From Dia Mirza to Amir Khan and Sachin Tendulkar: Indian celebrities who are UN Goodwill Ambassadors
Lachi Gola
Feb 07, 2023
Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan was UNICEF’s goodwill ambassador for the South Asian region in 2014
Dia Mirza
Dia is a renowned environmentalist and also the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Advocate and goodwill ambassador
Sachin Tendulkar
In 2013, Sachin was appointed UNICEF’s ambassador for South Asia to advocate hygiene and sanitation across the region
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta was the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) goodwill ambassador in 2001
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
As a UNICEF ambassador, Priyanka Chopra has done a lot of work to uplift societies. In 2019, she was given the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic work
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan has also lent his star power to the UN by being a goodwill ambassador for United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Shabana Azmi
National Award-winning actress Shabana Azmi was the goodwill ambassador of United Nations Population Fund in 1998
Aishwariya Rai Bachchan
Actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the International Ambassador of the United Nations programme for HIV/AIDS in 2012
Hima Das
In 2019, UNICEF India appointed Asian Games gold medallist Hima Das as the country’s first-ever Youth Ambassador
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Kareena Kapoor was appointed as UNICEF’s celebrity advocate in 2014