UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal
honorific title,
title of authority,
legal status
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Legisla ...
and
job description assigned to those
goodwill ambassadors and
advocates who are designated by the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoni ...
. UNESCO goodwill ambassadors are celebrity and expert advocates of
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coope ...
(not diplomatic
ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or s ...
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 Artists for Peace are international celebrity advocates for the United Nations agency UNESCO. This category of advocate is intended to heighten public awareness in addition to the categories UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
UNESCO Goodwill Amba ...
,
UNESCO Champion for Sport and
UNESCO Special Envoy.
Current UNESCO goodwill ambassadors
The following is a list of UNESCO goodwill ambassadors along with the projects and activities they support:
Former Ambassadors
See also
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Goodwill Ambassador
Goodwill ambassador is a post-nominal honorific title, a professional occupation and/or authoritative designation that is assigned to a person who advocates for a specific cause or global issue on the basis of their notability such as a publ ...
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FAO Goodwill Ambassador
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UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
UNHCR 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. UNHCR goodwill ambass ...
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UNODC Goodwill Ambassador __NOTOC__
UNODC Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to those who are designated by the United Nations. UNODC goodwill ambassadors are celebrity advocates ...
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador __NOTOC__
UNFPA 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. UNFPA goodwil ...
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UN Women Goodwill Ambassador __NOTOC__
UN Women 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. UN Women g ...
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UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador __NOTOC__
UNIDO 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. UNIDO goodwil ...
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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
UNICEF 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. The United Nations Inter ...
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WFP Goodwill Ambassador
WFP 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. WFP goodwill ambassadors ...
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WHO Goodwill Ambassador
WHO 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. WHO goodwill ambassadors ...
References
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UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors
UNESCO
Goodwill ambassador programmes
United Nations goodwill ambassadors