This is a list of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and advocates, who work on behalf of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for children's rights. UNICEF goodwill ambassadors are usually selected by regional and national UNICEF offices, the primary office at the United Nations building in New York is responsible for international appointments. UNICEF has the largest and most extensive goodwill ambassador and human rights advocacy program in the world for children.

International ambassadors and advocates from inception

upright=0.8|thumb|[[Mia Farrow, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, holding an infant in Gonaïves in the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna]]

upright=0.8|thumb|[[Katy Perry became an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador on December 2013]]

In order of appointment:

  • Danny Kaye (1954)
  • Peter Ustinov (1968)
  • Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (February 1984)
  • Richard Attenborough (October 1987)
  • Audrey Hepburn (1989)
  • Youssou N'Dour (April 1991)
  • Roger Moore (August 1991)
  • Nana Mouskouri (October 1993)
  • Leon Lai (July 1994)
  • Johann Olav Koss (December 1994)
  • Vanessa Redgrave (June 1995)
  • Judy Collins (September 1995)
  • Vendela Kirsebom (May 1996)
  • George Weah (April 1997)
  • Maxim Vengerov (July 1997)
  • Susan Sarandon (December 1999)
  • Mia Farrow (September 2000)
  • Sebastião Salgado (April 2001)
  • Femi Kuti (June 2002)
  • Angélique Kidjo (July 2002)
  • Jessica Lange (June 2003)
  • Whoopi Goldberg (September 2003)
  • Shakira (October 2003)
  • Ricky Martin (December 2003)
  • Jackie Chan (April 2004)
  • Lang Lang (May 2004)
  • Danny Glover (September 2004)
  • David Beckham (January 2005)
  • Amitabh Bachchan (April 2005)
  • Roger Federer (April 2006)
  • Queen Rania of Jordan (January 2007)
  • Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (April 2007)
  • Gavin Rajah (August 2007)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker (November 2007)
  • Simon Rattle (November 2007)
  • Myung-whun Chung (April 2008)
  • Maria Guleghina (February 2009)
  • Selena Gomez (September 2009)
  • Orlando Bloom (October 2009)
  • Lionel Messi (March 2010)
  • Yuna Kim (July 2010)
  • Liam Neeson (March 2011)
  • Serena Williams (September 2011)
  • Mikael Persbrandt (2011)
  • Katy Perry (December 2013)
  • Novak Djokovic (August 2015)
  • Priyanka Chopra (December 2016)
  • Lilly Singh (July 2017)
  • Millie Bobby Brown (November 2018)
  • Vanessa Nakate (September 2022)
  • Khaby Lame (February 2025)

Regional ambassadors

In order of appointment:

South Asia

  • Sachin Tendulkar (November 2013)
  • Aamir Khan (October 2014)

Central and Eastern Europe

  • Anatoly Karpov (June 1988)
  • Oliver Mtukudzi (June 2011)
  • Gladys Habu (2021)
  • Rashid Khan (March 2019)

Colombia

  • Carlos Vives, Claudia Elena Vasquez, Elena Vives Vasquez, The Family, August 2009

Czech Republic

  • Patrik Eliáš (August 2006)
  • George Perris (June 2022)

Guinea

  • Sekouba Bambino (May 2018)
  • Kareena Kapoor Khan (May 2024)

Indonesia

  • (2004)

Iran

  • Mahtab Keramati (August 2006)

Mongolia

  • Tumur Ariuna (June 2001)

Mozambique

  • Neyma (2014)
  • Magdalena Różczka (2010)

Portugal

  • Pedro Couceiro (April 1995)

Serbia

  • Aleksandar Đorđević (January 2005)
  • Jang Sa-ik (2015)
  • Felix (2024)

Spain

  • Joan Manuel Serrat (March 1998)

United States of America (USA)

  • Laurence Fishburne (1996)
  • Marcus Samuelsson (2000)
  • Aidan Gallagher (June 2018)
  • Sofia Carson (October 2020)

Uruguay

  • Diego Forlán (2005)

Vanuatu

  • Vanuatu Women's Beach Volleyball Team (June 2015)
  • Nguyễn Xuân Bắc (September 2012)