareness to the rest of the world and call our governments to action on pressing issues, such as this one, that do not always receive the attention they merit.’
Shakira was honored in the magazine as one of the most important people of 2010, having founded the Barefoot Foundation.