A longstanding humanitarian advocate, Ute-Henriette Ohoven initially focused her activities on cancer research and treatment for children in her native Germany. Her 1992 designation as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador further broadened and intensified her commitment.
She has been working tirelessly to mobilize attention, support and resources in favour of UNESCO’s education programmes for children in need worldwide. The annual UNESCO Children in Need gala, which Mrs Ohoven organizes in Germany has become a major international charity event – a celebration in which leading circles of the business and artistic community rally around the ideals of UNESCO and its education programmes. The funds raised enable UNESCO to implement education projects in numerous developing countries. Mrs Ohoven regularly visits project sites, taking great personal interest in project implementation and in the lives of the people she is trying to help.
In 2005, three major projects in Batticaloa, Ahungalla and Kalmunai in Sri Lanka were funded through Mrs Ohoven’s Children in Need Foundation to help the many victims who have suffered from the tsunami in South East Asia.
Ute-Henriette Ohoven participates in the second Reach Out To Asia Charity Gala Dinner in Doha Mrs Ute-Henriette Ohoven, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Education of Children in Need, participated in the second Reach Out To Asia Charity Gala Dinner in Doha, Qatar on 4 November 2006. The evening’s proceeds of US$ 11.25 million will be donated to Reach Out To Asia and UNESCO in favour of educational programmes and community development in Asia. 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
Children in Need gala organized by Mrs Ohoven The annual International Charity Gala organised by Mrs Ute-Henriette Ohoven, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, was held on 6 November 2004 in Düsseldorf, to collect funds for the UNESCO’s Children in Need Programme. More
A Child in My Street Exhibition Held at UNESCO Headquarters Ute-Henriette Ohoven, UNESCO Special Ambassador for the Education of Children in Need organized together with the Air France Foundation an exhibition entitled "A Child in My Street " on 20 November 20 2002 at UNESCO Headquarters. More
