__NOTOC__ UNDP Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title,

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and

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assigned to those goodwill ambassadors and

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who are designated by the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) along with other

agencies, has long enlisted the voluntary services and support of prominent individuals as goodwill ambassadors to advocate these causes. Their fame helps amplify the urgent and universal message of human development and international cooperation, helping to accelerate achievement of the

Millennium Development Goals The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millenn ...

. They articulate the UNDP development philosophy and programmes of self-reliant opportunities and motivate people to act in the interest of improving their own lives and those of their fellow citizens.

Current UNDP goodwill ambassadors

The following individuals serve as UNDP goodwill ambassadors and advocates: * Antonio Banderas * Bob Weir *

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* Didier Drogba * Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway * Iker Casillas *

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau (; born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor and producer. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993, and had his breakthrough role in Denmark with the film '' Nightwatch'' (19 ...

* Olafur Eliason *

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* The Roca Brothers *

Match Against Poverty The Match Against Poverty is a friendly football match that has taken place every year since 2003 to raise funds to support specific development projects selected by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The UNDP organized the game wi ...

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"Match Against Poverty"
. United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 25 September 2014 *

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UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors
United Nations Development Programme Goodwill ambassador programmes United Nations goodwill ambassadors

Current UNDP goodwill ambassadors

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