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Jean Michel Jarre, a pioneer and undisputed superstar of electro-acoustic music, combines high tech sound with an extravagant laser and pyrotechnic show. His mega-event concerts have attracted audiences of over one million people. Using these international events as a platform to raise public awareness of UNESCO’s mission since his 1993 designation, he has regularly performed at UNESCO World Heritage sites, helping to promote the importance of heritage preservation to millions of people around the globe. A tireless campaigner for the rights and education of youth, he sends a powerful and positive message of tolerance, multiculturalism and respect for all to young people everywhere.
Highlights of Jean Michel Jarre’s work as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador include his Millennium Concert at the Pyramids of Gizeh and his Concert for Tolerance at the Paris Eiffel Tower, commemorating UNESCO's 50th anniversary for which he composed the Theme for Tolerance premiered at these festivities. He gave two benefit concerts for children with cancer in collaboration with UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Marianna Vardinoyannis at the foot of the Athens Acropolis and spoke at the UNESCO Youth Forum for the Eradication of Poverty. In 2006, he also staged an exceptional concert entitled “Water for Life” in the Moroccan Sahara, which highlighted the UN Water for Life Decade (2005-2015) and marked the end of the United Nations International Year of Deserts and Desertification. During his concerts, Jean Michel Jarre appeals to a large public to combat illiteracy and promote a worthy action, which is education for all and education for everyone.
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Jean Michel Jarre celebrates “Water for Life” in the Sahara
 “Water for Life” was the theme UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Jean Michel Jarre chose for an exceptional concert among the sand dunes in Merzouga in Morocco on 16 December 2006, organized with the support of the Kingdom of Morocco and held under the auspices of UNESCO. More |
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 |
2005 Annual Meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors
 Education for All, Education for Sustainable Development and UNESCO’s response to natural disasters were the three themes on the agenda for the Annual Meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, which took place on March 3 and 4 2005 at Organization Headquarters. UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura opened the session, followed by a speech by Michael Abiola Omolewa, President of the General Conference. More |
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Mrs Kim Phuc Phan Thi, Mr Jean Michel Jarre, Mrs Claudia Cardinale and Mr Pierre Bergé, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, during the Annual Meeting of Goodwill Ambassadors in February 2002 at UNESCO Headquarters |
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Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, UNESCO Director-General, Mrs Bernadette Chirac and Mr Jean Michel Jarre at UNESCO Headquarters |
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Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, UNESCO Director-General, Mrs Marianna Vardinoyannis and Mr Jean-Michel Jarre, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, at UNESCO Headquarters |
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Mrs Claudia Cardinale, Mrs Marianna Vardinoyannis and Mr Jean-Michel Jarre, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, during the Annual meeting on February 2002 at UNESCO Headquarters |
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