FAO Goodwill Ambassador

celebrity advocate for de United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation ein mission

FAO Goodwill Ambassador be official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status den job description wey dem assign say ego goodwill ambassadors den advocate menners wey United Nations designate dem. FAO goodwill ambassadors be celebrity advocates give de Food den Agriculture Organization of de United Nations wey dey use dema talent den fame advocate give de organization.

FAO Goodwill Ambassador
position, profession, title of authority, legal norm
Subclass ofgoodwill ambassador Edit
Conferred byFood and Agriculture Organization Edit
Main subjectgoodwill ambassador Edit
Full work available at URLhttps://www.goodwillambassadors.org/fao-goodwill-ambassadors Edit
Female form of labelambassadrice de bonne volonté de la FAO Edit
Male form of labelambassadeur de bonne volonté de la FAO Edit

De Goodwill Ambassador Programme of de Food den Agriculture Organization of de United Nations dey in place since 1999. De main purpose of de programme be make e increase public awareness den make e disseminate information for issues wey relate to food security den hunger top.

FAO dey encourage ein goodwill ambassadors make dem actively use dema talents den influence, den make dem commit dema bodies personally den professionally, make dem assist de organization make dem dey raise public awareness of de urgent need make dem eradicate hunger, malnutrition den food insecurity, wey make dem dey achieve de 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.[1]

Past FAO ambassadors dey include Celine Dion, Carl Lewis, Evo Morales, Youssou N'Dour den Susan Sarandon.

Types of FAO Goodwill Ambassadors edit

FAO get three types of Goodwill Ambassadors:

  • De FAO Global Goodwill Ambassador, wey be worldwide known celebrities from de worlds of arts, sports, literature, sciences den oda fields of public importance.
  • De FAO Special Goodwill Ambassador, wey be high-level personalities usually from de field of research anaa science, wey dem excel for area insyd relevant to de one for wich dem cam turn special Ambassadors.
  • De FAO National Goodwill Ambassador, wey be personalities plus local appeal, de work of wich dem dey support mainly within de country of dema nomination.

Current FAO Goodwill Ambassadors edit

Current goodwill ambassadors, den de year na dem appoint dem:

Name Location References Notes
Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain Spain 2015 Special Goodwill Ambassador for Nutrition
His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho Lesotho 2016 Special Goodwill Ambassador for Nutrition
Darine El-Khatib Lebanon 2017 Regional Goodwill Ambassador for de Near East den North Africa
Her Royal Highness Princess Basma bint Ali of Jordan Jordan 2016 Regional Goodwill Ambassador for de Near East den North Africa
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand Thailand 2016 Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Asia den de Pacific
Katsuhiro Nakamura Japan 2017 National Goodwill Ambassador for Asia den de Pacific
Hiroko Kuniya Japan 2017 National Goodwill Ambassador for Asia den de Pacific
Diarmuid Gavin Ireland 2022 National Goodwill Ambassador for Europe
Rodrigo Pacheco Ecuador 2022 National Goodwill Ambassador for Latin America den de Caribbean

Former FAO Goodwill Ambassadors edit

Former goodwill ambassadors, den de year na dem appoint dem:

Name Location References Notes
Thomas Pesquet France 2021[2]
Miriam Makeba South Africa 1999[3]
Dee Dee Bridgewater United States 1999[4]
Gina Lollobrigida Italy 1999[5]
Rita Levi-Montalcini Italy 1999[6]
Gong Li Singapore 2000[7]
Youssou N'Dour Senegal 2000[8]
Gilberto Gil Brazil 2001[9]
Majida El Roumi Lebanon 2001[10]
Albano Carrisi Italy 2001[11]
Mory Kanté Guinea 2001[12]
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas 2002[13]
Roberto Baggio Italy 2002[14]
Massimo Ranieri Italy 2002[15]
Dionne Warwick United States 2002[16]
Italian Singers’ Soccer Team Italy 2002[17]
Khaled Algeria 2003[18]
Maná Mexico 2003[18]
Noa Israel 2003[18]
Justine Pasek Panama,  Poland 2003[18]
Oumou Sangaré Mali 2003[18]
Raúl Spain 2004[19]
Carla Fracci Italy 2004[20]
Ronan Keating Ireland 2005[21]
Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand 2005[22]
Chucho Valdés Cuba 2006[23]
María Gloria Penayo De Duarte Paraguay 2006[24] Extraordinary Ambassador
Suzanne Mubarak Egypt 2008[25]
Carl Lewis United States 2009[26]
Anggun Indonesia,  France 2009[26]
Margarita Cedeño de Fernández Dominican Republic 2009[26]
Pierre Cardin France 2009[26]
Fanny Lu Colombia 2009[26]
Raoul Bova Italy 2010[27]
Susan Sarandon United States 2010[27]
Celine Dion Canada 2010[27]
Lea Salonga Philippines 2010[27]
Patrick Vieira France 2010[28]
Jeremy Irons United Kingdom 2011[29]
Evo Morales Bolivia 2012[30] Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of Quinoa
Prince Laurent of Belgium Belgium 2014[31] Special Ambassador to de FAO for Forests den de Environment
Leyla Aliyeva Azerbaijan 2015[32]
Abdelouahab Zaid United Arab Emirates 2015[33]
Bharrat Jagdeo Guyana 2015[34] Special Ambassador to de FAO for Forests den de Environment
Joyce Boye Canada 2016[35] Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of Pulses
Kadambot Siddique India 2016[35] Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of Pulses
Maggie Habib Egypt 2016[35] Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of Pulses
Jenny Chandler United Kingdom 2016[35] Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of Pulses
Patricia Juárez Arango Mexico 2016[35] Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of Pulses
Elizabeth Mpofu Zimbabwe 2016[35] Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of Pulses
Carlo Petrini Italy 2016[36] Special Ambassador to de FAO for Zero Hunger
Guadalupe Valdez Dominican Republic 2016[36] Special Ambassador to de FAO for Zero Hunger
Kanayo F. Nwanze Nigeria 2017[36] Special Ambassador to de FAO for Zero Hunger

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