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Hilary Swank Visits Ethiopia To Learn About Education Opportunities Mar 6, 2013

Double Academy Award winning Hilary Swank has travelled to Ethiopia to learn more about the importance of education and the opportunities that it brings in some of the more disadvantaged communities in the world. More →

Ben Affleck Shares His Vision For The Eastern Congo Initiative Mar 4, 2013

A new short film takes a look at the vision, passion and purpose of the Eastern Congo Initiative in the words of its founder, Ben Affleck. More →

Steven Spielberg Launches IWitness Video Challenge Mar 1, 2013

USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education today invited middle and high school students attending public, private or home schools in the U.S. and Canada to take up its IWitness Video Challenge. More →

One Direction To Appear In BeanoMAX For Comic Relief Mar 1, 2013

This Red Nose Day, One Direction is to be immortalized in legendary magazine BeanoMAX, with superstars Jessie J, Olly Murs and David Tennant. More →

Trace Adkins Launches Hard Rock Limited Edition Red Cross Pin Mar 1, 2013

This week, country superstar and American Red Cross spokesman, Trace Adkins, visited Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, CA to reveal a new partnership between Hard Rock and the American Red Cross and Hard Rock’s limited-edition Red Cross pin. More →

WWE Divas To Visit Refugee Camps In Rwanda Mar 1, 2013

WWE Divas Alicia Fox and Natalya will visit refugee camps in Rwanda this week as part of their alliance with the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign to help raise awareness and funds to fight malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. More →

Annie Lennox Issues Call Of Action Over Violence Towards Women In South Africa Feb 28, 2013

Annie Lennox has issued a call to action, in response to the epidemic of violence that has been taking place against women and girls in South Africa for years. More →

Miranda Hart To Help Charity By Doing... Something Feb 28, 2013

Miranda Hart has today announced that she will be taking part in The BT Red Nose Challenge: Miranda’s Mad March, becoming the latest in a long line of celebrities to put themselves through their paces to raise money for Comic Relief. More →

Graham Norton To Attempt Guinness Record For Charity Feb 26, 2013

BBC Three has confirmed a star-studded line-up of guests and performers for Comic Relief's Big Chat with Graham Norton. More →

Shakira Thanks Fans For World Baby Shower Support Feb 25, 2013

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira and FC Barcelona soccer star Gerard Piqué today thanked hundreds of thousands of fans for taking part in their interactive World Baby Shower and buying life-saving items for vulnerable children in support of UNICEF’s work around the world. More →

One Direction Stirs Up Heathrow With Charity Song Feb 20, 2013

World Conquering pop band One Direction caused a stir at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 recently, when they filmed part of their new music video for the official Red Nose Day single, ‘One Way or Another’. More →

Victoria Justice Releases Girl Up Song Feb 19, 2013

Recording artist and actress Victoria Justice has released her new song and music video, “Girl Up,” that highlights the work of the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign to help girls in developing countries. More →

Oxfam Asks Coldplay Fans To Be A Part Of A Global Campaign For Change Feb 18, 2013

Oxfam is looking for Coldplay fans to take part in a groundbreaking global music project to campaign against one of the world’s greatest human injustices. More →

One Billion Rose Against Violence On Valentine’s Day Feb 18, 2013

On Valentine’s Day, activist Eve Ensler received a welcome gift. People around the world walked out of their offices and schools to dance on the street to protest the violence that is occurring against women and girls. More →

Hogwarts Library To Benefit Charity Feb 18, 2013

Scholastic has announced that, in November 2013, the company will release the first boxed set of the complete Hogwarts Library in the U.S., with sales supporting charity. More →

Jessica Ennis And The Queen Voted Most Inspirational Women Feb 18, 2013

Jessica Ennis and The Queen find themselves in a dead heat for first place in an Oxfam survey of high profile British females that women find inspiring. More →

Peter Buffett Needs Your Photos For New Music Video Feb 18, 2013

Peter Buffett needs your help with an upcoming music video. More →

Ewan McGregor Climbs A Beanstalk For Charity Feb 14, 2013

Actor and UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor was on the Ellen Show last Friday, talking not only about his latest movie, but also about UNICEF. More →

Lady Antebellum To Play Charity Ping Pong Feb 14, 2013

Lady Antebellum will front up for a special charity ping pong tournament next month. More →

Ewan McGregor’s PSA To Support Syrian Child Refugees Feb 12, 2013

Last month, actor and UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor's public service announcement was released – it was a plea to help UNICEF support Syrian children struggling through winter in refugee camps. More →

Monique Coleman Helps Launch mPowering Action Feb 11, 2013

Last week, the United Nations Foundation, Royal Dutch Shell plc, Tribal Brands, Inc. and members of the entertainment industry united to celebrate the launch of mPowering Action, a first-of-its-kind worldwide movement and mobile platform designed to inspire, empower and motivate a generation of global citizens to take positive action in their communities, for their families and for themselves. More →

Tiffani Thiessen emBARKs On Pet Health Feb 8, 2013

There are nearly 70 million dog owners and 74 million cat owners in the United States, and while many of these pet owners know it is important to keep their pets healthy, they don’t necessarily think about the things they should be doing on an ongoing basis to ensure that health. More →

Tom Hiddleston Visits West Africa With UNICEF Feb 8, 2013

Actor Tom Hiddleston has just returned home from his trip with UNICEF UK to Guinea in West Africa, and has blogged about his trip. More →

Comic Relief Stars Mark 25 Years Of Red Nose Day Feb 7, 2013

Comic Relief stars, past and present, reunited this week to mark 25 years of Red Nose Day and the 50 million lives that have been changed by the money raised. More →

Double Date With John Legend And Chrissy Teigen For Charity Feb 7, 2013

Here’s your chance to double date with John Legend and supermodel Chrissy Teigen in NYC – and help charity at the same time. More →

Russell Brand Launches Give It Up For Comic Relief Feb 4, 2013

Russell Brand has launched "Give It Up for Comic Relief", to raise money for and create awareness of, people in the UK affected by drug and alcohol addiction. More →

Psy Supports Polio Campaign Feb 4, 2013

South Korean pop star Psy has joined the growing roster of public figures and celebrities participating in Rotary International's “This Close” public awareness campaign for polio eradication. More →

Jessie J To Shave Her Head For Red Nose Day Feb 1, 2013

Comic Relief can exclusively reveal new details about this year’s Red Nose Day campaign, with information about this year’s Noses, T-shirt designs and the big night of TV released for the first time. More →

Robin Wright Delivers Congolese Women's Petition To White House‏ Feb 1, 2013

On January 29, actress Robin Wright and Enough Project's Raise Hope for Congo Campaign Manager JD Stier joined a group of human rights activists to deliver a petition to the White House calling for a presidential envoy to support a comprehensive peace process in eastern Congo. More →

Game Of Thrones' Natalia Tena Supports Survival International Campaign Feb 1, 2013

Game of Thrones and Harry Potter star Natalia Tena has lent her support to a Survival International campaign to finally bring the killers of three Colombian Indian leaders to justice. More →