Through the actions of its Goodwill Ambassadors, Artists for Peace and Champions, UNESCO raises public awareness of its mandate and programmes. Once appointed, these personalities agree to use their talent and fame to carry high UNESCO’s values and goals, through the events that they organize, the projects that they carry out and the debates in which they participate.
The UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors programme also increases the visibility of UNESCO's actions to make them more widely known to decision-makers and the general public, and, in some cases, to raise funds.
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors
Ara ABRAMIAN
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the dialogue among civilizations
Russian Federation
H.E. Valdas ADAMKUS
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Construction of Knowledge Societies
Lithuania
Mehriban ALIYEVA
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Oral and Musical Traditions
Azerbaijan
Christiane AMANPOUR
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Freedom of Expression and Journalist Safety
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Yalitza APARICIO
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for indigeneous Peoples
Mexico
Metin ARDITI
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for intercultural Dialogue
Switzerland
Chantal BIYA
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for education and social inclusion
Cameroon
Serghiy BUBKA
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Sport
Ukraine
Laura BUSH
Honorary Ambassador for the United Nations Literacy Decade
United States of America
Claudia CARDINALE
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
France
H.R.H. Princess CAROLINE of Hanover
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Monaco
Maha EL-KHALIL CHALABI
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Lebanon
Esther COOPERSMITH
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
United States of America
H.R.H. Princess DANA FIRAS of Jordan
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Jordan
Tan DUN
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
People's Republic of China to UNESCO
Miguel Angel ESTRELLA
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Argentina
Vyacheslav FETISOV
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Sport
Russian Federation
H.E. Vigdís FINNBOGADOTTIR
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Languages
Iceland
H.R.H. Princess FIRYAL of Jordan
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Jordan
Sen GENSHITSU
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Japan
Nizan GUANAES
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Brazil
Herbie HANCOCK
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
United States of America
Bahia HARIRI
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Lebanon
Vitaly IGNATENKO
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Russian Federation
Jean-Michel JARRE
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
France
Nasser David KHALILI
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deeyah KHAN
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadorfor artistic freedom and creativity
Norway
H.E. Mwai KIBAKI
UNESCO Special Envoyfor Water in Africa
Kenya
Beate and Serge KLARSFELD
Honorary Ambassadors and UNESCO Special Envoys for Education about History of Holocaust and genocide prevention
France
Marc LADREIT de LACHARRIERE
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
France
H.R.H. Princess LALLA MERYEM of the Kingdom of Morocco
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Morocco
H.R.H. Princess LAURENTIEN of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
UNESCO Special Envoy on Literacy for Development
Netherlands
Liyuan PENG
UNESCO Special Envoy for the Advancement of Girls' and Women's Education
People's Republic of China
H.R.H. Princess MAHA CHAKRI SIRINDHORN of the Kingdom of Thailand
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Thailand
Jean MALAURIE
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in charge of arctic polar issues
France
H.R.H. Grand Duchess MARIA TERESA of Luxembourg
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Luxembourg
Denis MATSUEV
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Russian Federation
Maria Francesca MERLONI
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadorfor creative cities
Italy
Oskar METSAVAHT
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Brazil
Vera MICHALSKI-HOFFMANN
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Switzerland
Vik MUNIZ
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Brazil
Kitín MUÑOZ VALCARLEZ
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Spain
Alexandra OCHIROVA
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Russian Federation
Ute-Henriette OHOVEN
UNESCO Special Ambassador for the Education of Children in Need
Germany
Kim Phuc PHAN THI
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Culture of Peace
Canada
Judith PISAR
UNESCO Special Envoy for Cultural Diplomacy
United States of America
Susana RINALDI
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Argentina
Hedvar SER
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural Diplomacy
France
Mintimer SHAIMIEV
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue,
Russian Federation
H.H. SHEIKHA MOZA BINT NASSER
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Basic and Higher Education
Qatar
Jacqueline SILVA
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Sport
Brazil
Hayat SINDI
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
H.R.H. Princess SUMAYA bint EL-HASSAN
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Science for Peace
Jordan
Salif TRAORE
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Cote d'Ivoire
Zurab TSERETELI
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Russian Federation
Giancarlo Elia VALORI
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Italy
Marianna VARDINOYANNIS
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Greece
Sunny VARKEY
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Education Partnerships
India
Milu VILLELA
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Brazil
Forest WHITAKER
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation
United States of America