Italian Campaign Partner AIDOS recently introduced their newest celebrity spokesperson, in conjunction with a Face to Face campaign called Safe Motherhood: A right for all women.

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Spanish Face to Face Campaign Partner FPFE has drafted a Manifesto decrying the situation of women in developing countries and asking the government of Spain to fulfill its spending commitments for official development assistance, specifically in the area of sexual and reproductive health.
As part of this project, FPFE recruited a new Face to Face spokesperson, singer and songwriter Ismael Serrano.

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Stacey Daniels, the newest Face to Face Spokesperson, is a young indigenous woman and veteran television and radio presenter who now co-hosts a very popular show for youth called ‘Mai Time’. Daniels participated in a field visit this past June to Cambodia and Thailand, where she spent time at a maternity clinic, a garment factory and a project working with street kids.


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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Face to Face Spokesperson for Portugal and acclaimed actress Catarina Furtado spoke out against her country’s development assistance policy. Responding to Portugal’s unfulfilled commitments, Catarina Furtado wrote a letter of concern to the Prime Minister preceding a UNFPA visit. During the visit, she gave a compelling speech, commending UNFPA’s activities and urging Portugal to fulfill its responsibility as a donor country.

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After circumnavigating the globe non-stop in a hot air balloon in 20 days, Bertrand Piccard, Swiss adventurer, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Spokesperson traveled to India on a different mission - to generate health awareness among the youth and underprivileged.

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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Face to Face Spokesperson for France and film actress Elsa Zylberstein co-presided over the prestigious wine auction of the Hospices of Beaune this November, along with actress Chiara Mastroiani, daughter of Catherine Deneuve.

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As part of its growing activities in Nicaragua, Face to Face identified four celebrities to serve as Spokespersons for the Options for Life program: Arlene Centeno Guevara, Ivo Rosales Soto, Cristiana Chamorro and Gloria Bacon.

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Upon her return from a field visit to Nicaragua, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Face to Face Spokesperson for Norway and fitness professional Kari Jaquesson spoke with the Norwegian press to publicize her experience with youth in the impoverished Central American country.

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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Face to Face Spokesperson for Sweden and highly regarded journalist, radio and television host and producer Kattis Ahlstrom conducted interviews with youth on her visit to Nicaragua.

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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Face to Face Spokesperson for Finland and singer and songwriter Mikko Kuustonen attended the first seminar and gave a compelling speech about the people of Nicaragua, who he met on a field visit to the country in June, as well as the need for continued support of UNFPA and organizations like it. His speech directed the conversation on UNFPA in Nicaragua, which touched on the issues of donor coordination, the impact of HIV/AIDS on population growth, education, violence in society, poverty reduction and youth.

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Danish best-selling author, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Spokesperson for Denmark Hanne-Vibeke Holst is undertaking a Face to Face book project that will present the concerns of women in the South to readers in the North in a fresh and appealing way.

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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Face to Face Spokesperson for Belgium and well-known TV personality Goedele Liekens recently appeared on a new television show called “Telefacts”.

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On June 10th 2003, Alfred Biolek hosted his popular chat show "Boulevard Bio" for the last time. After 12 years and 485 shows, the famous television presenter decided to switch off his microphone and devote even more time to his activities as UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador.

Under the theme of "Hope," his last show featured Verona Feldbusch, the German television host, Barbara Becker, ex-wife of former tennis player Boris Becker and Thomas Quasthoff, the well-known tenor singer and several young people from South Africa and Kenya.

The South African boy band "The Sentinentals" compose and perform songs with which they aim to give people hope and a positive attitude towards life. In a country which is threatened by HIV/AIDS, this is vital for successful work in the field of health. Zweli Dlomo, one of the three members of the group, talked about the health situation in South Africa and his commitment towards helping young people live a positive lifestyle.

Mercy Nzioki, who met Biolek on his recent trip to Kenya and Uganda, works as a peer educator, teaching other young people how to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies and HIV/AIDS. Mercy also gave an overview of her work and stressed its importance for young people living in Nairobi.

Dr. Biolek repeatedly stressed how seriously he takes his work as Goodwill Ambassador. In front of an audience of 2.5m viewers, he announced that people can “buy” him as a host or a cook - so long as they make a donation to youth education projects in Africa.

His last Boulevard Show was broadcast on 6 additional regional TV channels reaching, in total, about 8 million people or about 10% of the German public.

(Photo, left to right: Zweli Dlomo of South Africa, Mercy Nzioki of Kenya and Dr. Alfred Biolek. Photo by Galuschka/WDR.)