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{{Short description|Public figure that advocates for UNESCO}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} |
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{{About|the UNESCO goodwill ambassador title|other uses|Goodwill ambassador (disambiguation)}} |
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'''UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors''' are celebrity advocates of [[UNESCO]] (not diplomatic [[ambassador]]s) who use their talent or fame to spread the UNESCO ideals, especially attracting media attention. Other specialized categories of advocate include [[UNESCO Artist for Peace]], [[UNESCO Champion for Sport]] and [[UNESCO Special Envoy]]. |
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[[File:Nasser David Khalili with Irina Bokova 2012.jpg|alt=Nasser David Khalili awarded UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador title by Irina Bokova|thumb|Director-General [[Irina Bokova]] with presenting the Goodwill Ambassador title certificate to the [[Nasser Khalili|Honorable Nasser David Khalili]] to recognize his contributions and interests with UNESCO.]] |
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'''UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador''' is an official postnominal [[honorific|honorific title]], [[title of authority]], [[legal status]] and [[job description]] assigned to those [[Goodwill ambassador|goodwill ambassadors]] and [[activists|advocates]] who are designated by the [[United Nations]]. UNESCO goodwill ambassadors are celebrity and expert advocates of [[UNESCO]] (not diplomatic [[ambassador]]s) who use their talent or fame to spread the UNESCO ideals, especially attracting media attention. Other specialized categories of advocates include [[UNESCO Artist for Peace]], [[UNESCO Champion for Sport]] and [[UNESCO Special Envoy]]. |
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==Current |
==Current UNESCO goodwill ambassadors== |
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The following is a list of UNESCO |
The following is a list of UNESCO goodwill ambassadors along with the projects and activities they support:<ref>{{Cite web|last=United Nations|first=Staff|date=2021-06-03|title=List of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, Artists for Peace and Champions|url=https://en.unesco.org/partnerships/goodwill-ambassadors/ga-list|access-date=2021-11-08|website=UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors|publisher=United Nations|language=en}}</ref> |
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! Name !! Country !! Date !! Projects and Activities Supported<ref>UNESCO.org: [http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23998&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html ''Projects and activities supported by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors'']</ref> !! Link |
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|[[Xueli Abbing]] |
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|2022 |
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|September 2017 |
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|Fight against discriminations and racism |
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|[https://en.unesco.org/news/andres-roemer-be-designated-unesco-goodwill-ambassador-societal-change-and-free-flow-knowledge Societal Change and the Free Flow of Knowledge] |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/news/andres-roemer-be-designated-unesco-goodwill-ambassador-societal-change-and-free-flow-knowledge|title=Andrés Roemer to be designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Societal Change and the Free Flow of Knowledge|website=UNESCO|language=en|access-date=2018-04-30}}</ref> |
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|[[HRH Princess Dana Firas]] |
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|29 June 2017 |
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|Heritage protection and preservation |
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|[https://en.unesco.org/news/princess-dana-firas-jordan-named-unesco-goodwill-ambassador _] |
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| [[Valdas Adamkus]]|| {{flagcountry|LTU}} || 2003 || Construction of Knowledge Societies || [https://web.archive.org/web/20101227035734/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D12879%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Deeyah Khan]] || {{flagcountry|NOR}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|11|17}} |
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||Artistic freedom and creativity || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/filmmaker_music_producer_deeyah_khan_named_unesco_goodwill/] |
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|[[:fr:Alphadi|Seidnaly Sidahmed Alphadi]] |
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|2016 |
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|for African innovation and creation |
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|[[Christiane Amanpour]] |
|[[Christiane Amanpour]] |
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|{{flagcountry|UK}} |
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|2015 |
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|[[Freedom of Expression|Freedom of expression]] and journalist safety |
|[[Freedom of Expression|Freedom of expression]] and journalist safety |
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|[https://en.unesco.org/news/christiane-amanpour-named-unesco-goodwill-ambassador-freedom-expression-and-journalist-safety] |
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|[[Yalitza Aparicio]] |
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|{{flagcountry|MEX}} |
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|2019 |
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|Indigenous Peoples |
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|<ref>{{citation|website=ABC 7|date=4 October 2019|title=Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio named UNESCO goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples |url=https://abc7.com/entertainment/mexican-actress-yalitza-aparicio-named-unesco-ambassador/5591374/}}</ref> |
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|[[Metin Arditi]] |
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|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
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|2014 |
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|UNESCO Honorary Ambassador and Special Envoy for Intercultural Dialogue |
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| [[Chantal Biya]] || {{flagcountry|CMR}} || 2008 || Education and Social Inclusion || [https://web.archive.org/web/20100202201145/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D45341%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Keith Chatsauka-Coetzee]] || {{flagcountry|RSA}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|07|12}} |
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|[[Sergey Bubka]] |
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|{{flagcountry|Ukraine}} |
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|2003 |
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|for Sport |
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|[[Laura Welch Bush]] |
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|{{flagcountry|USA}} |
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|2003<ref>UNESCO.org: [http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=11165&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html ''Laura Bush named Honorary Ambassador''], 13-02-2003</ref> |
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|UNESCO Honorary Ambassador for the Decade of Literacy in the context of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003–2012) |
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20091111093749/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D25022%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Claudia Cardinale]] || {{flagcountry|ITA}} || 2000 || Promotion of women's rights, especially for women in [[Mediterranean Basin|the Mediterranean]]; Environment issues || [https://web.archive.org/web/20100618083832/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8292%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[Caroline, Princess of Hanover|Princess Caroline of Hanover]] |
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|{{flagcountry|Monaco}} |
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|2003 |
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|Protection of children and the family, empowerment of women and girls in [[Africa]] |
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20101010041953/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D19895%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[Mauro Colagreco]] |
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|{{flagcountry|ARG}} |
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|2022 |
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|Biodiversity |
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|[[Princess Dana Firas]] |
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|{{flagcountry|JOR}} |
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|2017 |
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|Heritage protection and preservation |
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|[https://en.unesco.org/news/princess-dana-firas-jordan-named-unesco-goodwill-ambassador _] |
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|[[Rossy de Palma]] |
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|{{flagcountry|ESP}} |
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|2022 |
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|Cultural Diversity |
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|[[Tan Dun]] |
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|{{flagcountry|China}} |
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|2013 |
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|[[:fr:Viatcheslav_Fetissov|Viatcheslav Fetissov]] |
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|{{flagcountry|RUS}} |
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|2004 |
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|for Sport |
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| [[Vigdís Finnbogadóttir]] || {{flagcountry|ISL}} || 1998 || Promotion of linguistic diversity, women's rights, education || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111120731/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8297%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Princess Firyal of Jordan]] || {{flagcountry|JOR}} || 1992 || Promotion of the [[Education for All]] initiative, humanitarian actions, [[World Heritage]], women's rights, especially [[Arab women]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20101215012330/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8300%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[Sen Sōshitsu XV|Sen Genshitsu]] |
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|{{flagcountry|Japan}} |
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|2012 |
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| [[Nizan Guanaes]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} || |
| [[Nizan Guanaes]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} || 2011 || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120202065813/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48538&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html] |
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|[[Herbie Hancock]] |
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|{{flagcountry|USA}} |
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|2011 |
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| [[Bahia Hariri]] || {{flagcountry|LBN}} || 2000 || Preservation of [[World Heritage]], education, culture, women's rights and sustainable development in the [[Arab world]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121707/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8309%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Vitaly Ignatenko]] || {{flagcountry|RUS}} || 2008 || Building of the capacities of the [[Russian language]] journalists and promotion of the free circulation of ideas in the [[Russian-speaking world]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121441/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D45343%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Jean Michel Jarre]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 1993 || Protection of the environment (water, fight against [[desertification]], renewable energies), youth and tolerance, safeguarding of [[World Heritage]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091219164208/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8312%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Ivonne A-Baki]] || {{flagcountry|ECU}} || 15 February 2010 || Peace || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/ivonne_a_baki_named_unesco_goodwill_ambassador/] |
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|[[Beate Klarsfeld]] and [[Serge Klarsfeld]] |
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|{{flagcountry|FRA}} |
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|2015 |
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|UNESCO Honorary Ambassadors and Special Envoys for Education about the History of Holocaust and Genocide Prevention |
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|[[Naomi Kawase]] |
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|{{flagcountry|Japan}} |
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|2021 |
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|for Cultural and Creative Industries |
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| [[Nasser Khalili|Nasser David Khalili]] || {{flagcountry|UK}} || 2012 || Promotion of intercultural dialogue and promotion of peace through education and culture. || [https://en.unesco.org/goodwill-ambassadors/nasser-david-khalili] |
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| [[Deeyah Khan]] || {{flagcountry|NOR}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2016}} |
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| [[Yazid Sabeg]] || {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 16 February 2010 || || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/yazid_sabeg_named_unesco_goodwill_ambassador/] |
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||Artistic freedom and creativity || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/filmmaker_music_producer_deeyah_khan_named_unesco_goodwill/] |
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| [[Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière]] |
| [[Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière]]|| {{flagcountry|FRA}}|| 2009 || Education about History of Holocaust and genocide prevention. || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/marc_ladreit_de_lacharriere_is_appointed_unesco_goodwill_ambassador/] |
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| [[Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco]]|| {{flagcountry|MAR}}|| 2001 || Protection of childhood and women's rights || [https://web.archive.org/web/20100326143708/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8313%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands|Princess Laurentien of the Kingdom of the Netherlands]] |
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|{{NLD}} |
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|2009 |
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|UNESCO Special Envoy on Literacy for Development |
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|[[Peng Liyuan]] |
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|{{flagcountry|China}} |
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|2014 |
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|UNESCO Special Envoy for the Advancement of Girl's and Women’s Education |
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| [[Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand]]|| {{flagcountry|THA}}|| 2005 || Empowerment of Minority Children and the Preservation of their [[Intangible Cultural Heritage]]|| [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121432/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D26434%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Jean Malaurie]]|| {{flagcountry|FRA}}|| 2007<ref>UNESCO.org: [http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=38860&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html ''Professor Jean Malaurie joins ranks of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors''], 17-07-2007</ref>|| In charge of arctic polar issues, promoting environmental issues and safeguarding the culture and knowledge of the peoples of the [[Arctic]]|| [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121343/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D38861%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg|Grand Duchess María Teresa of Luxembourg]]|| {{flagcountry|LUX}}|| 1997 || Education, [[Women's rights]], [[microfinance]] and campaign against poverty || [https://web.archive.org/web/20100926115810/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8315%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[Denis Matsuev]] |
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|{{flagcountry|RUS}} |
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|2014 |
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|Promotion of musical education and his efforts to support young talent through the New Names Foundation. |
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|Maria Francesca Merloni |
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|{{flagcountry|Italia}} |
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|2017 |
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| [[Oskar Metsavaht]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} || 2011 || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110818025526/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D48539%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[Vera Michalski|Vera Michalski-Hoffmann]] |
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|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
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|2016 |
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| [[Hayat Sindi]]|| {{flagcountry|SAU}}|| 2012 || Promotion of science education for Arab women || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/special-themes/science-education/inspiring-youth/inspiring-youth-hayat-sindi/] |
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| [[Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand]] || {{flagcountry|THA}} || 24 March 2005 || Empowerment of Minority Children and the Preservation of their [[Intangible Cultural Heritage]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121432/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D26434%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Vik Muniz]]|| {{flagcountry|BRA}}|| 2011 || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120202065225/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D48540%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Kitín Muñoz]]|| {{flagcountry|ESP}}|| 1997 || Protection and promotion of indigenous cultures and their environment || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121906/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8320%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[Alexandra Ochirova]] |
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|{{flagcountry|RUS}} |
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|2012 |
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| [[Ute-Henriette Ohoven]] || {{flagcountry|GER}} || 1992 || UNESCO Special Ambassador for Education of Children in Need || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121516/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8321%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Kim Phuc Phan Thi]]|| {{flagcountry|VNM}}|| 1994 || Protection and education for children, orphans and innocent victims of war || [https://web.archive.org/web/20040620085314/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8323%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[Judith Pisar]] |
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|{{flagcountry|USA}} |
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|2017 |
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|UNESCO Special Envoy for Cultural Diplomacy |
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| [[Susana Rinaldi]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} || 1992 || Street children, Culture of Peace || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121839/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8326%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[:fr:Hedva_Ser|Hedva Ser]] |
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|{{flagcountry|FRA}} |
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|2011 |
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|Cultural diplomacy |
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|[https://en.unesco.org/partnerships/goodwill-ambassadors] |
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|[[Mintimer Shaimiev|Mintimer Shaïmiev]] |
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|{{flagcountry|RUS}} |
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|2017 |
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|UNESCO Special Envoy for Intercultural Dialogue |
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|SA [[Moza bint Nasser|Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser]] |
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|{{flagcountry|Qatar}} |
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|2003 |
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|Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education |
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|[[Jackie Silva|Jaqueline Silva]] |
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|{{flagcountry|BRA}} |
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|2009 |
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|[[Hayat Sindi]] |
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|2012 |
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|Promotion de l'enseignement scientifique pour les femmes arabes |
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|[[Princess Sumaya bint Hassan|Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan]] |
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|{{flagcountry|JOR}} |
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|2017 |
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|Pour la science au service de la paix |
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|[[Magic System|Salif Traoré]] |
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| [[Zurab Tsereteli]]|| {{flagcountry|GEO}}|| 1996 || Cultural and artistic projects || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121723/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8331%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Marianna Vardinoyannis]]|| {{flagcountry|GRE}}|| 1999 || Protection of childhood; promotion of cultural Olympics; humanitarian relief for war victims || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121921/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8333%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Sunny Varkey]] || {{flagcountry|IND}} || 2012 ||Promoter of education. Currently in [[United Arab Emirates]].|| [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors/sunny-varkey/] |
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| [[Milú Villela]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} || 2004 || Voluntary Action and Basic Education in [[Latin America]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20100522062111/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D24904%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[ |
| [[Forest Whitaker]]|| {{flagcountry|USA}}||2011 || UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation|| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120202065818/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D48562%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Bahia Hariri]] || {{flagcountry|LBN}} || 17 November 2000 || Preservation of [[World Heritage]], education, culture, women's rights and sustainable development in the [[Arab world]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121707/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8309%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Madanjeet Singh]] || {{flagcountry|IND}} || 16 November 2000 || Founder of the South Asia Foundation, which promotes regional cooperation through education and sustainable development || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121414/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8330%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Patrick Baudry]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} || September 1999 || Education of young people through seminars, science conferences and projects in the field || [https://web.archive.org/web/20101206133113/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8291%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Marianna Vardinoyannis]] || {{flagcountry|GRE}} || 21 October 1999 || Protection of childhood; promotion of cultural Olympics; humanitarian relief for war victims || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121921/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8333%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Vigdís Finnbogadóttir]] || {{flagcountry|ISL}} || 1998 || Promotion of linguistic diversity, women's rights, education || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111120731/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8297%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Cheick Modibo Diarra]] || {{flagcountry|MLI}} || 1998 || Promotion of education, especially in sciences, sustainable development in Africa || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111093753/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8295%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Kitín Muñoz]] || {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 22 April 1997 || Protection and promotion of indigenous cultures and their environment || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121906/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8320%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg|Grand Duchess María Teresa of Luxembourg]] || {{flagcountry|LUX}} || 10 June 1997 || Education, [[Women's rights]], [[microfinance]] and campaign against poverty || [https://web.archive.org/web/20100926115810/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8315%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Zülfü Livaneli|Omer Zülfü Livaneli]] || {{flagcountry|TUR}} || 20 September 1996 || Promotion of peace and tolerance through music and promotion of human rights || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121847/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8314%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Rigoberta Menchú|Rigoberta Menchu Túm]] || {{flagcountry|GUA}} || 21 June 1996 || Promotion of Culture of Peace, protection of rights of indigenous people || [https://web.archive.org/web/20101013123556/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8319%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Zurab Tsereteli]] || {{flagcountry|GEO}} || 30 March 1996 || Cultural and artistic projects || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121723/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8331%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Kim Phuc Phan Thi]] || {{flagcountry|VNM}} || 10 November 1994 || Protection and education for children, orphans and innocent victims of war || [https://web.archive.org/web/20040620085314/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8323%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Montserrat Caballé]] || {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 22 April 1994 || Fundraising for children in distress and victims of war || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110827200803/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8286%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Jean Michel Jarre]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 24 May 1993 || Protection of the environment (water, fight against desertification, renewable energies), youth and tolerance, safeguarding of [[World Heritage]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091219164208/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8312%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Pierre Bergé]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 2 July 1993 || Campaign against [[HIV/AIDS]], human rights, Cultural Heritage || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121444/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8285%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Ute-Henriette Ohoven]] || {{flagcountry|GER}} || 1992 || UNESCO Special Ambassador for Education of Children in Need || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121516/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8321%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Susana Rinaldi]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} || 28 April 1992 || Street children, Culture of Peace || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121839/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8326%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Princess Firyal of Jordan]] || {{flagcountry|JOR}} || 1992 || Promotion of the [[Education for All]] initiative, humanitarian actions, [[World Heritage]], women's rights, especially [[Arab women]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20101215012330/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8300%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Pierre Cardin]] || {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 1991 || Promotion of the Chernobyl Program, creation of the Six Flags of Tolerance in 1995 and distribution in UNESCO Member States || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121349/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8287%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Ivry Gitlis]] || {{flagcountry|ISR}} || 1990 || Support of education and Culture of Peace and Tolerance || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121548/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8301%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| [[Miguel Angel Estrella]] || {{flagcountry|ARG}} || 26 October 1989 || Promotion of Culture of Peace and tolerance through music || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111122045/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8296%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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| Sheikh [[Ghassan I. Shaker]] || {{flagcountry|SAU}} || 1989 || Fundraising, children and women in need, victims of war, education, microfinance || [http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8328&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html] |
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! colspan=5|Honorary Ambassadors |
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| [[Laura Welch Bush]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} || 13 February 2003<ref>UNESCO.org: [http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=11165&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html ''Laura Bush named Honorary Ambassador''], 13-02-2003</ref> ||UNESCO Honorary Ambassador for the Decade of Literacy in the context of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003–2012) || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111093749/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D25022%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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==Former Ambassadors== |
==Former Ambassadors== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;" |
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! Name !! Country !! Tenure as Ambassador !! Link |
! Name !! Country !! Tenure as Ambassador !! Link |
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|[[Ivonne Baki|Ivonne A-Baki]] |
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|{{flag|Ecuador}} |
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|2010-2020 |
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|[[:fr:Ara Abramian|Ara Abramian]] |
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|{{RUS}} |
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|2003 - 2022 |
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|[[Mehriban Aliyeva]] |
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|{{flagcountry|AZE}} |
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|2004 - 2022 |
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|Promotion and safeguarding of [[intangible cultural heritage]], especially oral traditions and expressions |
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20091111120741/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D24901%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[José Antonio Abreu]] |
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|{{VEN}} |
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|1998 - 2018 |
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| |
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|[[:fr:Paul Ahizi|Paul Ahyi]] |
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|{{CIV}} |
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|2009 - 2010 |
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|[[:fr:Virgilijus Alekna|Virgilijus Alekna]] |
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|{{LTU}} |
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|2007 - 2020 |
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|[[:fr:Alicia Alonso (danseuse)|Alicia Alonso]] |
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|{{CUB}} |
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|2002 - 2019 |
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|[[:fr:Patrick Baudry|Patrick Baudry]] |
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|{{FRA}} |
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|1999 - 2020 |
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|[[:fr:Pierre Bergé|Pierre Bergé]] |
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|{{FRA}} |
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|1992 - 2017 |
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|[[:fr:Montserrat Caballé|Montserrat Caballé]] |
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|{{ESP}} |
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|1994 - 2018 |
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|[[:fr:Pierre Cardin|Pierre Cardin]] |
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|{{FRA}} |
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|1991 - 2020 |
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|[[Maha al-Khalil Chalabi]] |
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|{{flagcountry|LBN}} |
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|2016 - 2022 |
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|Heritage protection and preservation in [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]] |
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|[[Marin Constantin]] || {{flagcountry|ROU}} || 1992–2011 || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors/former-honorary-and-goodwill-ambassadors/marin-constantin/] |
|[[Marin Constantin]] || {{flagcountry|ROU}} || 1992–2011 || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors/former-honorary-and-goodwill-ambassadors/marin-constantin/] |
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| [[Esther Coopersmith]] || {{flagcountry|USA}} || 2009–2024 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20091111121512/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D46436%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[Ikuo Hirayama]] || {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 1989–2009 || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors/former-honorary-and-goodwill-ambassadors/ikuo-hirayama/] |
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|[[Cheick Modibo Diarra]] |
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|[[Lily Marinho]] || {{flagcountry|BRA}} || 1999–2011 || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors/former-honorary-and-goodwill-ambassadors/lily-marinho/] |
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|{{MLI}} |
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|1998 - 2020 |
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|[[Miguel Angel Estrella]] |
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|[[Yehudi Menuhin]] || {{flagcountry|SUI}}<br>{{flagcountry|UK}} || 1992–1999 || <ref name=bro>[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001825/182559e.pdf Brochure of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors], page 30</ref> |
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|{{flagcountry|ARG}} |
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|1989 - 2022 |
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|Promotion of Culture of Peace and tolerance through music |
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20091111122045/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8296%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html] |
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|[[:fr:Juan Diego Flórez|Juan Diego Florez]] |
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|[[Mstislav Rostropovich]] || {{flagcountry|RUS}} || 1998–2007 || <ref name=bro/> |
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|{{PER}} |
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|2012 - 2020 |
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|[[Sheikh Ghassan I. Shaker]] || {{flagcountry|Oman}} || 1989–2011 || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors/former-honorary-and-goodwill-ambassadors/sheikh-ghassan-i-shaker/][http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8328&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html] |
|[[Sheikh Ghassan I. Shaker]] || {{flagcountry|Oman}} || 1989–2011 || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors/former-honorary-and-goodwill-ambassadors/sheikh-ghassan-i-shaker/][http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8328&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html] |
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|- |
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|[[Ivry Gitlis]] |
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|{{ISR}} |
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|1998 - 2020 |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Christine Hakim]] |
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|{{IDN}} |
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|2008 - 2020 |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Ikuo Hirayama]]|| {{flagcountry|JPN}}|| 1989–2009 || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors/former-honorary-and-goodwill-ambassadors/ikuo-hirayama/] |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[:fr:Mwai Kibaki|S. Exc. M. Mwai Kibaki]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|2005 - 2022 |
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|For Water in Africa |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Lily Marinho]]|| {{flagcountry|BRA}}|| 1999–2011 || [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors/former-honorary-and-goodwill-ambassadors/lily-marinho/] |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Rabah Madjer]] |
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|{{DZA}} |
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|2011 - 2020 |
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| |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Nelson Mandela]] |
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|{{ZAF}} |
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|[[Nelson Mandel|2005]] - 2013 |
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| |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Rigoberta Menchú|Rigoberta Menchú Tum]] |
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|{{GTM}} |
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|1996 - 2020 |
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| |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Yehudi Menuhin]]|| {{flagcountry|SUI}}<br>{{flagcountry|UK}}|| 1992–1999 || <ref name="bro">[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001825/182559e.pdf Brochure of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors], page 30</ref> |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[:fr:Cristina Owen-Jones|Cristina Owen-Jones]] |
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|{{ITA}} |
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|2004 - 2020 |
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| |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Renzo Piano]] |
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|{{ITA}} |
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|........ - 2014 |
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| |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Samuel Pisar]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|........ - 2015 |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Ivo Pogorelić]]|| {{flagcountry|HRV}}<br>{{flagcountry|SRB}}|| 1988–2009 || <ref>{{cite web |title=Ivo Pogorelich |url=https://www.xavier.edu/musicseries/pogorelich |website=Xavier University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=biography – Ivo Pogorelich |url=https://ivopogorelich.com/biography/ |language=en}}</ref> |
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|- |
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|[[Mstislav Rostropovich]]|| {{flagcountry|RUS}}|| 1998–2007 || <ref name="bro" /> |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Yazid Sabeg]] |
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|{{FRA}} |
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|2010 - 2020 |
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| |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Serik Sapiyev]] |
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|{{KAZ}} |
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|2013 - 2020 |
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| |
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| |
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|- |
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|[[Giancarlo Elia Valori]] |
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|{{flagcountry|ITA}} |
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|2001 - 2022 |
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|Safeguarding of [[Intangible cultural heritage|Intangible Heritage]] |
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| |
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|} |
|} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[ |
* [[Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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* [[ |
* [[FAO Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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* [[UNDP Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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* [[UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador]] |
* [[UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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* [[UNODC Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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* [[UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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* [[UN Women Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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* [[UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador]] |
* [[UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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* [[ |
* [[UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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* [[WFP Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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* [[WHO Goodwill Ambassador]] |
* [[WHO Goodwill Ambassador]] |
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*[[FAO Goodwill Ambassador]]s |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [[BBC News]]: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/683690.stm The UN's goodwill hunters] |
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UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to those goodwill ambassadors and advocates who are designated by the United Nations. UNESCO goodwill ambassadors are celebrity and expert advocates of UNESCO (not diplomatic ambassadors) who use their talent or fame to spread the UNESCO ideals, especially attracting media attention. Other specialized categories of advocates include UNESCO Artist for Peace, UNESCO Champion for Sport and UNESCO Special Envoy.
Current UNESCO goodwill ambassadors
[edit]The following is a list of UNESCO goodwill ambassadors along with the projects and activities they support:[1]
Name | Country | Date | Projects and Activities Supported[2] | Link |
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Xueli Abbing | ![]() |
2022 | Fight against discriminations and racism | |
Valdas Adamkus | ![]() |
2003 | Construction of Knowledge Societies | [1] |
Seidnaly Sidahmed Alphadi | ![]() |
2016 | for African innovation and creation | |
Christiane Amanpour | ![]() |
2015 | Freedom of expression and journalist safety | [2] |
Yalitza Aparicio | ![]() |
2019 | Indigenous Peoples | [3] |
Metin Arditi | ![]() |
2014 | UNESCO Honorary Ambassador and Special Envoy for Intercultural Dialogue | |
Chantal Biya | ![]() |
2008 | Education and Social Inclusion | [3] |
Sergey Bubka | ![]() |
2003 | for Sport | |
Laura Welch Bush | ![]() |
2003[4] | UNESCO Honorary Ambassador for the Decade of Literacy in the context of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003–2012) | [4] |
Claudia Cardinale | ![]() |
2000 | Promotion of women's rights, especially for women in the Mediterranean; Environment issues | [5] |
Princess Caroline of Hanover | ![]() |
2003 | Protection of children and the family, empowerment of women and girls in Africa | [6] |
Mauro Colagreco | ![]() |
2022 | Biodiversity | |
Princess Dana Firas | ![]() |
2017 | Heritage protection and preservation | _ |
Rossy de Palma | ![]() |
2022 | Cultural Diversity | |
Tan Dun | ![]() |
2013 | ||
Viatcheslav Fetissov | ![]() |
2004 | for Sport | |
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | ![]() |
1998 | Promotion of linguistic diversity, women's rights, education | [7] |
Princess Firyal of Jordan | ![]() |
1992 | Promotion of the Education for All initiative, humanitarian actions, World Heritage, women's rights, especially Arab women | [8] |
Sen Genshitsu | ![]() |
2012 | ||
Nizan Guanaes | ![]() |
2011 | [9] | |
Herbie Hancock | ![]() |
2011 | ||
Bahia Hariri | ![]() |
2000 | Preservation of World Heritage, education, culture, women's rights and sustainable development in the Arab world | [10] |
Vitaly Ignatenko | ![]() |
2008 | Building of the capacities of the Russian language journalists and promotion of the free circulation of ideas in the Russian-speaking world | [11] |
Jean Michel Jarre | ![]() |
1993 | Protection of the environment (water, fight against desertification, renewable energies), youth and tolerance, safeguarding of World Heritage | [12] |
Beate Klarsfeld and Serge Klarsfeld | ![]() |
2015 | UNESCO Honorary Ambassadors and Special Envoys for Education about the History of Holocaust and Genocide Prevention | |
Naomi Kawase | ![]() |
2021 | for Cultural and Creative Industries | |
Nasser David Khalili | ![]() |
2012 | Promotion of intercultural dialogue and promotion of peace through education and culture. | [13] |
Deeyah Khan | ![]() |
2016 | Artistic freedom and creativity | [14] |
Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière | ![]() |
2009 | Education about History of Holocaust and genocide prevention. | [15] |
Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco | ![]() |
2001 | Protection of childhood and women's rights | [16] |
Princess Laurentien of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | ![]() |
2009 | UNESCO Special Envoy on Literacy for Development | |
Peng Liyuan | ![]() |
2014 | UNESCO Special Envoy for the Advancement of Girl's and Women’s Education | |
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand | ![]() |
2005 | Empowerment of Minority Children and the Preservation of their Intangible Cultural Heritage | [17] |
Jean Malaurie | ![]() |
2007[5] | In charge of arctic polar issues, promoting environmental issues and safeguarding the culture and knowledge of the peoples of the Arctic | [18] |
Grand Duchess María Teresa of Luxembourg | ![]() |
1997 | Education, Women's rights, microfinance and campaign against poverty | [19] |
Denis Matsuev | ![]() |
2014 | Promotion of musical education and his efforts to support young talent through the New Names Foundation. | |
Maria Francesca Merloni | ![]() |
2017 | ||
Oskar Metsavaht | ![]() |
2011 | [20] | |
Vera Michalski-Hoffmann | ![]() |
2016 | ||
Hayat Sindi | ![]() |
2012 | Promotion of science education for Arab women | [21] |
Vik Muniz | ![]() |
2011 | [22] | |
Kitín Muñoz | ![]() |
1997 | Protection and promotion of indigenous cultures and their environment | [23] |
Alexandra Ochirova | ![]() |
2012 | ||
Ute-Henriette Ohoven | ![]() |
1992 | UNESCO Special Ambassador for Education of Children in Need | [24] |
Kim Phuc Phan Thi | ![]() |
1994 | Protection and education for children, orphans and innocent victims of war | [25] |
Judith Pisar | ![]() |
2017 | UNESCO Special Envoy for Cultural Diplomacy | |
Susana Rinaldi | ![]() |
1992 | Street children, Culture of Peace | [26] |
Hedva Ser | ![]() |
2011 | Cultural diplomacy | [27] |
Mintimer Shaïmiev | ![]() |
2017 | UNESCO Special Envoy for Intercultural Dialogue | |
SA Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser | ![]() |
2003 | Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education | |
Jaqueline Silva | ![]() |
2009 | ||
Hayat Sindi | ![]() |
2012 | Promotion de l'enseignement scientifique pour les femmes arabes | |
Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan | ![]() |
2017 | Pour la science au service de la paix | |
Salif Traoré | ![]() |
2012 | ||
Zurab Tsereteli | ![]() |
1996 | Cultural and artistic projects | [28] |
Marianna Vardinoyannis | ![]() |
1999 | Protection of childhood; promotion of cultural Olympics; humanitarian relief for war victims | [29] |
Sunny Varkey | ![]() |
2012 | Promoter of education. Currently in United Arab Emirates. | [30] |
Milú Villela | ![]() |
2004 | Voluntary Action and Basic Education in Latin America | [31] |
Forest Whitaker | ![]() |
2011 | UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation | [32] |
Former Ambassadors
[edit]See also
[edit]- Goodwill Ambassador
- FAO Goodwill Ambassador
- UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
- UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
- UNODC Goodwill Ambassador
- UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
- UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
- UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- WFP Goodwill Ambassador
- WHO Goodwill Ambassador
References
[edit]- ^ United Nations, Staff (3 June 2021). "List of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, Artists for Peace and Champions". UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors. United Nations. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ UNESCO.org: Projects and activities supported by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors
- ^ "Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio named UNESCO goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples", ABC 7, 4 October 2019
- ^ UNESCO.org: Laura Bush named Honorary Ambassador, 13-02-2003
- ^ UNESCO.org: Professor Jean Malaurie joins ranks of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, 17-07-2007
- ^ a b Brochure of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, page 30
- ^ "Ivo Pogorelich". Xavier University.
- ^ "biography – Ivo Pogorelich".