Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors are celebrity representatives of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who use their talent and fame to advocate for refugees.
Current Ambassadors
Current UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors and the year they were appointed.
Year | Ambassador | Country | Actions |
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2019 | Mahira Khan | actor | |
2018 | Ben Stiller | actor | |
2017 | Praya Lundberg | model and actress | |
2017 | Miyavi | musician | |
2017 | Neil Gaiman | writer | |
2017 | Yusra Mardini | swimmer | |
2017 | Kristin Davis | actor | |
2017 | David Morrissey | actor | |
2017 | Alessandro Gassman | actor | |
2017 | Iskui Abalyan | singer | |
2017 | Yasmine Salhi | artiste | |
2016 | Cate Blanchett | actor | |
2016 | John Abraham | actor | |
2015 | Jung Woo-sung | actor | |
2015 | Ger Duany | actor and model | |
2015 | Rokia Traore | singer-songwriter | |
2015 | Sheikha Rima Al-Sabah | philanthropist and former journalist | |
2013 | Aidos Sagat | singer | |
2013 | Alek Wek | supermodel | |
2013 | Khaled Hosseini | writer | |
2013 | Yao Chen | actor | |
2007 | Jesús Vázquez | TV presenter | |
2007 | Muazzez Ersoy | singer | |
2006 | George Dalaras | singer | |
2006 | Osvaldo Laport | actor | |
2003 | Julien Clerc | singer | |
2000 | Adel Emam | actor | |
1987 | Barbara Hendricks | classical singer |
Other positions
- Barbara Hendricks became a Goodwill Ambassador in 1987. She became the first Honorary Lifetime Goodwill Ambassador in 2002, the only person to hold this title.
- Angelina Jolie became a Goodwill Ambassador in 2001. In 2012 she was appointed the Special Envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Past Ambassadors
See also
- FAO Goodwill Ambassadors
- List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors
- UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
- UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
- UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
- WHO Goodwill Ambassador
External links
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