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UNODC Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal
honorific title,
title of authority
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,
legal status
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and
job description
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assigned to those who are designated by the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
. UNODC goodwill ambassadors are celebrity advocates of the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French language, French: ''Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime'') is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention ...
and use their talent, popularity or fame to assist the UN in better addressing a coordinated, comprehensive response to the interrelated issues of illicit trafficking in and abuse of drugs, crime prevention and criminal justice, international terrorism, and political corruption.
The UNODC goodwill ambassador program has enlisted the help of prominent personalities from the worlds of art, music, film, sport and literature to highlight key issues and to draw attention to its activities in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime.
Current UNODC goodwill ambassadors
Current listed and supporting goodwill ambassadors, and the year they were appointed:
See also
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Goodwill Ambassador
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FAO Goodwill Ambassador
FAO Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to goodwill ambassadors and advocates who are designated by the United Nations. FAO goodwill ambassadors are celebr ...
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UNDP Goodwill Ambassador __NOTOC__
UNDP 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 ...
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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific, honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to those goodwill ambassadors and activists, advocates who are designated by the United Nations. UNHCR ...
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UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
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 ambas ...
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
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UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
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UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
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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 activists, advocates who are designated by the United Nations. The UNICEF, ...
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WFP Goodwill Ambassador
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WHO Goodwill Ambassador
References
External links
UNODC Goodwill Ambassadors
Goodwill ambassador programmes
United Nations goodwill ambassadors
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