UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador#Italy
{{Short description|Local, regional or internationally known public figure that is selected to promote UNICEF programs}}
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UNICEF 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.{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=David |date=8 April 2021 |title=Goodwill Ambassadors – United Nations |url=https://www.goodwillambassadors.org/resources/unitednations|access-date=8 April 2021 |website=Goodwill Ambassadors |language=en-US|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411181732/https://www.goodwillambassadors.org/resources/unitednations|url-status=live}} The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) along with other United Nations agencies, has long enlisted the voluntary services and support of prominent individuals as goodwill ambassadors to advocate causes. Their fame helps amplify the urgent and universal message of human development and international cooperation, helping to accelerate programmes for children and youth. UNICEF is responsible for a wide-variety of educational and health projects. UNICEF is greatly responsible for the eradication of polio campaign.{{Cite web |title=Global polio eradication initiative {{!}} UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org/topics/global-polio-eradication-initiative|access-date=8 April 2021|website=www.unicef.org|language=en|archive-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024134736/https://www.unicef.org/topics/global-polio-eradication-initiative|url-status=live}} There are over 250 UNICEF goodwill ambassadors.
History
Danny Kaye was the first to hold the goodwill ambassador position, with the title of Ambassador-at-Large granted in 1954. Other celebrities have followed, acting as international, regional or national goodwill ambassadors, depending on their profile, interests, and desired level of responsibility. The goal of the program is to allow celebrities with a demonstrated interest in UNICEF issues to use their fame to draw attention to important issues. This may take the form of public appearances and talks, visits to troubled regions, which draw attention from the media, and use of their political access to advocate UNICEF causes.{{cite web |title=UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors |url=http://unicef.org/people/people_ambassadors.html |publisher=UNICEF |access-date=7 April 2021 |date=7 April 2021 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112151025/https://www.unicef.org/people/people_ambassadors.html |url-status=live}}
Public figures
As one of the most necessary and popular programs of the United Nations, the use of famous and popular local and regional celebrities is a key element of the UNICEF goodwill ambassador programme. UNICEF does not pay for local advertising, but in all the areas where they exist are well-known for their work through the use of public figures that are both well-known and popular, naturally attract the news media.
Fame has some clear benefits in certain roles with UNICEF. Celebrities attract attention, so they are in a position to focus the world's eyes on the needs of children, both in their own countries and by visiting field projects and emergency programmes abroad. They can make direct representations to those with the power to effect change. They can use their talents and fame to fundraise and advocate for children and support UNICEF's mission to ensure every child's right to health, education, equality and protection.
See also
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External links
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- [https://sites.unicef.org/people/people_ambassadors.html UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712045259/https://www.unicef.org/people/people_ambassadors.html |date=12 July 2018 }}
Category:United Nations goodwill ambassadors