FAO Goodwill Ambassador

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.

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."The Goodwill Ambassadors of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 2021-03-02.

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

 Types of FAO Goodwill Ambassadors 
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 
Current goodwill ambassadors, den de year na dem appoint dem:
NameLocationReferencesNotesHer Majesty Queen Letizia of SpainSpain2015Special Goodwill Ambassador for NutritionHis Majesty King Letsie III of LesothoLesotho2016Special Goodwill Ambassador for NutritionDarine El-KhatibLebanon2017Regional Goodwill Ambassador for de Near East den North AfricaHer Royal Highness Princess Basma bint Ali of JordanJordan2016Regional Goodwill Ambassador for de Near East den North AfricaHer Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of ThailandThailand2016Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Asia den de PacificKatsuhiro NakamuraJapan2017National Goodwill Ambassador for Asia den de PacificHiroko KuniyaJapan2017National Goodwill Ambassador for Asia den de PacificDiarmuid GavinIreland2022National Goodwill Ambassador for EuropeRodrigo PachecoEcuador2022National Goodwill Ambassador for Latin America den de Caribbean

 Former FAO Goodwill Ambassadors 
Former goodwill ambassadors, den de year na dem appoint dem:
NameLocationReferencesNotesThomas PesquetFrance2021"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-04-12.Miriam MakebaSouth Africa1999"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Dee Dee BridgewaterUnited States1999< "FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Gina LollobrigidaItaly1999"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Rita Levi-MontalciniItaly1999"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Gong LiSingapore2000"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Youssou N'DourSenegal2000"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Gilberto GilBrazil2001"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Majida El RoumiLebanon2001"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Albano CarrisiItaly2001"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Mory KantéGuinea2001"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Debbie Ferguson-McKenzieBahamas2002"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Roberto BaggioItaly2002"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Massimo RanieriItaly2002"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Dionne WarwickUnited States2002"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Italian Singers’ Soccer TeamItaly2002"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.KhaledAlgeria2003"FAO : Five more international celebrities named as FAO goodwill ambassadors". Archived from the original on 2004-02-03.ManáMexico2003NoaIsrael2003Justine PasekPanama,  Poland2003Oumou SangaréMali2003RaúlSpain2004"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Carla FracciItaly2004"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10.Ronan KeatingIreland2005"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10.Beatrice FaumuinaNew Zealand2005"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10.Chucho ValdésCuba2006"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10.María Gloria Penayo De DuarteParaguay2006"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10.Extraordinary AmbassadorSuzanne MubarakEgypt2008Warnock, Caroline (25 February 2020). "Suzanne Mubarak, Hosni Mubarek's Wife: 5 Fast Facts". Heavy.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.Carl LewisUnited States2009"Five new UN Goodwill Ambassadors named to help combat hunger". 17 September 2009.AnggunIndonesia,  France2009Margarita Cedeño de FernándezDominican Republic2009Pierre CardinFrance2009Fanny LuColombia2009Raoul BovaItaly2010"FAO - News Article: FAO appoints four new Goodwill Ambassadors". Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2017-02-10.Susan SarandonUnited States2010Celine DionCanada2010Lea SalongaPhilippines2010Patrick VieiraFrance2010"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.Jeremy IronsUnited Kingdom2011"Irons accepts food ambassador role". BBC News.Evo MoralesBolivia2012"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2018-04-10.Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of QuinoaPrince Laurent of BelgiumBelgium2014"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization.Special Ambassador to de FAO for Forests den de EnvironmentLeyla AliyevaAzerbaijan2015"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-04-10.Abdelouahab ZaidUnited Arab Emirates2015"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-04-10.Bharrat JagdeoGuyana2015"FAO Website". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-04-10.Special Ambassador to de FAO for Forests den de EnvironmentJoyce BoyeCanada2016"Special ambassadors | 2016 International Year of Pulses".Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of PulsesKadambot SiddiqueIndia2016Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of PulsesMaggie HabibEgypt2016Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of PulsesJenny ChandlerUnited Kingdom2016Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of PulsesPatricia Juárez ArangoMexico2016Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of PulsesElizabeth MpofuZimbabwe2016Special Ambassador to de FAO for de International Year of PulsesCarlo PetriniItaly2016"Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Webcast".Special Ambassador to de FAO for Zero HungerGuadalupe ValdezDominican Republic2016Special Ambassador to de FAO for Zero HungerKanayo F. NwanzeNigeria2017Special Ambassador to de FAO for Zero Hunger

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