Goodwill Ambassadors

A goodwill ambassador is a person who advocates for a specific cause or global issue on the basis of their notability as a public figure. Goodwill ambassadors generally deliver goodwill by promoting ideals from one entity to another, or to a population. The term should be distinguished from the related concept of a brand ambassador, who plays a role in promoting a company or product through personal interaction. A goodwill ambassador may be an individual from one country who resides in or travels to another country, on a diplomatic mission (or international friendship mission) at a peer to peer level; …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 30 April 2024 English

On behalf of UNEP and the Executive Director, my thanks to the government of Italy for the kind invitation. Climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation, pollution – what we …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 24 April 2024 English

Ottawa, 23 April 2024 – The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), opened …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 23 April 2024 English

My thanks to the members of the press for covering these negotiations. When plastics were first mass-marketed in the 1950s, the concept of throwing away useful items after a single …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 23 April 2024 English

Hon. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Canada, Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso, Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, Colleagues and friends. Welcome to Ottawa for the fourth session …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 22 April 2024 English

Minister Steven Guilbeault WWF President Adil Najmi Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso Excellencies, colleagues and friends. My thanks to the Government of Canada and to WWF International for organizing this important …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 19 April 2024 English

It is easy to get discouraged by the state of the planet. Humanity is breaking all the wrong records on global warming. Fragile ecosystems face enormous pressure. More than 1 …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 19 April 2024 English

Copenhagen, 19 April 2024 – The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) today marks 10 years of technology and innovation for adaptation, mitigation, and resilience – in that time, thanks …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 18 April 2024 English

The world has a once-in-a-generation chance to profoundly change humanity’s relationship with plastic. That is the message from officials ahead of “pivotal” talks next week on a legally binding global …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 15 April 2024 English

The Champions of the Earth award honours individuals and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment. UNEP seeks nominations of individuals and organizations working on innovative and …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 12 April 2024 English

In this video, we explain why plastic has become so ubiquitous, used in everything from children’s toys and medical equipment to beauty products and airplanes. And while plastic was once …

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