What is Jane Goodall's role as a UN Messenger of Peace?

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has honored primatologist and environmentalist Jane Goodall as a United Nations Messenger of Peace. read more

Each year, in her role as a UN Messenger of Peace, Dr. Goodall calls upon members and friends of Roots & Shoots to celebrate the annual UN International Day of Peace on September 21. read more

Messengers of Peace agree to help focus worldwide attention on the work of the United Nations. In return, they receive a formal framed citation and a lapel pin in the form of a dove exclusively designed by artist Leni Fuhrman. "It is an honor to be appointed a United Nations Messenger of Peace by the Secretary-General," Goodall said. read more