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02/16/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/16/2026 16:18

UNESCO Director-General calls for strengthened engagement from Goodwill Ambassadors

The Goodwill Ambassadors Programme has included major figures such as Nelson Mandela, Pelé, Céline Dion, architects Zaha Hadid and Renzo Piano, Nobel Prize laureates Wole Soyinka and Rigoberta Menchú Tum, as well as cellist Mstislav Rostropovich.

A more structured and impactful collaboration

The Director-General invited the Ambassadors to submit concrete proposals in the coming weeks:

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