UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - Current List

Current List

The following is a list of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors along with the projects and activities they support.

Name Country Ambassador since Projects and activities they support Link
Ara Abramyan Russia 15 July 2003 Dialogue among Civilizations
Valdas Adamkus Lithuania 29 September 2003 Construction of Knowledge Societies
Mehriban Aliyeva Azerbaijan 9 September 2004 Promotion and safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, especially oral traditions and expressions
Alicia Alonso Cuba 7 June 2002 Promotion of ballet dancing (Programme of Intangible Heritage)
Ivonne A-Baki Ecuador 15 February 2010
Patrick Baudry France September 1999 Education of young people through seminars, science conferences and projects in the field
Pierre Bergé France 2 July 1993 Campaign against HIV/AIDS, human rights, Cultural Heritage
Chantal Biya Cameroon 14 November 2008 Education and Social Inclusion
Montserrat Caballé Spain 22 April 1994 Fundraising for children in distress and victims of war
Pierre Cardin France 1991 Promotion of the Chernobyl Program, creation of the Six Flags of Tolerance in 1995 and distribution in UNESCO Member States
Claudia Cardinale Italy March 2000 Promotion of women's rights, especially for women in the Mediterranean; Environment issues
H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover Monaco 2 December 2003 Protection of children and the family, empowerment of women and girls in Africa
Esther Coopersmith United States
Cheick Modibo Diarra Mali 1998 Promotion of education, especially in sciences, sustainable development in Africa
Miguel Angel Estrella Argentina 26 October 1989 Promotion of Culture of Peace and tolerance through music
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland 1998 Promotion of linguistic diversity, women's rights, education
H.R.H. Princess Firyal of Jordan Jordan 1992 Promotion of the Education for All initiative, humanitarian actions, World Heritage, women's rights, especially Arab women
Ivry Gitlis Israel 1990 Support of education and Culture of Peace and Tolerance
Nizan Guanaes Brazil 27 May 2011
Christine Hakim Indonesia 11 March 2008 Teacher education in South East Asia
Bahia Hariri Lebanon 17 November 2000 Preservation of World Heritage, education, culture, women's rights and sustainable development in the Arab world
Vitaly Ignatenko Russia 2008 Building of the capacities of the Russian language journalists and promotion of the free circulation of ideas in the Russian-speaking world
Jean Michel Jarre France 24 May 1993 Protection of the environment (water, fight against desertification, renewable energies), youth and tolerance, safeguarding of World Heritage
Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière France 27 August 2009
H.R.H. Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco Morocco July 2001 Protection of childhood and women's rights
Omer Zülfü Livaneli Turkey 20 September 1996 Promotion of peace and polerance through music and promotion of human rights
H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand Thailand 24 March 2005 Empowerment of Minority Children and the Preservation of their Intangible Cultural Heritage
Jean Malaurie France 17 July 2007 In charge of arctic polar issues, promoting environmental issues and safeguarding the culture and knowledge of the peoples of the Arctic
Keith Chatsauka-Coetzee South Africa 12 July 2012
H.R.H. Grand Duchess María Teresa of Luxembourg Luxembourg 10 June 1997 Education, Women's rights, microfinance and campaign against poverty
Rigoberta Menchu Túm Guatemala 21 June 1996 Promotion of Culture of Peace, protection of rights of indigenous people
Oskar Metsavaht Brazil 27 May 2011
Vik Muniz Brazil 27 May 2011
Kitín Muñoz Spain 22 April 1997 Protection and promotion of indigenous cultures and their environment
Ute-Henriette Ohoven Germany 1992 UNESCO Special Ambassador for Education of Children in Need
Cristina Owen-Jones Italy 23 March 2004 HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Program
Kim Phuc Phan Thi Vietnam 10 November 1994 Protection and education for children, orphans and innocent victims of war
Susana Rinaldi Argentina 28 April 1992 Street children, Culture of Peace
Yazid Sabeg Algeria 16 February 2010
H. E. Sheikh Ghassan I. Shaker Saudi Arabia 1989 Fundraising, children and women in need, victims of war, education, microfinance
Madanjeet Singh India 16 November 2000 Founder of the South Asia Foundation, which promotes regional cooperation through education and sustainable development
Zurab Tsereteli Georgia 30 March 1996 Cultural and artistic projects
Giancarlo Elia Valori Italy 2001 Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage
Marianna Vardinoyannis Greece 21 October 1999 Protection of childhood; promotion of cultural olympics; humanitarian relief for war victims
Milú Villela Brazil 10 November 2004 Voluntary Action and Basic Education in Latin America
Forest Whitaker United States
Sunny Varkey India Promoter of education
Honorary Ambassadors
Laura Welch Bush United States 13 February 2003 UNESCO Honorary Ambassador for the Decade of Literacy in the context of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003–2012)

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