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Star-Studded Soccer Aid To Return For 10th Anniversary Mar 23, 2016

It’s now ten years since Soccer Aid – the brainchild of Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes – came to life on the football pitch. More →

Michael Sheen Visits Jordan And Lebanon With UNICEF Mar 23, 2016

Michael Sheen, actor and UNICEF UK ambassador, has just returned from Jordan and Lebanon where he met with children who have been affected by the ongoing conflict. More →

Sport Relief Weekend Raises Over £55 Million Mar 23, 2016

Sport Relief has raised over £55,444,906 following its massive weekend of television in the UK. More →

Arsenal Uses The Power Of Football To Help Children In Iraq Mar 22, 2016

Arsenal ladies captain and Lioness, Alex Scott, has just returned from visiting a Save the Children programme, developed in partnership with Arsenal, which harnesses the power of football to improve the lives of vulnerable children in Iraq. More →

Stars Get Dressed By Kids For Oxfam Mar 22, 2016

Amanda Holden, Sara Cox and Stephen Mangan get dressed by the kids for a fun new fundraising campaign shot by Rankin. More →

Eddie Izzard Completes Marathon Charity Challenge Mar 21, 2016

Comedian Eddie Izzard has completed an astonishing 27 marathons in 27 days across South Africa for Sport Relief. More →

Duchess Of Cornwall Visits UNICEF Projects In Serbia Mar 18, 2016

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall travelled with UNICEF this week to visit a centre in Belgrade, Serbia, which is supporting vulnerable children and their families. More →

Eddie Izzard Nears End Of Marathon Charity Challenge Mar 17, 2016

This week Eddie Izzard is hoping to complete his sensational 27 marathons, in 27 days challenge, across South Africa for Sport Relief. More →

Get Ready For Sport Relief Weekend Mar 16, 2016

The Sport Relief Weekend is kicking off with a stellar line-up of sport and entertainment stars bringing viewers an unmissable evening of entertainment broadcast live from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Friday 18th March. More →

Team Swachh Uses Cricket To Take On Open Defecation In India Mar 16, 2016

ICC Cricket For Good, UNICEF and the Board of Control for Cricket in India, along with cricketers from 16 teams in the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 have joined forces to educate children on sanitation and toilet use, as one essential step towards ending open defecation in India. More →

Celebrity Crew Completes Hell On High Seas Charity Challenge Mar 15, 2016

Six exhausted and weather-worn celebrities have crossed the finish line of the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Hell on High Seas. More →

Andy Roddick, Brooklyn Decker Attend Think It Up Live Pitch Competition For Innovative Learning Projects Mar 14, 2016

Think It Up, the new initiative from the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), joined Brooklyn Decker, Andy Roddick, Austin officials including Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz, and hundreds of local students and teachers on March 10th during SXSWedu for the second in a national series of Think It Up Live pitch competitions. More →

James Bay Releases Song For Sport Relief Mar 14, 2016

Sport Relief has announced that James Bay, winner of best British Male Solo Artist at this year’s Brit Awards, is releasing a very special version of his track ‘Running’ as the official Sport Relief 2016 single, available to download on iTunes now. More →

Shakira To Judge 2016 Young Lions Health Award Mar 14, 2016

Lions Health, the Festival and Awards that celebrates life-changing creativity in healthcare communications, and UNICEF launch the 2016 Young Lions Health Award. More →

Cristiano Ronaldo Shows Support For Syrian Refugee Children Mar 13, 2016

As the five-year mark for the Syrian war approaches, Cristiano Ronaldo – a Save the Children global artist ambassador since 2012 – is aiming to bring focus back to the children of the ravaged country, where life has continued to deteriorate for the most vulnerable. More →

Prince Harry Attends Sport Relief Training Session Mar 11, 2016

Prince Harry attended a Sport Relief training session this week to lend his support to the two 2014 Invictus Games competitors who will be taking part in Sport Relief: Clash of the Titans on Friday 18th March as part of the Sport Relief Night of TV on BBC One. More →

Katy Perry Supports New Campaign With Nickelodeon International’s Together For Good And UNICEF Mar 11, 2016

Nickelodeon International’s Together for Good and UNICEF have joined forces to educate and inspire kids around the world to tackle discrimination and inequality in their homes, schools and communities. More →

Stars Set Out To Circumnavigate UK By Sea Mar 8, 2016

Alex Jones, Angellica Bell, Hal Cruttenden, Doon Mackichan, Ore Oduba and Suzi Perrset set sail on Monday in their bid to circumnavigate the UK for Sport Relief. More →

Agnes Chan Named UNICEF Regional Ambassador For East Asia And Pacific Region Mar 8, 2016

UNICEF has announced the appointment of Agnes Chan Miling as its newest Regional Ambassador for East Asia and the Pacific Region. More →

Annie Lennox Joins Mother's Day Walk In London Mar 7, 2016

Dr Helen Pankhurst, great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline, Annie Lennox and Bianca Jagger led a mass walk through London on Sunday 6 March, ahead of International Women’s Day. More →

Stars Help Save The Children Celebrate A Night Of Motown Mar 7, 2016

Last week, Save the Children held A Night of Motown at the Roundhouse in London. More →

Celebrities Face Hell On High Seas For Sport Relief Mar 4, 2016

Six celebrities will be swapping the comforts of the stage and studio for five days of nautical torture as they attempt to sail around the UK, on the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Hell on High Seas. More →

Nile Rodgers' We Are Family Foundation To Honor Jimmy Carter Mar 2, 2016

On Friday, April 29, 2016, the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF), a not-for-profit organization founded by legendary GRAMMY Award winning musician, Nile Rodgers, will honor President Jimmy Carter at Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. More →

Celebrity Teams Announced For Sports Relief: Clash Of The Titans Mar 2, 2016

Team captains Sir Steve Redgrave and Freddie Flintoff have revealed the first members of their teams for Sport Relief: Clash of the Titans. More →

Messi Gives Signed Soccer Jerseys And Ball To Boy In Afghanistan Mar 1, 2016

Five year old Murtaza Ahmadi, an Afghan boy whose photo went viral after he was pictured wearing an Argentine National Team soccer jersey made from a plastic bag with ‘Messi’ and the number ‘10’ penned on the back, has received a special package sent by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lionel Messi. More →

Arcade Fire To Be Honored With Humanitarian Award Mar 1, 2016

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today announced Arcade Fire – Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara – as the recipient of the 2016 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award, sponsored by Bell Media. More →

United Way Of NYC Presents Power Of Women To Make A Difference Award Luncheon Feb 26, 2016

United Way of New York City's Women’s Leadership Council will host its 10th annual Power of Women to Make a Difference Award Luncheon on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, celebrating female leaders who have positively impacted their communities and made a difference in the lives of others. More →

Lily Cole Urges World Leaders To Take Action On Global Illiteracy Crisis Feb 25, 2016

International actress, activist and businesswoman Lily Cole yesterday gave a speech to British politicians and American embassy representatives at the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament calling for urgent action to tackle the global illiteracy crisis, which afflicts one in 10 people alive today and means that one in four American children leave primary school unable to read or write. More →

Sarah Jessica Parker To Be Honored At Outstanding Mother Awards Feb 25, 2016

The National Mother’s Day Committee announced today that it will honor four distinguished women at the 38th Annual Outstanding Mother Awards. More →

Matthew McConaughey, Seth Rogen And Olivia Wilde To Be Honored At Charity Event Feb 25, 2016

David Meltzer, CEO of Sports 1 Marketing, was announced by Variety Magazine and Unite4:Good Foundation as the recipient of this year’s Unite4:Humanity “Sports Humanitarian of the Year” award for his involvement with over 100 charitable events and foundations annually. More →