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Stars Say No To Child Marriage Apr 13, 2011

The UN Foundation's Girl Up Campaign has responded to a request from its teen advisors and the thousands of teens who are part of its community to raise awareness about Child marriage and what the UN is doing to help combat this urgent problem. More →

Eve Ensler’s City Of Joy Has Opened In Congo Apr 13, 2011

Frustrated by the lack of response from the international community to what activist and playwright Eve Ensler calls Congo’s “femicide”, she’s attempting to create a revolution. Last February, Ensler celebrated the opening of the City of Joy in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and will welcome the first residents later this month. More →

Alyssa Milano Launches Charity Campaign To Celebrate Pregnancy Apr 12, 2011

In support of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF's Child Survival Programs, Ambassador Alyssa Milano has launched babybugliari.org to allow fans, friends and family to raise funds in lieu of giving gifts for the upcoming birth of her baby boy. More →

Demi And Ashton Fight Child Sex Slavery With Celebrity Charity Video Apr 12, 2011

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have been joined by a host of their celebrity friends – including Justin Timberlake, Sean Penn, Jamie Foxx, Drake, Jason Mraz and Bradley Cooper – for a new video initiative to fight child sex slavery. More →

Jack Johnson Headlines Celebrity Charity Concert For Japan Apr 12, 2011

Jack Johnson was joined on stage in Hawaii on Sunday, April 10, by a host of stars at a special celebrity charity concert for Japan. More →

LTTS Exclusive: Josh Duhamel And Betty White Honored At Celebrity Charity Red Tie Gala Apr 11, 2011

Actor Josh Duhamel and national treasure Betty White were honored by the American Red Cross on Saturday, April 9, at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, for their humanitarian efforts and activities, and Look To The Stars’ Special Correspondent Delinda Lombardo was on the guest list. More →

Bob Geldof To Play Charity Concert For Australia, New Zealand And Japan Apr 11, 2011

Bob Geldof is to play a special concert in Sydney next month to raise money for recent natural disasters in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. More →

Angelina Jolie's Deep Shock At Refugee Drownings Apr 11, 2011

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie expressed “deep shock” last week at the reported drownings of 213 people in rough waters some 60 kilometres off the southern coast of Italy. More →

Major League Baseball Makes Charity Commitment To Japan Apr 11, 2011

Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) are joining together to contribute $500,000 toward earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan to UNICEF, and will be encouraging baseball fans to support the effort during Opening Week and dates following. In-stadium fundraising drives will allow fans to join MLB and the MLBPA in offering additional support to the relief efforts. More →

Paul Newman's Charity Pledges Help To Christchurch Earthquake Victims Apr 10, 2011

Paul Newman's Newman's Own Foundation has pledged NZ$330,000 to community groups helping those affected by the Christchurch earthquake. More →

Lucy Liu Highlights Human Trafficking Apr 7, 2011

UNICEF ambassador Lucy Liu has written an article for USAID highlighting her work fighting human trafficking. More →

Ben Affleck Testifies On Capitol Hill For Eastern Congo Apr 7, 2011

In an effort to persuade the White House to assign a special envoy to address the needs of post-war Democratic Republic of Congo, actor Ben Affleck testified on Eastern Congo before the House of Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa last month. More →

EMI Artists Band Together For Japan Apr 6, 2011

Artists and songwriters from one of the biggest music companies in the world, EMI, have united for an incredible worldwide celebrity charity auction of personal items and memorabilia to raise funds to help the Red Cross support people affected by last month’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan. More →

Angelina Jolie Makes Charity Trip To Tunisian-Libyan Border Apr 5, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday travelled to the Tunisian-Libyan border to urge greater international support for people fleeing fighting in Libya. More →

Red Cross To Honor Josh Duhamel And Betty White At Celebrity Charity Red Tie Affair Apr 5, 2011

The Red Cross celebrity charity Red Tie Affair will take place on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica to honor the humanitarian spirit of extraordinary individuals who have shown courage and unselfish character. More →

Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye Records Beatle Song For Japan Apr 5, 2011

Liam Gallagher and his band, Beady Eye, closed their celebrity charity concert for Japan in London last week with a special rendition of The Beatle’s Across The Universe, and have now recorded the song to raise further money for victims of the Japanese tsunami disaster. More →

Annie Lennox Performs At Celebrity Charity Shop Launch Apr 4, 2011

Annie Lennox helped launch the Oxfam Celebrity Charity Curiosity Shop at Selfridges in London on Thursday, performing 4 songs and raising over £31,000 by allowing the audience to bid for each performance. More →

Pamela Stephenson Runs For Congo Women Apr 4, 2011

On Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday, a hundred runners, including psychologist and TV personality Dr Pamela Stephenson-Connolly, wife of Billy Connolly and who has recently returned from the Congo, took part in Women for Women International's Run for Congo, to support mothers in the eastern provinces of the Congo who have been brutalised by war. More →

Ewan McGregor - One Thousand Mothers Died Today Apr 4, 2011

In the run up to Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday, UNICEF ran a campaign with Ewan McGregor and Cat Deeley to help save the lives of 1,000 mums. More →

Shakira Pledges $400,000 To School In Haiti Apr 3, 2011

Shakira was in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince last week to announce a $400,000 donation through her charity Pies Descalzos to help rebuild a school damaged by the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010. More →

Lauren Bush Visits Guatemala For Charity Apr 2, 2011

Lauren Bush, co-founder and CEO of FEED Projects, UNICEF’s Next Generation Steering Committee member and proud supporter of UNICEF, traveled to Guatemala with UNICEF to see the programs her company FEED Projects helps support through the purchase of their FEED Guatemala bags. More →

Amnesty International To Honor Dalai Lama Apr 1, 2011

Amnesty International USA is honored to present His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with the first-ever “Shine a Light on Human Rights” award in recognition of his lifelong commitment to social justice and human rights. More →

Paramore Launches Charity Auction For Japan Apr 1, 2011

Rockers Paramore have announced a new online auction to raise money for the Red Cross' efforts in Japan following the massive earthquake and tsunami that has left an estimated 20,000 people dead. More →

Yusuf Islam Uses Fan Voices For Peace Mar 30, 2011

Yusuf Islam has released a new peace anthem using the voices of hundreds of fans from across the world. More →

My Chemical Romance To Sing For Charity In Japan Mar 30, 2011

My Chemical Romance is to release a special version of their song “Sing”, with proceeds going to the Red Cross' efforts in Japan. More →

Liam Neeson Announced As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mar 29, 2011

Actor and humanitarian Liam Neeson was today announced as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, reflecting his long commitment to help save and improve the lives of children around the world affected by poverty, disease, abuse and neglect. More →

Fergie Celebrates Birthday With Charity Run For Japan Mar 28, 2011

Fergie celebrated her birthday on Sunday by joining her husband – actor Josh Duhamel – for his celebrity charity run for Japan. More →

Songs For Japan: Stars Donate Tracks To Charity Album Mar 27, 2011

In what stands as a major global music relief effort to benefit those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, over 30 of the biggest names in contemporary music have joined together for the worldwide release of “Songs for Japan,” an unprecedented compilation of 38 chart-topping hits and classic tracks. More →

Good Charlotte To Headline Celebrity Charity Festival For Humanity Mar 25, 2011

The brand new 4-day music and art festival at Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, New Jersey taking place over Memorial Day Weekend called the Festival for Humanity has announced Good Charlotte as one of the headliners for Saturday, May 28th! More →

Jackie Chan Announces Celebrity Charity Concert For Japan Mar 24, 2011

Jackie Chan has announced that he will be holding a special fundraising concert for victims of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake in Hong Kong next month. More →