UNESCO Artists for Peace are international celebrity advocates for the United Nations agency
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
. This category of advocate is intended to heighten public awareness in addition to the categories
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
UNESCO 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. UNESCO goodwill ambas ...
and
UNESCO Champion for Sport. The programme started in 1995.
Current list
The following is a list of current UNESCO Artists for Peace:
[UNESCO.org]
UNESCO Artists for Peace
References
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External links
(current list)
UNESCO officials, Artist for Peace
Goodwill ambassador programmes
United Nations goodwill ambassadors