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A leading figure in Greek social and artistic life, Marianna V. Vardinoyannis has been an unceasing advocate and campaigner for the rights of children and the family. She was elected Woman of Europe in recognition of her contribution to constructing a Europe of Citizens. She further serves as President of ELPIDA (Hope) – the association of friends of children with cancer. Highly active in the international campaign for the protection of children, she combats sexual abuse of children via her Foundation for the Child and the Family.
Working alongside UNESCO on these causes since her 1999 designation as Goodwill Ambassador, Mrs Vardinoyannis has further provided emergency relief to families whose lives have been affected by war. She co-organized two benefit concerts for children with cancer given at the Athens Acropolis by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Jean Michel Jarre.
Mrs Vardinoyannis supported the intercultural dialogue among cultures through the exhibition Patterns of Traditional and Modern Jordanian Handcrafts in Athens in June 2004.
In her capacity as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Mrs Marianna Vardinoyannis co-sponsored the conference “Athens Round Table of Business Community against Trafficking of Human Beings”, held in Athens in January 2006, in close cooperation with The Suzanne Mubarak Women’s International Peace Movement and the Global Coalition Women Defending Peace.
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Participation of Marianna Vardinoyannis in UNESCO activities
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Presentation during the Annual Meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, 3 April 2007
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Sixth Annual Meeting of UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassadors
 From 15 to 16 March 2006, UNESCO Headquarters in Paris was the venue for an impressive gathering of the Organization’s Goodwill Ambassadors. The 2006 Annual Meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, convened by the Director-General, brought together a large number of these outstanding personalities, who come from the worlds of art, film, music, literature, charity and public affairs. More |
Goodwill Ambassadors join in the celebrations of UNESCO’s 60th Anniversary
 On 16 November 2005, UNESCO celebrated its 60th anniversary with a special ceremony at its Headquarters in Paris. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady of Azerbaijan, Ms Claudia Cardinale, Mrs Ute-Henriette Ohoven, Mrs Marianna Vardinoyannis, Mr Madanjeet Singh and UNESCO Artist for Peace Ms Marisa Berenson paid tribute to UNESCO by participating in the ceremony. More |
Marianna Vardinoyannis bestows the UNESCO Sports Prize
 In a special ceremony held in Athens on 18 January 2005 UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Marianna Vardinnoyanis handed over, on behalf of the Director-General Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, the Diploma of the “Official UNESCO prize for distinguished services to physical education and sport” to Olympic Gold Medallist Voula Patoulidou. More |
Exhibition Traditional and Contemporary Handicrafts from Jordan
 The Foundation for the Child and the Family, founded and presided by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mrs Vardinoyannis, organized an exhibition entitled Traditional and Contemporary Handicrafts from Jordan, in Athens on 1 June 2004, under the auspices of H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan and of UNESCO. The aim of the exhibition was the promotion of intercultural dialogue, mutual respect, understanding and tolerance between peoples through art. The visitors had a chance to buy the exhibited items at a symbolic price to support the Jordan River Foundation and, consequently, the women and children of Jordan. More |
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Mr Jean Michel Jarre, Mrs Marianna Vardinoyannis, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg and Mr Koïchiro Matsuura during the inauguration of the exhibition "Breaking the Veils" |
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Mrs Marianna Vardinoyannis, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, UNESCO Director-General and Mr Jean Michel Jarre at UNESCO Headquarters |
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H.R.H. Princess Firyal and Mrs Marianna Vardinoyannis, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, at UNESCO Headquarters |
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Mr Marin Constantin, Mr Omer Zülfü Livaneli, Mrs Marianna Vardinoyannis and Mr Miguel Angel Estrella, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, during the Annual Meeting of Goodwill Ambassadors on February 2002 at UNESCO Headquarters |
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