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| Celebrities amplify the mission of UNESCO |
UNESCO’s mission and activities are extended and amplified by an outstanding group of celebrity advocates who have generously accepted to use their talent and status to help focus the world’s attention on the work of the Organization. These UNESCO Celebrity Advocates include five groups:
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British children’s book author and illustrator Lauren Child is nominated UNESCO Artist for Peace by the Director-General
 On 12 December 2008, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, designated the British children’s book author, Lauren Child, as UNESCO Artist for Peace. The ceremony took place in UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and was graced by the presence of H. Exc. Mr George Anastassopoulos President of UNESCO’s General Conference and Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Greece to UNESCO; Mr Peter Landymore, Permanent Delegate of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to UNESCO and Mr Amri Aminov and Mr. Dani Karavan, UNESCO Artists for Peace. More |
Mrs Chantal Biya, the first lady of Cameroon, is designated Goodwill Ambassador by the Director-General
 The Director- General of UNESCO, Mr Koichiro Matsuura, designated Mrs Chantal Biya, First Lady of Cameroon, as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Education and Social Inclusion, in a ceremony that took place in UNESCO Headquarters on 14 November 2008. The ceremony was attended by many notable personalities such as Mrs Haman Adama, Cameroonian Minister for Basic Education; Ms Rama Yade, the French Foreign and European Affairs Minister’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights; H.Exc. Mr.Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ,Permanent Delegate to UNESCO of Cameroon. More |
Her Highness Sheikha Mozah of Qatar delivers the closing speech for an international conference on the education in Iraq.
 On the 1st November 2008, Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Misned, First Lady of Qatar, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education and Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, joined Mr Koichiro Matsuura, Director General of UNESCO in closing the international Conference on the Right to Education in Crisis-Affected Countries, entitled ‘Stop Jeopardizing the Future of Iraq’. The conference attracted more than 200 participants and was held under the high auspices of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah. It took place in UNESCO headquarters in Paris and was enriched by the presence of many notable personalities such as former United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, the President of the Parliamentary Education Committee of Iraq, Dr Alaa Makki, the Minister of Education of Iraq, Dr Khudair Al-Khuza and Member of European Parliament and Chair of the AMAR International Charitable Foundation, Baroness Emma Nicholson de Winterbourne. More |
Mr. Juan Luís Guerra is designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
 On 15 September 2008 Mr Juan Luís Guerra was designated UNESCO Artist for Peace by the Director-General of UNESCO Mr Matsuura. The ceremony took place at the Organization Headquarters, in the presence of Mr Francisco Javier Garcia, Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic, Mr Avelino Stanley, Vice-Minister of Culture of the Dominican Republic and H.E. Ms Laura Faxas, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the Dominican Republic to the UNESCO. More |
Designation of Mr. Amri Aminov as UNESCO Artist for Peace
 Mr. Matsuura, the Director-General of the UNESCO designated Mr. Amri Aminov, the famous Tajik sculptor, as UNESCO Artist for Peace. The ceremony was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and was attended by distinguished personalities like His Excellency Mr. Saymumin Yatimov, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Tajikistan to UNESCO and Mr. Pierre Morange, Member of the French Parliament and Mayor of Chambourcy, Yvelines. More |
Jordi Savall and Montserrat Figueras designated UNESCO Artists for Peace
 Renowned Spanish viola da gambist, conductor and composer Jordi Savall and soprano Montserrat Figueras were designated UNESCO Artists for Peace by the Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, in a ceremony at Organization Headquarters on 17 June in the presence of Ambassador Maria Jesús San Segundo, Spain’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. More |
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