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List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors

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This is a list of UNICEF goodwill ambassadors and advocates, who work on behalf of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund for children's rights. UNICEF goodwill ambassadors are usually selected by regional and national UNICEF offices, the primary office at the United Nations building in New York is responsible for international appointments. UNICEF has the largest and most extensive goodwill ambassador and human rights advocacy program in the world for children.

International ambassadors and advocates[]

Mia Farrow, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador holds an infant in Gonaïves in the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna.

In order of appointment:

Former ambassadors[]

Danny Kaye (1911–1987) was UNICEF's first celebrity ambassador.

In order of appointment:

Regional ambassadors[]

In order of appointment:

South Asia[]

  • India Aamir Khan (October 2014)[49]
  • India Sachin Tendulkar (November 2013)[50]

Central and Eastern Europe[]

Latin America[]

Middle East and North Africa[]

Regional ambassador Mahmoud Kabil joins a game of tug-of-war at a UNICEF/Intersos outreach centre.

Eastern and Southern Africa[]

Francophone countries[]

East Asia and Pacific[]

  • Hong Kong Miriam Yeung (October 2009)[50]
  • Fiji (February 2011)[50]
  • Hong Kong Aaron Kwok (October 2011)[50]
  • South Korea Choi Siwon (October 2019)[52][53]

National ambassadors[]

In order of appointment:

Afghanistan Afghanistan[]

Algeria Algeria[]

Andorra Andorra[]

Argentina Argentina[]

Armenia Armenia[]

Australia Australia[]

Austria Austria[]

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan[]

  • Teimour Radjabov (May 2006)[54]

Bangladesh Bangladesh[]

Belarus Belarus[]

  • Vladimir Pougatch (November 2014)[54]
  • Max Mirnyi (November 2011)[54]

Belgium Belgium[]

Benin Benin[]

  • (September 2007)[54]

Bolivia Bolivia[]

  • (May 2014)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

Brazil Brazil[]

Bulgaria Bulgaria[]

Canada Canada[]

Chile Chile[]

China China[]

Colombia Colombia[]

Croatia Croatia[]

Cuba Cuba[]

Cyprus Cyprus[]

Czech Republic Czech Republic[]

Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo[]

Denmark Denmark[]

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic[]

Ecuador Ecuador[]

Egypt Egypt[]

  • Khaled Abol Naga (April 2007)[54]

Estonia Estonia[]

Ethiopia Ethiopia[]

Finland Finland[]

France France[]

Gambia The Gambia[]

Georgia Georgia (country)[]

Germany Germany[]

Ghana Ghana[]

  • Marcel Desailly (August 2007)[54]

Greece Greece[]

  • Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler (May 1991)[54]

Guinea Guinea[]

Guinea Bissau Guinea-Bissau[]

Hong Kong Hong Kong[]

Hungary Hungary[]

India India[]

  • Sachin Tendulkar (November 2013)[54]

Indonesia Indonesia[]

Iran Iran[]

Iraq Iraq[]

  • Kadhum Al-Sahir (May 2011)[54]

Ireland Republic of Ireland[]

Israel Israel[]

Italy Italy[]

Jamaica Jamaica[]

  • Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (February 2010)[54]

Japan Japan[]

  • Makoto Hasebe (2016)[54]
  • Asa Matsuoka (1950-1966)

Kenya Kenya[]

Kuwait Kuwait[]

  • (November 2002)[54]

Latvia Latvia[]

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein[]

  • Tina Weirather (January 2019)[54]

Lithuania Lithuania[]

Luxembourg Luxembourg[]

Malaysia Malaysia[]

Mali Mali[]

Mexico Mexico[]

Mongolia Mongolia[]

Montenegro Montenegro[]

Morocco Morocco[]

Mozambique Mozambique[]

Namibia Namibia[]

Nepal Nepal[]

Netherlands Netherlands[]

New Zealand New Zealand[]

Nigeria Nigeria[]

Norway Norway[]

Pakistan Pakistan[]

Paraguay Paraguay[]

Peru Peru[]

Philippines Philippines[]

Poland Poland[]

Portugal Portugal[]

Romania Romania[]

Russia Russia[]

  • (Representative for Work of Goodwill Ambassadors) (June 2019)[64][65]

Serbia Serbia[]

Slovakia Slovakia[]

South Africa South Africa[]

South Korea South Korea[]

Spain Spain[]

St. Lucia Saint Lucia[]

  • (November 2013)[54]

Sudan Sudan[]

Sweden Sweden[]

Swedish UNICEF national ambassador Eva Röse (right) during a visit to India.

Switzerland Switzerland and Liechtenstein Liechtenstein[]

Thailand Thailand[]

  • Anand Panyarachun (January 1996)[54]

Turkey Turkey[]


United Kingdom United Kingdom[]

Matt Dawson in Johannesburg with pupils of a UNICEF-funded school.

United States of America United States[]


Uruguay Uruguay[]

Vanuatu Vanuatu[]

  • Vanuatu Women's Beach Volleyball Team (June 2015)[54]

Venezuela Venezuela[]

Vietnam Vietnam[]

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe[]

See also[]

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