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Leo Messi - Help End Child Deaths Dec 18, 2012

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and football star Leo Messi is making an urgent plea to strengthen efforts in child survival to save the lives of thousands of children dying every year from preventable causes. More →

Bid On Exclusive 12.12.12 Concert Items For Charity Dec 14, 2012

The stars rocked 12.12.12 this week to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy, and now here is your chance to bid on special items donated by the stars who took part. More →

12.12.12 Concert To Be Broadcast Live And Released On iTunes Dec 11, 2012

Sirius XM Radio has announced that the 12.12.12 concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy will air on E Street Radio, channel 20, and Pearl Jam Radio, channel 22, on December 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm ET. And Columbia Records has announced that a selection of 24 live tracks from the event will be available for pre-order on iTunes starting today. More →

Prince William Attends Winter Whites Gala For Homeless Charity Dec 11, 2012

The Duke of Cambridge attended the Winter Whites Gala in aid of homeless charity Centrepoint, of which he is patron, last week. More →

Keep A Child Alive Black Ball REDUX Raises $2.9 Million Dec 10, 2012

Keep A Child Alive CEO Peter Twyman has announced that the Black Ball REDUX, held last week at “Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater,” raised over $2.9 million – funds that will go to providing lifesaving HIV treatment, care and support to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. More →

Bid On Brandon Flowers' Guitar In Celebrity Charity Auction Dec 7, 2012

Looking for a unique Christmas gift that really makes a difference? WaterAid has the answer… More →

Bruce Springsteen Donates 12.12.12 Tickets To Charity Auction Dec 7, 2012

Bruce Springsteen has donated floor tickets to Robin Hood's 12.12.12 concert to benefit Sandy victims. More →

Lady Gaga Visits UNICEF-Supported School In Peru Dec 7, 2012

Following her Born This Way Ball concert in Lima, five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter and UNICEF supporter Lady Gaga paid a surprise visit to a UNICEF-supported school in Ventanilla District, Peru, on the outskirts of Lima. More →

Sirius Radio Helps With Hungerthon 2012 Dec 6, 2012

Sirius XM Radio has announced its participation with WhyHunger's Hungerthon 2012. More →

Ed Asner And Mark Feuerstein Star In Heifer At Hanukkah Campaign Dec 6, 2012

Heifer International is proud to announce that Ed Asner, who played gruff but lovable Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and Santa Claus in “Elf,” and Mark Feuerstein, from the hit series “Royal Pains,” are the stars of the first-ever Heifer at Hanukkah campaign. More →

Celebs boost ICAP's 20th Annual Global Charity Day (With Photos) Dec 6, 2012

Celebrities turned out yesterday to support financial group ICAP’s 20th annual global Charity Day in Jersey City, NJ. More →

Justin Bieber Wants To Visit Your School For Charity Dec 3, 2012

Pencils of Promise (PoP), an organization dedicated to increasing access to quality education in the developing world, has announced its Schools4All campaign featuring Justin Bieber and a chance to win a school visit through a $25 contribution. More →

Orlando Bloom Visits Children In South Africa For UNICEF Dec 3, 2012

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom met with children and young people near Cape Town today to learn more about their lives and to spread the word about what they have to say. More →

Tiesto Celebrates World AIDS Day With (RED) Dec 3, 2012

International DJ and dance music pioneer, Tiesto, together with (RED) and some of the world’s biggest dance artists, celebrated World AIDS Day with a truly unique one-off music event. More →

UNICEF Snowflake Ball Attracts Celebrity Support Dec 3, 2012

The 2012 UNICEF Snowflake Ball, held on Tuesday, November 27 at Cipriani 42nd Street, honored UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte and U.S. Fund for UNICEF National Board Member Dolores Rice Gahan for their commitment to saving and improving children’s lives. More →

Toni Collette Supports Concern Gifts This Holiday Season Dec 3, 2012

Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress and star of the hit film “Hitchcock,” Toni Collette has joined the international humanitarian organization, Concern Worldwide U.S., in a campaign to make a profound difference in the world’s poorest communities through holiday shopping. More →

Stars Help Launch ONE's World AIDS Day Campaign Nov 29, 2012

ONE, the global anti-poverty group, has announced the launch of “It starts with me,” a YouTube video series designed to commemorate World AIDS Day and inspire global action in the fight against AIDS. More →

Annie Lennox Performs In Italy For Women's Circle Event Nov 28, 2012

Annie Lennox performed live at The Ice Palace in Milan during the Women’s Circle 2012 fundraising event on November 22. More →

Stars Support Giving Tuesday Nov 27, 2012

A diverse group of musicians, actors, athletes, artists and the nation’s top creative talents are joining the #GivingTuesday movement to help inspire the first national day dedicated to giving coinciding with the Holiday season. More →

Bob Woodruff's Stand Up For Heroes Raises $3 Million Nov 27, 2012

Stand Up for Heroes, the Bob Woodruff Foundation's (BWF) annual benefit event and the kickoff for the New York Comedy Festival, on Nov. 8, 2012, brought together celebrities, service members and their families for a night of laughter and performances from A-list musicians and comedians, as well as wounded veterans, to raise funds for programs that the Bob Woodruff Foundation helps support. More →

Book Review: JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy Nov 27, 2012

JK Rowling's new book, The Casual Vacancy, was released in September, and shows a grittier side of the author who brought us Harry Potter. But the book does more than just provide us with a window into the private and dysfunctional lives of the fictional village of Pagford – it shows a side of Rowling that cares about people in the community. More →

Win A Signed T-Shirt From Sophia Bush By Donating To Charity Nov 26, 2012

Donate at least $25 to Sophia Bush's Pencils of Promise fundraising campaign before midnight (EST) on 11/27, and you could win a signed T-Shirt. More →

Help Olivia Wilde Raise Money For Haiti Nov 22, 2012

Olivia Wilde is raising money for Haiti via Crowdrise, and giving you the chance to win a limited edition, signed Shepard Fairey poster. More →

Placido Domingo Named As UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Nov 22, 2012

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, appointed world-famous tenor and conductor Placido Domingo as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador at last night’s Education For All event. More →

Tiesto Collaborates With Bono For (RED) Nov 21, 2012

(RED) has announced a collaboration with one of the world’s leading DJs and electronic dance music pioneers, Tiesto. More →

Stars Put Their Best Jumpers On For Save The Children Nov 21, 2012

Myleene Klass, Mark Wright, Erin O'Connor, Lisa Snowdon, Alison Steadman, Ashley Jensen, Lauren Laverne, Jon Snow, Ben Forster, Vicky McClure and VV Brown have all posed for photographs in the festive woollies they will be wearing on Christmas Jumper Day on December 14, to mark their support for the Save the Children campaign. More →

Harry Belafonte To Be Honored At UNICEF Snowflake Ball Nov 20, 2012

UNICEF is set to host the Snowflake Ball, one of New York City’s most notable black-tie galas, to celebrate the lighting of the UNICEF Snowflakes and to honor those whose philanthropic commitments support its mission to save children’s lives. More →

Ne-Yo Takes Part In Nick Cannon's TeenNick HALO Awards Nov 19, 2012

Ne-Yo, Neon Trees, Nicole Richie, Lucy Hale, Jesse Williams, Heather Morris, Anthony Anderson, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr, Victoria Justice and the cast of See Dad Run were among the celebs who took to the Hollywood Palladium stage to join host Nick Cannon in honoring five extraordinary teens for the 2012 TeenNick HALO Awards live event. More →

Jason Mraz To Perform In Myanmar Against Human Trafficking Nov 19, 2012

MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) has announced a historic live concert in Myanmar to be held on December 16th to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking. More →

Yoko Ono Supports Imagine There's No Hunger Campaign Nov 16, 2012

In his iconic song “IMAGINE,” John Lennon asked us all to picture a world free from hunger – a message that lives on today through the global IMAGINE THERE’S NO HUNGER campaign. More →