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Springsteen And Friends Raise Almost $23 Million For Sandy Victims Nov 4, 2012

The American Red Cross and NBCUniversal have announced that Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together, a live, one-hour benefit telethon, generated nearly $23 million in support of victims impacted by Hurricane Sandy. More →

Emmanuelle Chriqui And Robin Wright Support New Campaign Urging U.S. To Make Congo A Priority Nov 2, 2012

The Enough Project's Raise Hope for Congo campaign launched the first-ever Instagram petition that will be delivered to the winning U.S. Presidential candidate, urging the next administration to make the conflict in eastern Congo a top priority. More →

Stars To Come Together For Hurricane Sandy Victims Nov 1, 2012

In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the networks of NBCUniversal — including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA – will join forces to air a one-hour live benefit telethon, “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,” on Friday, November 2 (8-9 pm ET). More →

Stars Come Out For Loving The Silent Tears Oct 31, 2012

Stars came out for the red carpet premiere of Loving the Silent Tears: A New Musical at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. More →

CNN Shines Spotlight On Child Stunting Oct 31, 2012

CNN has partnered with UNICEF to put the international spotlight on the global crisis of stunting, or low height for age in children. About 165 million children under the age of five suffer from stunting, with more than 90% of them living in Africa and Asia. More →

Taylor Swift To Be Honored By RFK Center For Justice And Human Rights Oct 30, 2012

Taylor Swift is set to be honored at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Ripple of Hope Awards in December. More →

Sean Penn Awarded Red Cross International Humanitarian Service Award Oct 29, 2012

The American Red Cross presented Sean Penn its International Humanitarian Service Award at a ceremony on October 24, 2012. More →

Christian Bale Honors Chen Guangcheng For Human Rights First Oct 26, 2012

Human Rights First honored Chinese “barefoot” lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng and the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning SHOWTIME series Homeland during its annual Human Rights First Awards Dinner in New York City on Wednesday. More →

Hilary Duff Shares The Love For Therapy Dogs Oct 26, 2012

Dogs are more than man’s best friend. They’re capable of lowering stress, anxiety, even blood pressure. That’s why CESAR brand proudly supports the work of therapy dogs – special dogs that go above and beyond to help people in need. More →

Tennis Stars To Play At Pro-Am On Richard Branson's Necker Island Oct 25, 2012

UNICEF ambassador for Serbia, five-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia has entered the 2012 Necker Cup, the world’s most exclusive Pro-Am, to be held on Sir Richard Branson ’s private island Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands Dec. 9-13 . More →

Jon Secada To Star In Loving The Silent Tears For Charity Oct 25, 2012

The red carpet premiere of Loving the Silent Tears: A New Musical, anticipated as one of the most star-studded, spectacular year-end events, will be held on October 27 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. More →

Jackie Chan Joins Rotary International Campaign To End Polio Oct 24, 2012

Jackie Chan is among a group of stars – including Desmond Tutu, Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Ziggy Marley, violinist Itzhak Perlman, Grammy Award winner Angelique Kidjo, Queen Noor of Jordan, golf great Jack Nicklaus, and environmentalist Dr. Jane Goodall – who have joined Rotary International's This Close campaign to eradicate polio. More →

Sir Roger Moore Attends James Bond Auction For Charity Oct 23, 2012

An auction held at Christie’s to celebrate 50 years of James Bond has raised £723,600 for UNICEF. More →

Angelina Jolie Donates $50,000 To Girls' Education Fund Oct 17, 2012

Angelina Jolie has donated $50,000 to the Women in the World Foundation's Woman of Impact Emergency Appeal for Girls’ Education Fund. More →

Shakira Supports Day Of The Girl Child For UNICEF Oct 17, 2012

Shakira recently met with teenage footballers from a UNICEF-supported national girls’ football league in Baku, Azerbaijan. More →

Hot Chip Takes Over Oxfam Shops For Oxjam Oct 16, 2012

Earlier this week, Hot Chip continued their DJ ‘takeover’ of Oxfam shops with an intimate gig at the Oxfam shop on Byres Road shop in Glasgow. More →

David Beckham Writes Child Stunting Report For CNN Oct 15, 2012

UNICEF ambassador David Beckham has written a special report for CNN on the silent emergency of child stunting. More →

Chloë Moretz Fronts UNICEF Trick-Or-Treat Campaign Oct 15, 2012

Snicker bars, candy wrappers and smiling bellies are not the only things happening this Halloween. For the sixty-second year now, UNICEF is hosting its annual Trick-or-Treat campaign. Leading the way, Chloë Moretz is this year’s new face. More →

Peter Gabriel Performs At WITNESS Benefit Oct 15, 2012

Human rights organization WITNESS last week celebrated 20 years of collaborative activism with musicians, celebrities and human rights supporters at its 8th Annual Focus for Change Benefit held at the Roseland Ballroom. More →

Trace Adkins To Compete In All-Star Celebrity Apprentice Oct 15, 2012

Trace Adkins, award-winning country music star, will compete on behalf of the American Red Cross during Donald Trump's “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” on NBC. More →

Demi Moore To Host GEMS Benefit Gala Oct 11, 2012

Demi Moore and Philanthropist Arden Wohl will co-host the GEMS Benefit Gala on October 17th, 2012 at El Museo del Barrio in New York City. More →

Stars Help Rainforest Foundation UK Launch Christmas Auction Oct 10, 2012

The Rainforest Foundation UK will be hosting an exclusive public auction of one-off gifts which have been donated by celebrities, luxury labels and esteemed brands to raise funds to protect the world’s rainforests this Christmas. More →

Amanda Holden Pictures A Better Future With UNICEF Oct 10, 2012

Actor and TV presenter Amanda Holden is inviting mums across the UK and Ireland to join together and support the launch of the Pampers and UNICEF Picture a Better Future campaign. More →

Photos Follow Angelina Jolie's Visits To Syrian Refugees Oct 9, 2012

In her new role as UNHCR Special Envoy, Angelina Jolie has made five trips to visit refugees so far this year. She travelled to Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey in September 2012 to meet some of the tens of thousands of Syrians who have fled conflict in their homeland and sought shelter in neighboring countries. More →

Lady Gaga To Be Honored With LennonOno Grant For Peace Oct 8, 2012

On October 9th, 2012, in Reykjavik, Iceland, Yoko Ono will give the Biennial LENNONONO GRANT FOR PEACE to five activists, including Lady Gaga, Pussy Riot, Rachel Corrie, John Perkins, and Christopher Hitchens. More →

Celebrities Back Oxfam's Campaign To Stop Land Grabs Oct 5, 2012

International writers and artists including Paul Theroux, Kamila Shamsie, Henning Mankell and Aminatta Forna, singers Angelique Kidjo and Baaba Maal, The Thick of It star Peter Capaldi, Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal and Sex and the City actress Kristin Davis, have joined Oxfam's campaign to stop ‘land grabs’ in developing countries. More →

Barbara Hendricks Performs At UNHCR Nansen Awards Oct 3, 2012

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Monday night presented the Nansen Refugee Award to Somali humanitarian, educator and women’s rights advocate Hawa Aden Mohamed. More →

Trace Adkins Serves As Red Cross Holiday Campaign Spokesperson Oct 2, 2012

Trace Adkins, a multi-platinum award-winning country star, actor and author, will serve as the spokesperson for the 2012 American Red Cross Holiday Giving Campaign. More →

Peter Jackson Becomes The Walking Dead For Charity Sep 27, 2012

In the event of a natural disaster or even a zombie apocalypse, it’s the existing blood supply that will help save lives. That’s why AMC and the American Red Cross have joined forces to raise awareness about the constant need for blood. More →

Sting And Trudie Styler Awarded Green Oscar For Conservation Work Sep 26, 2012

On the occasion of the 67th General Assembly of the United Nations, Sting and Trudie Styler, founders of the Rainforest Fund, received the honorary “International Green Film Award”- a Green Oscar for the ongoing and tireless work of the Rainforest Fund – at Cinema For Peace New York 2012. More →