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Will continue as ambassador

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince will continue in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

May 3, 2016

The agreement was signed today when the Crown Prince granted an audience to the Administrator of UNDP, Helen Clark.

Crown Prince will continue in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the organisation for another two years, up to May 2018. The Crown Prince will assist UNDP in its efforts to end poverty within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Ambassador since 2003

In 2003, Crown Prince Haakon was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP with a particular focus on the UN Millennium Development Goals and the effort to cut global poverty in half by 2015. He has visited numerous countries on behalf of UNDP, including Timor-Leste, Haiti, Nepal, Tanzania, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Burundi, Mongolia and Botswana. Over the next two years the Crown Prince will be continuing his work in this area.

Helen Clark, Administrator of UNDP, states that the Crown Prince is a compelling advocate for UNDP’s efforts to end poverty, owing to his active involvement in global development issues.

The agreement was signed 3 May when the Crown Prince granted an audience to the Administrator of UNDP, Helen Clark. Photo: Olav Heian-Engdal, the Royal Court
Crown Prince Haakon visited Zambia on behalf of UNDP October 2013, and comments on his work as a UNDP goodwill ambassador and the UN Development Goals. (Photo: Christian Lagaard, The Royal Court of Norway)

UNDP Goodwill Ambassador

In 2003, Crown Prince Haakon was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP. He has particular focus on the UN Millennium Development Goals and the effort to cut global poverty, and has visited several countries in his capasity as Goodwill Ambassador.

The Crown Prince meeting with President Iván Duque. Photo: FN-sambandet / Eivind Oskarson
Colombian artist Doris Salcedo explained about the museum and the melted-down weapons. Photo: FN-sambandet / Eivind Oskarson
A ceremony with candles and flowers was held with some victims of the lengthy war in Colombia. Photo: FN-sambandet / Eivind Oskarson
Meeting with local UNDP staff in Bogotá. Photo: FN-sambandet / Eivind Oskarson
Crown Prince Haakon in the region of La Mojana in southeast Colombia. Photo: FN-sambandet / Eivind Oskarson.
Totó La Momposina, known for her powerful voice and charisma, is an ambassador for the alliance. Photo: FN-sambandet / Eivind Oskarson.
The Crown Prince travelled to Mesetas, Colombia. Photo: FN-sambandet / Eivind Oskarson
The Crown Prince inaugurated the Caño Rojo Trail – a new addition to the growing ecotourism programme. Photo: FN-sambandet / Eivind Oskarson.

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