UNESCO Director-General warmly congratulates the 17 SDG advocates announced on 21 January 2016 by UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon with Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway and President John Mahama of Ghana, during an event organized in a Davos highschool on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.
"We need each one of these 17 champions to mobilize the world around the most ambitious agenda ever adopted to end poverty, empower people and protect the planet. UNESCO is proud that our UN Goodwill Ambassador Forest Whitaker will bring his powerful message of peace and reconciliation to this group of champions. UNESCO looks forward to partnering with this passionate group to advocate and act together so that we deliver on this social contract for the world, on this promise for human dignity and the protection of our shared planet.
The SDG Advocacy Group will be co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Norway and the President of Ghana. The 17 SDG advocates are:
Her Majesty
Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Her Royal Highness
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
Her Highness
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser
Co-Founder Qatar Foundation
Mr. Richard Curtis
Screenwriter, Producer and Film Director
Ambassador Dho Young-Shim
Chairperson, United Nations World Tourism Organization’s
Sustainable Tourism for Eliminating Poverty Foundation
Ms. Leymah Gbowee
Director
Gbowee Peace Foundation
Mr. Jack Ma
Founder and Executive Chairman
Alibaba Group
Mrs. Graça Machel
President
Foundation for Community Development
Mr. Leo Messi
World Renowned Footballer
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Ms. Alaa Murabit
Founder
The Voice of Libyan Women
Mr. Paul Polman
Chief Executive Officer
Unilever
Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Director
Earth Institute at Colombia University
Ms. Shakira Mebarak
Artist, Advocate and Founder, Pies Descalzos Foundation
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Mr. Forest Whitaker
Founder and CEO, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative
UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation
Professor Muhammad Yunus
Founder
Grameen Bank
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