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Meet the UNICEF Ambassadors

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UNICEF Australia Ambassadors



 		    
GEOFFREY RUSH
2012 Australian of the Year, Geoffrey Rush is one of Australia’s most respected actors and has been a committed UNICEF Ambassador for over 15 years.

    TARA MOSS
Bestselling international crime fiction author and mother, Tara Moss became UNICEF Australia’s Patron for Breastfeeding for the Baby Friendly Health Initiative.
     
KEN DONE
Ken Done is UNICEF Australia’s longest-serving Ambassador and one of Australia’s most celebrated artists.

     
ROY AND HG, AM
John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver, best known as Roy & HG, are one of Australia’s most established and much-loved comic duos and have been UNICEF Ambassadors since 1993.
     
ERICA PACKER
Philanthropist and wife of billionaire James Packer, Erica Packer is passionate about ensuring all children get access to an education.

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CARRIE BICKMORE
 Television presenter of Channel 10’s The Project, Carrie Bickmore, joined UNICEF in 2012 as Ambasador for the Eliminate Project.
     
THE WIGGLES
Children's entertainers, The Wiggles, joined the UNICEF Ambassador team in 2008, and have helped reach out to children around the world with messages on improved sanitation and hygiene.

     
JIMMY BARNES
Australian icon and singer songwriter, Jimmy Barnes is UNICEF’s ambassador for immunisation.
       
    PROFESSOR FIONA STANLEY
Professor Fiona Stanley is UNICEF Australia’s Early Childhood Development Ambassador and is an advocate for the needs of children and their families.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors

UNI5555.jpg     JOEL MADDEN
Joel Madden, lead vocalist for the critically acclaimed, platinum-album-selling band, Good Charlotte, was named UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador in 2008.


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