UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous people Yalitza Aparicio, was present among the distinguished guests including indigenous peoples, UN-System organizations, Observers of the General Assembly and other relevant stakeholders. The 25-year-old actress made history as the first indigenous performer nominated for a best actress honor at the Academy Awards this year for her performance in the film "Roma", in which she speaks in an indigenous language and in Spanish. The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO has appointed Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as its goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples.. … UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous people Yalitza Aparicio, was present among the distinguished guests including indigenous peoples, UN-System organizations, Observers of the General Assembly and other relevant stakeholders. Ms Aparicio has thus contributed to the work of the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights. "As my grandparents used to say: 'You have to take care of the land because you eat it'. All Rights Reserved. Likewise, Time magazine named her one of the hundred most influential people in the world in 2019. H.E. She made her film debut as Cleo in Alfonso Cuarón's 2018 drama Roma, which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. "There are several cases where there are indigenous people who are judged in a foreign language, without the right to have a translator and I think it's something that we should take action on", she said.UNESCO director general Audrey Azoulay said "she brings on something special, she is showing us that indigenous people are not yesterday's people but people of the past and future.

Whilst training as a primary school teacher, she was cast as the role of a domestic worker Cleo in Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma (2018), which received international acclaim and earnt her a nomination for Best Actress Oscar, making her the first Indigenous Mexican woman to receive such a nomination. Since her film debut, Ms Aparicio intentionally used her new platform to advocate gender equality, indigenous rights and domestic workers’ rights. Oscar-nominated actress Yalitza Aparicio rose to fame in the film Roma, where she starred as an indigenous domestic worker. We judge what we do not know.” This advocacy speech was in line with her mandate as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Indigenous Peoples, supporting the promotion of indigenous languages, culture and living heritage; the right of indigenous people to inclusive and quality education; and gender equality. She also collaborated with the UN in their “Fight racism” campaign, launched in March 2019, and is the representative of the «Zero violence against women», a campaign launched at the Guanajuato Film Festival this year. Continuing her commitment in this framework, she visited UNESCO’s Mexico Field Office team on 27 January to discuss the Ambassador's participation at the Closure of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages in Mexico City (26th and 27th of February). © 2020 WTHR. However, she took time on Monday to meet with Mexico`s Field Office team. The 25-year-old actress made history as the first indigenous performer nominated for a best actress honor at the Academy Awards this year for her performance in the film "Roma", in which she speaks in an indigenous language and in Spanish. The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO is appointing Friday Oct. 4, 2019 Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as its Goodwill ambassador for the indigenous peoples. Yalitza Aparicio assumed her role as a goodwill ambassador for Unesco on Friday with the task of fighting for the integration and rights of indigenous people all over the world on her shoulders.. The actress also claimed for more gender equality and respect for women around the world. The objective of that event was to take stock of the current situation of indigenous languages worldwide, to conclude the 2019 Year of Indigenous Languages. And get to know the indigenous communities around us. In October 2019, the young and famous Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio was designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the indigenous peoples, for a two-year term. In March 2019, she spoke at the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the United Nations as the keynote speaker for International Women’s Day.

Continuing her commitment in this framework, she visited UNESCO’s Mexico Field Office team on 27 January to develop a common program for raising public awareness of UNESCO’s programs for the preservation and revitalization of linguistic and cultural diversity in the region. This event was an opportunity for her to speak in Spanish and in Mixtec, the language of her father’s family.

This event will take place at Los Pinos Cultural Complex and will be celebrate in the margins of International Congress of Languages at Risk, organized by the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples. PARIS (AP) — The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO has appointed Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as its goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples. On 23 June 2020, Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples Yalitza Aparicio participated in the launch of the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report “Inclusion and Education: All Means All”. Established by UNESCO in 2002, The Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM) assesses progress on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG4) on education, and implementation of national and international … So hopefully we learn this part," she said.She will help the UNESCO's work alongside indigenous peoples across the world, including preserving their cultural heritage and environment knowledge and fighting for equal access to education.Aparicio also drew attention to problems faced by some indigenous people in legal cases.