UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors are celebrity advocates of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and utilize their talent and fame to advocate for refugees. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (established December 14, 1950) protects and supports refugees at the request of a government or the United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. ... Power lines leading to a trash dump hover just overhead in El Carpio, a Nicaraguan refugee camp in Costa Rica Under international law, a refugee is a person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her...
The current Goodwill Ambassadors, and the year they were appointed:
The American-born soprano Barbara Hendricks (born 20 November 1948) is a renowned opera and concert singer. ... Angelina Jolie at the 2003 World Refugee Day. ... Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ...
Renowned Greek singer George Dalaras was officially proclaimed a Goodwillambassador of the UN's High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) by UNHCR representative in Greece Karen Farkas, during a high-profile ceremony held in the Old Parliament building's auditorium on Thursday, in the presence of President Karolos Papoulias.
UNHCR started to work with GoodwillAmbassadors in the early 1980s, when British actors Richard Burton and James Mason were first appointed to make media statements and public appearances for the refugee cause.
GoodwillAmbassadors also voice their support for refugees in meetings with world leaders, diplomats, teachers, national and community officials, as well as the public at large.
UNHCRGoodwillAmbassadorAngelina Jolie with displaced Chechens in Bella camp, Ingushetia.
At the camp's pre-school, the children sang and performed for GoodwillAmbassador Jolie. One boy recalled, "We were living in Baghdad in peace. Then the first day of war we were very frightened with bombs and missiles." The children agreed, when asked by Ms.
Angelina Jolie was appointed UNHCRGoodwillAmbassador in August 2001.
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