UNODC Goodwill Ambassador

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UNODC Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to those who are designated by the United Nations. UNODC goodwill ambassadors are celebrity advocates of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and use their talent, popularity or fame to assist the UN in better addressing a coordinated, comprehensive response to the interrelated issues of illicit trafficking in and abuse of drugs, crime prevention and criminal justice, international terrorism, and political corruption.

The UNODC goodwill ambassador program has enlisted the help of prominent personalities from the worlds of art, music, film, sport and literature to highlight key issues and to draw attention to its activities in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime.

Current UNODC goodwill ambassadors[edit]

Current listed and supporting goodwill ambassadors, and the year they were appointed:[1]

Name Location References Notes
Nadia Murad  Iraq 2015 Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking
Nicolas Cage  United States 2010 Goodwill Ambassador for Global Justice
Shehzad Roy  Pakistan 2017 National Goodwill Ambassador for Pakistan
Ozark Henry  Belgium 2015 National Goodwill Ambassador for Belgium against Human Trafficking
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol  Thailand 2017 Goodwill Ambassador on the Rule of Law for Southeast Asia
Coumba Gawlo  Senegal 2016 Goodwill Ambassador against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants
Radamel Falcao  Colombia 2013 Goodwill Ambassador for the Fight Against Drugs
Mira Sorvino  United States 2013 Goodwill Ambassador for Global Fight Against Human Trafficking
Ross Bleckner  United States 2009 Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Human Trafficking
Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 2011 Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Drug Use Among the Youth

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "UNODC Goodwill Ambassadors". United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved 2021-03-06.

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