WFP Goodwill Ambassador

This article is about the WFP goodwill ambassador title. For other uses, see Goodwill ambassador (disambiguation).

WFP 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. WFP goodwill ambassadors are celebrity representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP) who use their talent and popularity to advocate for hunger and food security.

Current WFP goodwill ambassadors[edit]

Current listed and supporting goodwill ambassadors, and the year they were appointed:[1]

Name Origin Year Descriptive Title
Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye  Canada 2021[2] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Andrew Zimmern  United States 2021[3] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Amal Dabbas  Jordan 2010[4] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Asma Khan  United Kingdom 2022[5] Chef Advocate for the United Kingdom
Daniel Brühl  Spain /  Germany 2021[6] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
George Stroumboulopoulos  Canada 2011[7] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Hend Sabry  Tunisia /  Egypt 2010[8] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Hlubi Mboya  South Africa 2008[9] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Kate Hudson  United States 2018[10] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Kurara Chibana  Japan 2013[11] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Manal Al Alem  United Arab Emirates 2017[12] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Michael Kors  United States 2015[13] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Tamim Iqbal  Bangladesh 2020[14] WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Arthur Potts Dawson  United Kingdom 2018[15] WFP Chef Advocate
Feike Sijbesma  Netherlands 2021[16] WFP Champion
Zeina Barhoum  Jordan 2020[17] WFP Advocate

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WFP Goodwill Ambassadors, Advocates and High-Level Supporters | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  2. ^ "U.N. World Food Programme Announces The Weeknd as Global Goodwill Ambassador | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  3. ^ "U.N. World Food Programme Announces Andrew Zimmern as Goodwill Ambassador | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  4. ^ "WFP Ambassador Against Hunger Amal Dabbas Cooks with Syrian Refugees in Jordan | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  5. ^ "UN World Food Programme announces Asma Khan as a Chef Advocate for the United Kingdom". World Food Programme. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. ^ "Daniel Brühl Named Global Goodwill Ambassador for WFP". World Food Program USA. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  7. ^ "Canadian Journalist And WFP Ambassador Against Hunger George Stroumboulopoulos | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  8. ^ "Arab film star Hend Sabry marks ten years as WFP Goodwill ambassador | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  9. ^ "Hlubi Mboya on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  10. ^ "Kate Hudson named Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations World Food Programme | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  11. ^ "WFP National Ambassador Against Hunger Calls For Sustained Efforts To Break Cycle Of Hunger In Malawi | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  12. ^ "Time to confess and #StopTheWaste | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  13. ^ Cohn, Alison S. (2020-10-05). "Michael Kors Taps Employees for Watch Hunger Stop Campaign". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  14. ^ "Cricket star Tamim Iqbal named WFP's National Goodwill Ambassador for Bangladesh | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  15. ^ "Recipe for Disaster: The United Nations World Food Programme launches a global challenge to reduce food waste | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  16. ^ "Former DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma to spearhead private sector collaboration in new role as WFP Champion". www.foodbusinessafrica.com. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  17. ^ "WFP appoints Arabic Soprano Barhoum as advocate". Saudigazette. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

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