UN Messenger of Peace

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United Nations role honorary title

UN Messenger of Peace is an honorary title bestowed by the United Nations on distinguished individuals who use their global influence to promote the organization’s work and advocate for peace, human rights, and sustainable development.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
UN Messenger of Peace canonical	5
2007 (UN Messenger of Peace)	1
2012 (UN Messenger of Peace)	1
UN Messenger of Peace (focus on hunger and poverty)	1
UN Messenger of Peace is appointed by the UN Secretary-General	1
United Nations Messenger of Peace	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T27041 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UN Messenger of Peace
Context triple: [Jane Goodall, positionHeld, UN Messenger of Peace]

A. Rogers
Rogers is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, entertainment, and sports.
B. Pope Francis
Pope Francis is the head of the Roman Catholic Church known for his emphasis on humility, social justice, and interfaith dialogue.
C. António Guterres
António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations and was formerly Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
D. Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
E. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UN Messenger of Peace
Target entity description: UN Messenger of Peace is an honorary title bestowed by the United Nations on distinguished individuals who use their global influence to promote the organization’s work and advocate for peace, human rights, and sustainable development.

A. Rogers
Rogers is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, entertainment, and sports.
B. Pope Francis
Pope Francis is the head of the Roman Catholic Church known for his emphasis on humility, social justice, and interfaith dialogue.
C. António Guterres
António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations and was formerly Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
D. Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
E. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations role ⓘ honorary title ⓘ
associatedWith	UN Department of Global Communications ⓘ United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
conferredBy	UN Secretary-General ⓘ linked to: Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations ⓘ
distinctionFrom	UN Goodwill Ambassador program is usually agency-specific ⓘ UN Messenger of Peace is appointed by the UN Secretary-General ⓘ linked to: UN Messenger of Peace
focusArea	climate action ⓘ education ⓘ gender equality ⓘ health and well-being ⓘ human rights ⓘ peace and security ⓘ poverty eradication ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.un.org/en/messengers-peace ⓘ
hasRole	public advocacy ⓘ public outreach ⓘ speak on behalf of the United Nations on key issues ⓘ support UN campaigns and events ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableHolder	Charlize Theron ⓘ Daniel Barenboim ⓘ Jane Goodall ⓘ Leonardo DiCaprio ⓘ Malala Yousafzai ⓘ Michael Douglas ⓘ Paulo Coelho ⓘ Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein ⓘ Stevie Wonder ⓘ Yo-Yo Ma ⓘ
partOf	United Nations public advocacy mechanisms ⓘ
purpose	advocate for human rights ⓘ advocate for peace ⓘ advocate for sustainable development ⓘ promote the work of the United Nations ⓘ raise global awareness of UN priorities ⓘ
relatedTo	UN Goodwill Ambassador ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
selectionCriteria	distinguished individuals with widely recognized talent ⓘ individuals of international prominence ⓘ individuals willing to commit time and influence to UN causes ⓘ
symbolizes	commitment to the ideals of the United Nations ⓘ global solidarity ⓘ
usesMedium	field visits ⓘ media appearances ⓘ public speeches ⓘ social media campaigns ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jane Goodall → positionHeld → UN Messenger of Peace ⓘ

UN Messenger of Peace → distinctionFrom → UN Messenger of Peace is appointed by the UN Secretary-General ⓘ