Fw: names of all UN Goodwill Ambassadors - FYI
GOODWILL AMBASSADORS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
Click on any of the agencies below to view a list of their Goodwill Ambassadors.
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml # FAO#FAO> Joint United Nations Programmes on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml# UNAIDS #UNAIDS> United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#UNICEF #UNICEF> United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml # UNESCO #UNESCO> United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#UNIFEM#UNIFEM United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml # UNDP #UNDP> United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#UNHCR#UNHCR United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#2 UNIDO #UNIDO> United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#UNODC #UNODC> United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml # UNFPA #UNFPA> United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#23WFP#WFP World Health Organization (WHO) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml # WHO#WHO> Stop TB Partnership <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#TB #TB>
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) http://www.fao.org/wfd/ambas/amb/ambas_en.htm
FAO Ambassadors Programme
Magida Al Roumi (Lebanon) Singer
Roberto Baggio (Italy) Football Player
Dee Dee Bridgewater (USA) Jazz Singer
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Al Bano Carrisi (Italy) Singer
Beatrice Faumuina (New Zealand) Olympic Athlete/Discus
Debbie Ferguson (Bahamas) Olympic Gold Medalist/Sprinter
Carla Fracci (Italy) Ballet Dancer
Gilberto Gil (Brazil) Singer
RaA°1 GonzAilez (Spain) Football Player
The Italian Singers' Football Team (Italy) A team of famous Italian singers who play charity football matches.
Mory KantAO (Guinea) Singer
Ronan Keating (Ireland) Singer
Khaled (Algeria) Rai Singer
Gong Li (China) Actress
Gina Lollobrigida (Italy) Actress
Miriam Makeba (South Africa) Singer
ManAi (Mexico) Latin Rock Band
Rita Levi Montalcini (Italy) 1986 Nobel Prize for Medicine/Writer
Youssou N'Dour (Senegal) Singer
Noa (Israel) Singer
Justin Pasek (Ukraine) Former Miss Universe
Massimo Ranieri (Italy) Singer and Actor
Oumou Sangarko (Mali) Singer
Chucho ValdAiDs (Cuba) Pianist and Composer
Dionne Warwick (USA) Singer
Coordinator:
Mr. Sidaty Aidara, Chief of the World Food Day and Special Initiatives Branch sidaty.aidara@fao.org mailto:sidaty.aidara@fao.org
Joint United Nations Programmes on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
<http://www.unaids.org/en/AboutUNAIDS/Special Reps/default.asp>
Special Representatives
Salman Ahmad (Pakistan) Rock Musician
Michael Ballack (Germany) Football Player
Jackie Chan (China) Actor and Martial Arts Expert
Serge Dumont (France) Businessman
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (Fiji) Speaker of the House of Representatives
Rupert Everett (UK) Actor
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Mary Fisher (USA) Artist, Author and Speaker
Mero Kececioglu-Kylicas (Greece) President of "Greek Action for Africa"
HRH Princess Mathilde (Belgium) Advocate of children affected by and living with HIV
HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Norway) Advocate for young people living with and affected by HIV
Her Serene Princess Stephanie (Monaco) President of "Fight AIDS Monaco"
William H. Roedy (UK) Businessman
Mechai Viravaidya (Thailand) Advocate of family planning and safe sex
Naomi Watts (UK/Australia) Actress
Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh) Banker and Economist
Miriam Yeung Chin Wah (China) Pop Singer
Coordinator:
Ms. Cheryl Bauerle, Team Leader, Advocacy and Campaigns bauerlec@unaids.org mailto:bauerlec@unaids.org
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
http://www.unicef.org/people/people_ambassadors.html
International Ambassadors
| 1. | Amitabh Bachchan (India) Actor |
|---|---|
| 2. | David Beckham (UK) Football Player |
| 3. | Berlin Philharmoniker (Germany) Orchestra |
| 4. | Roger Federer (Switzerland) Tennis Player |
| 5. | Lang Lang (China) Pianist |
| 6. | Ricky Martin (USA) Pop Singer |
| 7. | Shakira Mebarak (Colombia) Singer and Songwriter |
| 8. | Lord Richard Attenborough (UK) Actor, Producer and Director |
| 9. | Harry Belafonte (USA) Singer, Actor, Producer and Human Rights Activist |
| 10. | Jackie Chan (China) Actor and Martial Arts Expert |
| 11. | Judy Collins (USA) Singer/Songwriter |
| 12. | Mia Farrow (USA) Actress |
| 13. | Danny Glover (USA) Actor and Producer |
| 14. | Whoopi Goldberg (USA) Actress, Producer and Writer |
| 15. | Angélique Kidjo (Benin) Singer and Songwriter |
| 16. | Johann Olav Koss (Norway) Olympic Gold Medal Winner/Speed Skater |
| 17. | Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (Japan) Actress, Television Personality and Author |
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Femi Kuti (Nigeria) Singer and Musician
Leon Lai (China) Singer and Actor
Jessica Lange (USA) Actress
Sir Roger Moore (UK) Actor
Nana Mouskouri (Greece) Singer
Youssou N'Dour (Senegal) Performer and Band Leader
Vanessa Redgrave (UK) Actress
Sebastião Salgado (Brazil) Photojournalist
Susan Sarandon (USA) Actress
Vendela Thommessen (Sweden) Model and Actress
Maxim Vengerov (Siberia) Classical Musician/Violin
Coordinators:
Ms. Maria Zanca, Chief, Celebrity Relations (Geneva)
mzanca@unicef.org mailto:mzanca@unicef.org
Ms. Fran Silverberg, Senior Communications Assistant, Celebrity Relations and Special Events Section (New York) fsilverberg@unicef.org mailto:fsilverberg@unicef.org
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=4053&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Goodwill Ambassadors
Ara Abramian (Russia) International Businessman/Civil Society Supporter
JosAO Antonio Abreu (Venezuela) Musician and Composer
Valdas Adamkus (Lithuania) President of Lithuania
Mehriban Aliyeva (Azerbaijan) First Lady of Azerbaijan
Alicia Alonso (Cuba) Ballerina and Choreographer
Patrick Baudry (France) Astronaut/Youth Issues
Pierre BergAO (France) Entrepreneur/Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Activist
Montserrat CaballArb (Spain) Opera Singer/Humanitarian and Children's Issues
Pierre Cardin (France) International Businessman/Human Rights Activist
Claudia Cardinale (Italy) Actress/Women's Rights Advocate
Marin Constantin (Romania) Composer and Conductor/Cultural Issues
Cheick Modibo Diarra (Mali) Scientist/Science Education Advocate
Miguel Angel Estrella (Argentina) Classical Pianist
VigdÅs Finnbogadóttir (Iceland) Former President of Iceland/Supports Linguistic Diversity
Ivry Gitlis (Israel) Violinist and Composer
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Bahia Hariri (Lebanon) Parliamentarian/Women's Rights Advocate.
H. E. Sheikh Ghassan I. Shaker (Saudi Arabia) Diplomat and Businessman/Human Rights Issues
H. R. H. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) Children's Rights/Education for Women and Girls
H. R. H. Princess Firyal (Jordan) Arts Patron/Humanitarian Issues
H. R. H. the Princess of Hanover (Principality of Monaco) Women, Children and Educational Issues
H. R. H. Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco (Morocco) Women and Children's Rights Advocate
H. R. H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand (Thailand) Development Projects and Children's Rights
Ikuo Hirayama (Japan) Painter/Cultural Heritage Preservation
Jean Michel Jarre (France) Electro-Acoustic Musician/Cultural Heritage Preservation/Youth Issues
Omer ZAIllfA4 Livaneli (Turkey) Artist/Uses Music to Promote Multiculturalism and Tolerance
Nelson Mandela (South Africa) Nobel Peace Prize 1993 and former South African President
Lily Marinho (Brazil) Arts Patron/Street Children Advocate
Rigoberta Menchu TA°m (Guatemala) Nobel Peace Prize 1992/Indigenous Peoples Advocate
KitAn MuAtoz (Spain) Scientist and Explorer/Aboriginal Peoples Advocate
Ute-Henriette Ohoven (Germany) Humanitarian Advocate/Education
Cristina Owen-Jones (Italy) HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
Kim Phuc Phan Thi (Vietnam) Peace Activist
Susana Rinaldi (Argentina) Tango Singer and Actress/Artists' Rights
Madanjeet Singh (India) Diplomat, Artist and Painter
Wole Soyinka (Nigeria) Nobel Prize for Literature 1986 and Writer/Human Rights Advocate
Zurab Tsereteli (Georgia) Artist and Architect/Cultural Projects and Children
Giancarlo Elia Valori (Italy) Economist and Businessman
Marianna Vardinoyannis (Greece) Leading Figure in Greek Social and Artistic Life/ Children's and Family Rights Advocate
MilA° Villela (Brazil) Leading Figure in Volunteer Movements and Youth/Education Advocate
Julio Werthein (Argentina) Banker and Industrialist/Arts Patron and Environmental Advocate
Coordinator:
Ms. Basma Irsheid, Chief of Programme, UNESCO Celebrity Advocates B. Irsheid@unesco.org mailto:B.Irsheid@unesco.org
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) <http://www.unifemusa.org/drupal/?
q=goodwillambas>
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Nicole Kidman (USA and Australia) Actress
Hon. Mrs. Phoebe Asiyo (Kenya) Advocate for African women
HRH Princess Basma bint Talal (Jordan) Advocate for Middle East women
Coordinator:
Ms. Joan Libby-Hawk, Public Affairs Specialist
joan.libby-hawk@unifem.org mailto:joan.libby-hawk@unifem.org
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) http://www.undp.org/goodwill/
Goodwill Ambassador
Ronaldo (Brazil) Football Player
ZinAedine Zidane (France) Football Player
Didier Drogba (CA'te d'Ivoire) Football Player
Maria Sharapova (Russia) Tennis Player
Misako Konno (Japan) Television Personality and Actress
Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway (Norway) HIV/AIDS Advocate for the MDGs
Coordinator:
Ms. Carmen Higa, Communications Assistant
carmen.higa@undp.org mailto:carmen.higa@undp.org
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) <http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-
bin/texis/vtx/help?id=3f8d07664>
Goodwill Ambassadors
Giorgio Armani (Italy) Designer/Businessman
Julien Clerc (France) Singer and Songwriter
Adel Imam (Egypt) Actor
Barbara Hendricks (American-Swedish) Classical Singer
Angelina Jolie (USA) Actress
George Dalaras (Greece) Musician
Osvaldo Laport (Uruguay) Actor
Coordinator:
Ms. Claudia Gisiger-Gonzales, Senior External Affairs Officer, Goodwill Ambassadors and Special Events Gisiger@unhcr.org <mailto: Gisiger@unhcr.org>
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) http://www.unido.org
Goodwill Ambassadors
Peter Sutherland (Ireland) International Businessman/Chairman of BP and Goldman Sachs International
Mansour Cama (Senegal) Businessman/Founding member of the foundation of Senegal's National
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Confederation of Employers
- Reinosuke Hara (Japan) Businessman/Technology and Engineering
Coordinator:
Mr. George Assaf, Chief, Advocacy and Communications Unit and UNIDO Spokesperson G.Assaf@unido.org mailto:G.Assaf@unido.org
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) <http://www.unode.org/unode/goodwill ambassadors.html>
Goodwill Ambassadors
Julia Ormond (U.K.) Actress and Human Rights Activist
Igor Cassina (Italy) Olympic Gold Medalist/Gymnast
Alessandro Scotti (Italy) Photographer
Coordinators:
Ms. Norha Restrepo, Public Information Officer (Vienna)
norha.restrepo@unodc.org mailto:norha.restrepo@unodc.org
Ms. Simone Monasebian, Chief of New York Office monasebian@un.org mailto:monasebian@un.org
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) http://www.unfpa.org/ambassadors/
Goodwill Ambassadors
Yuko Arimori, Olympic medallist (Japan). Appointment: 23 January 2002.
Mary Banotti, Member of European Parliament, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for Ireland. Appointment: 11 October 1999
Lara Dutta, Miss Universe 2000, model, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador for India. Appointment: 15 February 2001
Catarina Furtado, actress, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador for Portugal. Appointment: June 2000.
Geri Halliwell, singer, entertainment personality, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for the United Kingdom (Special Interest: Adolescents). Appointment: 20 October 1998
Mpule K. Kwelagobe, Miss Universe 1999, (Botswana) (Special Interest: HIV/AIDS). Appointment: 8 February 2000
Goedele Liekens, media personality, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador for Belgium. Appointment: 1999.
Bertrand Piccard, scientist-adventurer, psychiatrist and aeronaut, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador for Switzerland. Appointment: 16 November 1999
Chea Samnang, actor/doctor (Cambodia). Appointment: 20 October 2000.
Princess Basma Sint Talal, global advocate for women and children (Jordan). Appointment: 11 December 2001
Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck, Queen of Bhutan. Appointment: 1999
Coordinator:
Mr. Abubakar Dungus, Media Adviser/UNFPA Spokesman
dungus@unfpa.org <mailto: dungus@unfpa.org>
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United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) http://www.wfp.org/english/?n=995
Goodwill Ambassador
George McGovern (USA) Former U.S. Senator and instrumental in the foundation of WFP in 1963Special Ambassador for School Feeding
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Thailand) Executive Vice-President of Thai Red Cross. Ambassadors against Hunger:
Cesaria Evora (Cape Verde) Singer
Paul Tergat (Kenya) Marathon Runner
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Italy) Actress
Mahmoud Yassin (Egypt) Actor
KakAi (Brazil) Football Player
Ronaldinho (Brazil) Football Player
Drew Barrymore (USA) Actress and Producer
Howard Buffett (USA) Philanthropist and Environmentalist
Coordinator:
Mr. Lionello Boscardi, Coordinator, Celebrity Relations & Special Events lionello.boscardi@wfp.org <mailto:lionello. boscardi@wfp.org>
World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/goodwill_ambassadors/en/
Goodwill Ambassadors
Liya Kebede (Ethiopia) Maternal, Newborn and Child Health/Fashion Model
Yohei Sasakawa (Japan) Leprosy Elimination/Chairman of The Nippon Foundation
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Austria) Public Awareness on Health Issues
Coordinator:
Christine McNab, Acting Director, Communications Department
mcnabc@who.int mailto:mcnabc@who.int
Stop TB Partnership http://www.stoptb.org
Goodwill Ambassador
Ms. Anna Cataldi (Italian) Journalist and Writer/Public Health Issues
Luis Figo (Portugal) Football Player
Coordinator:
Mr. Vittorio Cammarota, celebrities and Special Events Officer
cammarotav@who.int <mailto: cammarotav@who.int>
Total:
160 Goodwill Ambassadors
Updated: March 2008
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GOODWILL AMBASSADORS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
Click on any of the agencies below to view a list of their Goodwill Ambassadors.
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml # FAO#FAO> Joint United Nations Programmes on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml# UNAIDS #UNAIDS> United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#UNICEF #UNICEF> United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml # UNESCO #UNESCO> United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#UNIFEM#UNIFEM United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml # UNDP #UNDP> United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#UNHCR#UNHCR United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#2 UNIDO #UNIDO> United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#UNODC #UNODC> United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml # UNFPA #UNFPA> United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#23WFP#WFP World Health Organization (WHO) <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml # WHO#WHO> Stop TB Partnership <http://www.un.org/sg/mop/gwa.shtml#TB #TB>
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) http://www.fao.org/wfd/ambas/amb/ambas_en.htm
FAO Ambassadors Programme
Magida Al Roumi (Lebanon) Singer
Roberto Baggio (Italy) Football Player
Dee Dee Bridgewater (USA) Jazz Singer
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Al Bano Carrisi (Italy) Singer
Beatrice Faumuina (New Zealand) Olympic Athlete/Discus
Debbie Ferguson (Bahamas) Olympic Gold Medalist/Sprinter
Carla Fracci (Italy) Ballet Dancer
Gilberto Gil (Brazil) Singer
RaA°1 GonzAilez (Spain) Football Player
The Italian Singers' Football Team (Italy) A team of famous Italian singers who play charity football matches.
Mory KantAO (Guinea) Singer
Ronan Keating (Ireland) Singer
Khaled (Algeria) Rai Singer
Gong Li (China) Actress
Gina Lollobrigida (Italy) Actress
Miriam Makeba (South Africa) Singer
ManAi (Mexico) Latin Rock Band
Rita Levi Montalcini (Italy) 1986 Nobel Prize for Medicine/Writer
Youssou N'Dour (Senegal) Singer
Noa (Israel) Singer
Justin Pasek (Ukraine) Former Miss Universe
Massimo Ranieri (Italy) Singer and Actor
Oumou Sangarko (Mali) Singer
Chucho ValdAiDs (Cuba) Pianist and Composer
Dionne Warwick (USA) Singer
Coordinator:
Mr. Sidaty Aidara, Chief of the World Food Day and Special Initiatives Branch sidaty.aidara@fao.org mailto:sidaty.aidara@fao.org
Joint United Nations Programmes on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
<http://www.unaids.org/en/AboutUNAIDS/Special Reps/default.asp>
Special Representatives
Salman Ahmad (Pakistan) Rock Musician
Michael Ballack (Germany) Football Player
Jackie Chan (China) Actor and Martial Arts Expert
Serge Dumont (France) Businessman
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (Fiji) Speaker of the House of Representatives
Rupert Everett (UK) Actor
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Mary Fisher (USA) Artist, Author and Speaker
Mero Kececioglu-Kylicas (Greece) President of "Greek Action for Africa"
HRH Princess Mathilde (Belgium) Advocate of children affected by and living with HIV
HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Norway) Advocate for young people living with and affected by HIV
Her Serene Princess Stephanie (Monaco) President of "Fight AIDS Monaco"
William H. Roedy (UK) Businessman
Mechai Viravaidya (Thailand) Advocate of family planning and safe sex
Naomi Watts (UK/Australia) Actress
Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh) Banker and Economist
Miriam Yeung Chin Wah (China) Pop Singer
Coordinator:
Ms. Cheryl Bauerle, Team Leader, Advocacy and Campaigns bauerlec@unaids.org mailto:bauerlec@unaids.org
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
http://www.unicef.org/people/people_ambassadors.html
International Ambassadors
| 1. | Amitabh Bachchan (India) Actor |
|---|---|
| 2. | David Beckham (UK) Football Player |
| 3. | Berlin Philharmoniker (Germany) Orchestra |
| 4. | Roger Federer (Switzerland) Tennis Player |
| 5. | Lang Lang (China) Pianist |
| 6. | Ricky Martin (USA) Pop Singer |
| 7. | Shakira Mebarak (Colombia) Singer and Songwriter |
| 8. | Lord Richard Attenborough (UK) Actor, Producer and Director |
| 9. | Harry Belafonte (USA) Singer, Actor, Producer and Human Rights Activist |
| 10. | Jackie Chan (China) Actor and Martial Arts Expert |
| 11. | Judy Collins (USA) Singer/Songwriter |
| 12. | Mia Farrow (USA) Actress |
| 13. | Danny Glover (USA) Actor and Producer |
| 14. | Whoopi Goldberg (USA) Actress, Producer and Writer |
| 15. | Angélique Kidjo (Benin) Singer and Songwriter |
| 16. | Johann Olav Koss (Norway) Olympic Gold Medal Winner/Speed Skater |
| 17. | Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (Japan) Actress, Television Personality and Author |
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Femi Kuti (Nigeria) Singer and Musician
Leon Lai (China) Singer and Actor
Jessica Lange (USA) Actress
Sir Roger Moore (UK) Actor
Nana Mouskouri (Greece) Singer
Youssou N'Dour (Senegal) Performer and Band Leader
Vanessa Redgrave (UK) Actress
Sebastião Salgado (Brazil) Photojournalist
Susan Sarandon (USA) Actress
Vendela Thommessen (Sweden) Model and Actress
Maxim Vengerov (Siberia) Classical Musician/Violin
Coordinators:
Ms. Maria Zanca, Chief, Celebrity Relations (Geneva)
mzanca@unicef.org mailto:mzanca@unicef.org
Ms. Fran Silverberg, Senior Communications Assistant, Celebrity Relations and Special Events Section (New York) fsilverberg@unicef.org mailto:fsilverberg@unicef.org
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=4053&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Goodwill Ambassadors
Ara Abramian (Russia) International Businessman/Civil Society Supporter
JosAO Antonio Abreu (Venezuela) Musician and Composer
Valdas Adamkus (Lithuania) President of Lithuania
Mehriban Aliyeva (Azerbaijan) First Lady of Azerbaijan
Alicia Alonso (Cuba) Ballerina and Choreographer
Patrick Baudry (France) Astronaut/Youth Issues
Pierre BergAO (France) Entrepreneur/Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Activist
Montserrat CaballArb (Spain) Opera Singer/Humanitarian and Children's Issues
Pierre Cardin (France) International Businessman/Human Rights Activist
Claudia Cardinale (Italy) Actress/Women's Rights Advocate
Marin Constantin (Romania) Composer and Conductor/Cultural Issues
Cheick Modibo Diarra (Mali) Scientist/Science Education Advocate
Miguel Angel Estrella (Argentina) Classical Pianist
VigdÅs Finnbogadóttir (Iceland) Former President of Iceland/Supports Linguistic Diversity
Ivry Gitlis (Israel) Violinist and Composer
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Bahia Hariri (Lebanon) Parliamentarian/Women's Rights Advocate.
H. E. Sheikh Ghassan I. Shaker (Saudi Arabia) Diplomat and Businessman/Human Rights Issues
H. R. H. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) Children's Rights/Education for Women and Girls
H. R. H. Princess Firyal (Jordan) Arts Patron/Humanitarian Issues
H. R. H. the Princess of Hanover (Principality of Monaco) Women, Children and Educational Issues
H. R. H. Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco (Morocco) Women and Children's Rights Advocate
H. R. H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand (Thailand) Development Projects and Children's Rights
Ikuo Hirayama (Japan) Painter/Cultural Heritage Preservation
Jean Michel Jarre (France) Electro-Acoustic Musician/Cultural Heritage Preservation/Youth Issues
Omer ZAIllfA4 Livaneli (Turkey) Artist/Uses Music to Promote Multiculturalism and Tolerance
Nelson Mandela (South Africa) Nobel Peace Prize 1993 and former South African President
Lily Marinho (Brazil) Arts Patron/Street Children Advocate
Rigoberta Menchu TA°m (Guatemala) Nobel Peace Prize 1992/Indigenous Peoples Advocate
KitAn MuAtoz (Spain) Scientist and Explorer/Aboriginal Peoples Advocate
Ute-Henriette Ohoven (Germany) Humanitarian Advocate/Education
Cristina Owen-Jones (Italy) HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
Kim Phuc Phan Thi (Vietnam) Peace Activist
Susana Rinaldi (Argentina) Tango Singer and Actress/Artists' Rights
Madanjeet Singh (India) Diplomat, Artist and Painter
Wole Soyinka (Nigeria) Nobel Prize for Literature 1986 and Writer/Human Rights Advocate
Zurab Tsereteli (Georgia) Artist and Architect/Cultural Projects and Children
Giancarlo Elia Valori (Italy) Economist and Businessman
Marianna Vardinoyannis (Greece) Leading Figure in Greek Social and Artistic Life/ Children's and Family Rights Advocate
MilA° Villela (Brazil) Leading Figure in Volunteer Movements and Youth/Education Advocate
Julio Werthein (Argentina) Banker and Industrialist/Arts Patron and Environmental Advocate
Coordinator:
Ms. Basma Irsheid, Chief of Programme, UNESCO Celebrity Advocates B. Irsheid@unesco.org mailto:B.Irsheid@unesco.org
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) <http://www.unifemusa.org/drupal/?
q=goodwillambas>
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Goodwill Ambassadors
Nicole Kidman (USA and Australia) Actress
Hon. Mrs. Phoebe Asiyo (Kenya) Advocate for African women
HRH Princess Basma bint Talal (Jordan) Advocate for Middle East women
Coordinator:
Ms. Joan Libby-Hawk, Public Affairs Specialist
joan.libby-hawk@unifem.org mailto:joan.libby-hawk@unifem.org
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) http://www.undp.org/goodwill/
Goodwill Ambassador
Ronaldo (Brazil) Football Player
ZinAedine Zidane (France) Football Player
Didier Drogba (CA'te d'Ivoire) Football Player
Maria Sharapova (Russia) Tennis Player
Misako Konno (Japan) Television Personality and Actress
Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway (Norway) HIV/AIDS Advocate for the MDGs
Coordinator:
Ms. Carmen Higa, Communications Assistant
carmen.higa@undp.org mailto:carmen.higa@undp.org
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) <http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-
bin/texis/vtx/help?id=3f8d07664>
Goodwill Ambassadors
Giorgio Armani (Italy) Designer/Businessman
Julien Clerc (France) Singer and Songwriter
Adel Imam (Egypt) Actor
Barbara Hendricks (American-Swedish) Classical Singer
Angelina Jolie (USA) Actress
George Dalaras (Greece) Musician
Osvaldo Laport (Uruguay) Actor
Coordinator:
Ms. Claudia Gisiger-Gonzales, Senior External Affairs Officer, Goodwill Ambassadors and Special Events Gisiger@unhcr.org <mailto: Gisiger@unhcr.org>
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) http://www.unido.org
Goodwill Ambassadors
Peter Sutherland (Ireland) International Businessman/Chairman of BP and Goldman Sachs International
Mansour Cama (Senegal) Businessman/Founding member of the foundation of Senegal's National
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- Reinosuke Hara (Japan) Businessman/Technology and Engineering
Coordinator:
Mr. George Assaf, Chief, Advocacy and Communications Unit and UNIDO Spokesperson G.Assaf@unido.org mailto:G.Assaf@unido.org
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) <http://www.unode.org/unode/goodwill ambassadors.html>
Goodwill Ambassadors
Julia Ormond (U.K.) Actress and Human Rights Activist
Igor Cassina (Italy) Olympic Gold Medalist/Gymnast
Alessandro Scotti (Italy) Photographer
Coordinators:
Ms. Norha Restrepo, Public Information Officer (Vienna)
norha.restrepo@unodc.org mailto:norha.restrepo@unodc.org
Ms. Simone Monasebian, Chief of New York Office monasebian@un.org mailto:monasebian@un.org
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) http://www.unfpa.org/ambassadors/
Goodwill Ambassadors
Yuko Arimori, Olympic medallist (Japan). Appointment: 23 January 2002.
Mary Banotti, Member of European Parliament, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for Ireland. Appointment: 11 October 1999
Lara Dutta, Miss Universe 2000, model, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador for India. Appointment: 15 February 2001
Catarina Furtado, actress, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador for Portugal. Appointment: June 2000.
Geri Halliwell, singer, entertainment personality, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for the United Kingdom (Special Interest: Adolescents). Appointment: 20 October 1998
Mpule K. Kwelagobe, Miss Universe 1999, (Botswana) (Special Interest: HIV/AIDS). Appointment: 8 February 2000
Goedele Liekens, media personality, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador for Belgium. Appointment: 1999.
Bertrand Piccard, scientist-adventurer, psychiatrist and aeronaut, UN Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador for Switzerland. Appointment: 16 November 1999
Chea Samnang, actor/doctor (Cambodia). Appointment: 20 October 2000.
Princess Basma Sint Talal, global advocate for women and children (Jordan). Appointment: 11 December 2001
Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck, Queen of Bhutan. Appointment: 1999
Coordinator:
Mr. Abubakar Dungus, Media Adviser/UNFPA Spokesman
dungus@unfpa.org <mailto: dungus@unfpa.org>
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Goodwill Ambassador
George McGovern (USA) Former U.S. Senator and instrumental in the foundation of WFP in 1963Special Ambassador for School Feeding
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Thailand) Executive Vice-President of Thai Red Cross. Ambassadors against Hunger:
Cesaria Evora (Cape Verde) Singer
Paul Tergat (Kenya) Marathon Runner
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Italy) Actress
Mahmoud Yassin (Egypt) Actor
KakAi (Brazil) Football Player
Ronaldinho (Brazil) Football Player
Drew Barrymore (USA) Actress and Producer
Howard Buffett (USA) Philanthropist and Environmentalist
Coordinator:
Mr. Lionello Boscardi, Coordinator, Celebrity Relations & Special Events lionello.boscardi@wfp.org <mailto:lionello. boscardi@wfp.org>
World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/goodwill_ambassadors/en/
Goodwill Ambassadors
Liya Kebede (Ethiopia) Maternal, Newborn and Child Health/Fashion Model
Yohei Sasakawa (Japan) Leprosy Elimination/Chairman of The Nippon Foundation
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Austria) Public Awareness on Health Issues
Coordinator:
Christine McNab, Acting Director, Communications Department
mcnabc@who.int mailto:mcnabc@who.int
Stop TB Partnership http://www.stoptb.org
Goodwill Ambassador
Ms. Anna Cataldi (Italian) Journalist and Writer/Public Health Issues
Luis Figo (Portugal) Football Player
Coordinator:
Mr. Vittorio Cammarota, celebrities and Special Events Officer
cammarotav@who.int <mailto: cammarotav@who.int>
Total:
160 Goodwill Ambassadors
Updated: March 2008
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