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United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors

The name is the Universal Title (dba) assigned in the case of the United Nations, but actually "UN goodwill ambassador" is not a title, it is a descriptive name that refers to over 23 legal and official honorifics as well as a number a designated ranks within the United Nations Specialized Agencies that each goodwill diplomatic corps (embassy) represents. There is no official acronym for United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors because it would be confused with the UN General Assembly which is UNGA, moreover each group is independent.

Goodwill Ambassador of the UN

This may be the most prestigious title of honor and famous title of authority in the world because it is widely recognized by the news media and quickly identified with the idea of a cultural, diplomatic, environmental, humanitarian or scientific actions and mission relative to improving the world for all of its inhabitants. The ideas promoted by goodwill ambassadors working for the United Nations are pathways of the least resistance to address global issues and missions are usually instigated based on the existence of real needs of people around the globe.

The United Nations has as many as 500+ recognized figures that are active as advocates, ambassadors, environmental, humanitarian and peace negotiators or their spokespeople. Larger and more broadly applied within several of these agencies are highly specialized honorific presentations of legal titles that are most unique and recognized globally such as Champions of Sport (UNESCO), Global Goodwill Ambassador (UNICEF) and Messengers of Peace (UNHCR).

Children reading the charter version of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was a big turning point in the world and was recognized by the United States through Eleanor Roosevelt in 1953 leading to the use of Officially Designated Goodwill Ambassadors by UNICEF

UNODC Goodwill AmbassadorsUNODC Goodwill Ambassadors

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd shows the difference lifesaving health care can makeAshley Judd explains the importance of UNFPA's lifesaving work in the Democratic Republic of Congo after suffering a horrific accident.

Goodwill AmbassadorsSince the early 1950s, the United Nations has enlisted the volunteer services and support of prominent personalities from the worlds of art, music, film, sport and literature to highlight key issues and to draw attention to its activities.

New FAO Goodwill AmbassadorsP.Cardin, C. Lewis, Anggun, F.Lu and the First Lady of the Dominican Republic

WHO Goodwill ambassadorsCommitted to contribute to WHO's efforts to raise awareness of important health problems and solutions Ambassadors are well-known personalities from the worlds of arts, literature, entertainment, sport or other fields of public life.

Types and Styles of Specialized Agency Titles

Collectively they are all United Nations goodwill ambassadors, each is designated with a legal title by each individual agency such as:

FAO Goodwill Ambassador, official title of a goodwill ambassador advocating for the Food and Agricultural Organization
ILO Goodwill Ambassador, public figure or advocate of the International Labour Organization
IMO Goodwill Ambassador, or Goodwill Maritime Ambassador, is an expert or advocate of the International Maritime Organization
IOM Goodwill Ambassador, strategic ally promoting the mandate of the International Organization on Migration
MP Goodwill Ambassador, Mountain Partnership nominates well-known personalities to champion the cause of sustainable mountain development
Stop TB Goodwill Ambassador, advocate for the UN Special Envoy of the UN Partnership to Stop Tuberculosis
UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador, advocate of United Nations Habitat commission (urban sustainability)
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, celebrity advocate for UN Women (UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women)
UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, celebrity advocate of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, prominent individual that serves the mission of the United Nations Development Programme
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, public figure or advocate of the United Nations Environmental Programme
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, public figure that advocates for UNESCO
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, celebrity advocate of the United Nations Population Fund mission
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, celebrity advocate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees'
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, local, regional and internationally known public figure that is selected to promote the mission of UNICEF
UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador, public figure or expert that advocates for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization mission
UNODC Goodwill Ambassador, celebrity advocate of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
WFP Goodwill Ambassador, public figure or advocate of the United Nations World Food Programme
WHO Goodwill Ambassador, a celebrity advocate of the World Health Organization

There are other official title designations and forms of presentation that are used by the United Nations depending on the scope of their public relations campaigns, for example in 2021 the term "UNICEF's women Goodwill Ambassadors" appeared for a UNICEF campaign headline for Afghanistan, however this does not change the official title of individual ambassadors. Since 1999, some of the United Nations Diplomatic Corps and United Nations Association Chapters have referred to their ambassadors as Global Goodwill Ambassador or National Goodwill Ambassador of _________. The new guideline of a 3-6 letter alpha code preceding the "Goodwill Ambassador" title makes each ambassador unique with their proper name, disambiguates different UN departments, projects and programs as well as removes assumptions that fraudsters depend on.

United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Resources with Google KPs

Goodwill Ambassadors of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

UNODC Goodwill Ambassadors for the Rule of Law fighting Drugs and Crime

UN Women Goodwill Ambassadors (Formerly UNIFEM)

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassadors and Patrons

World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill Ambassadors

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.unicef.org/ambassadors/index_90509.html
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.unhcr.org/goodwill-ambassadors.html
UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2021/march/20210308_goodwillambassadors
UN Women Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/goodwill-ambassadors
FAO Goodwill Ambassadors: http://www.fao.org/goodwill-ambassadors/en/
WFP Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.wfp.org/goodwill-ambassadors
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.unfpa.org/goodwill-ambassadors
UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2021/02/25/undp-appoints-new-goodwill-ambassadors-to-help-promote-sustainable-development-goals.html
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors: https://en.unesco.org/goodwill-ambassadors
UNFCCC Goodwill Ambassadors: https://unfccc.int/process/the-convention/goodwill-ambassadors
UNODC Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/about-unodc/goodwill-ambassadors.html
ITU Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Projects/Pages/Goodwill-Ambassadors.aspx
UNCTAD Goodwill Ambassadors: https://unctad.org/en/pages/about_unctad/unctad_goodwill_ambassadors.aspx
UNRWA Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.unrwa.org/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors
IAEA Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.iaea.org/resources/outreach/goodwill-ambassadors
WHO Goodwill Ambassadors: https://www.who.int/about/goodwill-ambassadors/en/

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