UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to those goodwill ambassadors and advocates who are designated by the United Nations. UNESCO goodwill ambassadors are celebrity and expert advocates of UNESCO (not diplomatic ambassadors) who use their talent or fame to spread the UNESCO ideals, especially attracting media attention. Other specialized categories of advocates include UNESCO Artist for Peace, UNESCO Champion for Sport and UNESCO Special Envoy.

The following is a list of UNESCO goodwill ambassadors along with the projects and activities they support:^[1]

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Name	Country	Date	Projects and Activities Supported[2]	Link
Xueli Abbing	Netherlands	2022	Fight against discriminations and racism
Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	2003	Construction of Knowledge Societies
Seidnaly Sidahmed Alphadi	Niger	2016	for African innovation and creation
Christiane Amanpour	United Kingdom	2015	Freedom of expression and journalist safety
Yalitza Aparicio	Mexico	2019	Indigenous Peoples	[3]
Metin Arditi	Switzerland	2014	UNESCO Honorary Ambassador and Special Envoy for Intercultural Dialogue
Chantal Biya	Cameroon	2008	Education and Social Inclusion
Sergey Bubka	Ukraine	2003	for Sport
Laura Welch Bush	United States	2003[4]	UNESCO Honorary Ambassador for the Decade of Literacy in the context of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003–2012)
Claudia Cardinale	Italy	2000	Promotion of women's rights, especially for women in the Mediterranean; Environment issues
Princess Caroline of Hanover	Monaco	2003	Protection of children and the family, empowerment of women and girls in Africa
Mauro Colagreco	Argentina	2022	Biodiversity
Princess Dana Firas	Jordan	2017	Heritage protection and preservation	_
Rossy de Palma	Spain	2022	Cultural Diversity
Tan Dun	China	2013
Viatcheslav Fetissov	Russia	2004	for Sport
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir	Iceland	1998	Promotion of linguistic diversity, women's rights, education
Princess Firyal of Jordan	Jordan	1992	Promotion of the Education for All initiative, humanitarian actions, World Heritage, women's rights, especially Arab women
Sen Genshitsu	Japan	2012
Nizan Guanaes	Brazil	2011
Herbie Hancock	United States	2011
Bahia Hariri	Lebanon	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	1993	Protection of the environment (water, fight against desertification, renewable energies), youth and tolerance, safeguarding of World Heritage
Beate Klarsfeld and Serge Klarsfeld	France	2015	UNESCO Honorary Ambassadors and Special Envoys for Education about the History of Holocaust and Genocide Prevention
Naomi Kawase	Japan	2021	for Cultural and Creative Industries
Nasser David Khalili	United Kingdom	2012	Promotion of intercultural dialogue and promotion of peace through education and culture.
Deeyah Khan	Norway	2016	Artistic freedom and creativity
Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière	France	2009	Education about History of Holocaust and genocide prevention.
Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco	Morocco	2001	Protection of childhood and women's rights
Princess Laurentien of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	Netherlands	2009	UNESCO Special Envoy on Literacy for Development
Peng Liyuan	China	2014	UNESCO Special Envoy for the Advancement of Girl's and Women’s Education
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand	Thailand	2005	Empowerment of Minority Children and the Preservation of their Intangible Cultural Heritage
Jean Malaurie	France	2007[5]	In charge of arctic polar issues, promoting environmental issues and safeguarding the culture and knowledge of the peoples of the Arctic
Grand Duchess María Teresa of Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1997	Education, Women's rights, microfinance and campaign against poverty
Denis Matsuev	Russia	2014	Promotion of musical education and his efforts to support young talent through the New Names Foundation.
Maria Francesca Merloni	Italy	2017
Oskar Metsavaht	Brazil	2011
Vera Michalski-Hoffmann	Switzerland	2016
Hayat Sindi	Saudi Arabia	2012	Promotion of science education for Arab women
Vik Muniz	Brazil	2011
Kitín Muñoz	Spain	1997	Protection and promotion of indigenous cultures and their environment
Alexandra Ochirova	Russia	2012
Ute-Henriette Ohoven	Germany	1992	UNESCO Special Ambassador for Education of Children in Need
Kim Phuc Phan Thi	Vietnam	1994	Protection and education for children, orphans and innocent victims of war
Judith Pisar	United States	2017	UNESCO Special Envoy for Cultural Diplomacy
Susana Rinaldi	Argentina	1992	Street children, Culture of Peace
Hedva Ser	France	2011	Cultural diplomacy
Mintimer Shaïmiev	Russia	2017	UNESCO Special Envoy for Intercultural Dialogue
SA Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser	Qatar	2003	Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education
Jaqueline Silva	Brazil	2009
Hayat Sindi	Saudi Arabia	2012	Promotion de l'enseignement scientifique pour les femmes arabes
Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan	Jordan	2017	Pour la science au service de la paix
Salif Traoré	Ivory Coast	2012
Zurab Tsereteli	Georgia	1996	Cultural and artistic projects
Marianna Vardinoyannis	Greece	1999	Protection of childhood; promotion of cultural Olympics; humanitarian relief for war victims
Sunny Varkey	India	2012	Promoter of education. Currently in United Arab Emirates.
Milú Villela	Brazil	2004	Voluntary Action and Basic Education in Latin America
Forest Whitaker	United States	2011	UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation

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