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Shakira Teams With Hard Rock International To Benefit Charity Jun 13, 2013

On Tuesday, June 11, 2013, Colombian pop sensation and current coach on NBC’s The Voice, Shakira, met with Hard Rock to donate items from her personal closet to the brand’s legendary collection, while on set of the hit talent competition series. More →

Special Father's Day Tickets For Messi And Friends Vs. The World Jun 13, 2013

This year will be world soccer all-star Leo Messi's first Father’s Day as a new dad, having welcomed his son Thiago into the world this past November. In recognition Messi & Friends vs. the World, the soccer friendly that will bring more than three dozen of the world’s top players to Chicago’s Soldier Field, is announcing a Father’s Day special that provides affordable ticket options for the July 6 event. More →

Stars Record Classic Protest Songs For ONE Campaign Jun 12, 2013

The ONE Campaign this week launched agit8, a unique music-based campaign designed to build pressure for action against extreme poverty in the crucial week leading up to the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. More →

Macy's And Got Your 6 Announce Huge Fundraising Results For Veterans‏ Jun 11, 2013

National veteran campaign Got Your 6 and leading national retailer Macy’s have announced early fundraising results from Macy’s “American Icons” campaign. More →

Bill Clinton Visits Colombia And Peru Jun 7, 2013

Last month, President Bill Clinton, philanthropist Frank Giustra, and Marco A. Slim traveled to Peru and Colombia, where they visited projects of the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, an initiative of the Clinton Foundation previously known as the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative. More →

David Walliams Wants British Prime Minister To Tackle Hunger Jun 7, 2013

IF campaign supporter David Walliams joined 100 school children yesterday to meet Prime Minister David Cameron and call for action to tackle global hunger. More →

Lucy Liu Visits Syrian Children In Lebanon With UNICEF Jun 6, 2013

UNICEF Ambassador Lucy Liu traveled to Lebanon with UNICEF this week to see first-hand the dire situation for Syrian children and their families who have fled a crisis that has left more than 70,000 people dead and nearly six million displaced from their homes. More →

Blake Shelton And Friends Raise $6.5 Million For Tornado Relief Jun 5, 2013

Last week’s “Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert” hosted by Blake Shelton and NBC raised more than $6.5 million for the United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund, doubling what had been raised to date. More →

Janet Jackson Raises Her Voice For Africa Jun 4, 2013

Janet Jackson, GRAMMY Award-winning and Oscar nominated artist, entertainer and actor is lending her talent and powerful voice to support UNICEF in providing humanitarian assistance in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa, where 1.4 million children are at risk of severe malnutrition, a potentially deadly condition if left untreated. More →

Eva Longoria To Take Part In Clinton Global Initiative Meeting Jun 4, 2013

New participants and program details have been announced for the 2013 meeting of Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America), to be hosted by President Bill Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Clinton Foundation Board Member Chelsea Clinton June 13-14 in Chicago. More →

Kofi Annan Praises Desmond Tutu Jun 3, 2013

Kofi Annan has addressed supporters of The Elders after taking over as the organization’s Chair from Archbishop Desmond Tutu. More →

Go (RED) At The Movies May 30, 2013

AMC has partnered with (RED) to turn this summer’s movie-going into a simple way to join the fight against AIDS. More →

Meet Linkin Park, Nas Or Sting By Donating $10 To Charity May 30, 2013

As the opportunities for celebrities to collaborate with charities multiply, many are turning to Omaze.com to house their charitable campaigns. More →

Bill Clinton To Be Honored At Father Of The Year Awards May 29, 2013

The National Father’s Day Council has announced that Mark K. Shriver, Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Save the Children, will host the 72nd Annual Father of the Year Awards. More →

Natalia Vodianova Hosts Charity Event In Cannes May 29, 2013

The roof was well and truly raised at the Plage Royale private members’ club in Cannes this week, when over 300 guests joined three powerful and philanthropic women — Supermodel Natalia Vodianova, Caroline Baron and Daphna Ziman – at the inaugural Beach Ball Gala in support of Naked Heart Foundation and FilmAid International. More →

Best-Loved Children's Authors Tackle Child Hunger May 28, 2013

More than 25 of world’s best-loved children’s authors and illustrators have called on G8 leaders to step up their efforts to tackle hunger around the world. More →

Archie Panjabi Travels to India to Help Eradicate Polio May 27, 2013

British-born actress Archie Panjabi, best known to millions of TV viewers as the sultry, enigmatic investigator Kalinda Sharma on the hit CBS series, “The Good Wife,” has teamed up with the humanitarian organization Rotary International to protect children everywhere by eradicating the paralyzing disease polio. More →

Tennis Stars Pack Their Favourite Items in (HEAD)RED Bag May 24, 2013

HEAD Tennis is joining (RED) and the fight against AIDS with the launch of a HEAD (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition bag collection. More →

Fly to NYC to Hang Backstage with Nas May 24, 2013

Omaze.com and hip-hop legend, Nas have come together to offer one lucky winner, and a guest, VIP passes to the Governors Ball Music Festival. More →

Marcia Cross Releases Prostate Cancer PSA May 23, 2013

The Safeway Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), have teamed up to develop a print, radio and digital public service announcement featuring actress and SU2C Ambassador Marcia Cross. More →

Comedians Come Together for Right to Laugh May 22, 2013

The Alliance For Children’s Rights has announced the 4th annual RIGHT to LAUGH comedy event, set to take place on Thursday, May 30, 2013. More →

Ben Affleck Writes About Extreme Poverty May 22, 2013

“What is unique to our time is that our generation, for the first time in all of human history, can say that we can end extreme poverty,” says Jeffrey Sachs in a Live Below the Line clip. More →

Yuna Kim: Help UNICEF Help The Children Of Syria May 16, 2013

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Olympic Gold Medallist and world champion figure skater Yuna Kim today made a heartfelt appeal for support for the children of conflict-torn Syria.
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Tom Hiddleston Lives Below The Line May 14, 2013

Earlier this month, actor Tom Hiddleston spent several days living £1 per day in support of Live Below The Line, which raises money for charities including UNICEF UK. Here are some of Tom’s thoughts about the challenge. More →

The Elders Call On Europe To Play A Stronger Role In The Middle East May 14, 2013

The Elders met civil society groups, diplomats and members of the Irish government in Dublin last week to discuss the role of Europe in the Middle East, the prospects for young people in Northern Ireland and other issues relevant to their work. More →

Kofi Annan Takes Over As Chair Of The Elders May 13, 2013

Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary-General and Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, has been appointed to take over from Archbishop Desmond Tutu as Chair of The Elders with immediate effect. More →

Rachel Zoe Named As Save The Children Artist Ambassador May 13, 2013

Stylist and designer Rachel Zoe has joined Save the Children as Artist Ambassador. More →

Save The Children CEO Speaks At Mom+Social Conference May 9, 2013

Save the Children's president and CEO, Carolyn Miles, delivered the keynote address yesterday at the first annual Mom+Social conference, where she presented the findings of the agency’s 2013 State of the World’s Mothers report. More →

Joan Osborne Combines The Creative Forces Of Technology And Music To Honor Mothers May 9, 2013

Magisto has teamed up with multi-platinum selling recording artist and seven-time Grammy nominee Joan Osborne to celebrate Mother’s Day with a new form of music discovery that brings together powerful user-generated video production technology and musical artistry. More →

Go "Shwopping" With M&S And Oxfam May 9, 2013

Go shwopping – and no, that’s not a spelling mistake – and fight poverty with Oxfam and M&S. More →