Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Martin Bell , OBE , ( born 31 August 1938 , Redisham , Suffolk ) is a British UNICEF ( UNICEF UK ) Ambassador , a former broadcast war reporter and former independent politician .
Simplified: Martin Bell , OBE , ( born 31 August 1938 ) is a British UNICEF ( UNICEF UK ) Ambassador , a former broadcast war reporter and former independent politician .