UNHCR 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. 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 goodwill ambassadors and the year they were appointed:
Time | Ambassador | Country | Profession | |
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2021 | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | actress[1] | ||
2021 | Alphonso Davies | footballer[2] | ||
2021 | Maya Ghazal | refugee and pilot [3] | ||
2021 | journalist and broadcaster[4] | |||
2020 | Yiech Pur Biel | olympic athlete[5] | ||
2020 | singer and actress | |||
2020 | Manizha Sangin | singer and songwriter[6] | ||
2020 | Nomzamo Mbatha | Actress, Humanitarian, TV Presenter | ||
2019 | journalist[7] [8] | |||
2019 | Mahira Khan | actress[9] | ||
2018 | actor | |||
2017 | model and actress | |||
2017 | musician | |||
2017 | writer | |||
2017 | swimmer | |||
2017 | actor | |||
2017 | actor | |||
2017 | actor | |||
2017 | singer | |||
2017 | artiste | |||
2016 | actor | |||
2016 | actor | |||
2015 | actor | |||
2015 | actor and model | |||
2015 | singer-songwriter | |||
2015 | Sheikha Rima al-Sabah | philanthropist and former journalist | ||
2013 | singer | |||
2013 | supermodel | |||
2013 | writer | |||
2013 | actor | |||
2007 | TV presenter | |||
2007 | singer | |||
2006 | singer | |||
2006 | actor | |||
2003 | singer | |||
2000 | actor | |||
1987 | classical singer |