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Dionne Warwick To Perform In Support Of Sandy Recovery Nov 16, 2012

Music sensation Dionne Warwick and the iconic Fontainebleau Miami Beach have partnered with Damon Elliot Music Group and its Media Division to support the recovery efforts for Hurricane Sandy through a December 15th benefit event, as part of the resort’s BleauLive performance series. More →

Paul McCartney And Bruce Springsteen To Headline 12.12.12 Concert For Sandy Relief Nov 16, 2012

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, The Madison Square Garden Company and The Weinstein Company — the same group that produced and sponsored the historic 9/11 benefit “The Concert for New York City” — have come together once again to present “12.12.12” the Concert For Sandy Relief. More →

Bob Marley Inspires T-Shirts To Benefit Save The Children Nov 15, 2012

Save the Children's literacy programs in several African countries will get a boost from a new limited-edition T-shirt campaign sponsored by The 1Love Foundation, created by the Marley family to realize Bob Marley's hope for a united and peaceful world, and Made for Good, a brand that raises money for non-profits through apparel sales. More →

Exclusive: Usher Attends Pencils Of Promise Gala Nov 14, 2012

Last month the world came together once again for the Pencils of Promise Annual Gala. More →

Agnes Chan Visits Palestinian Children For UNICEF Nov 12, 2012

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Japan, Agnes Chan, has ended a three-day mission to the occupied Palestinian territory where she witnessed the challenges faced by Palestinian children. More →

Stars Step Up For New York Following Hurricane Sandy Nov 11, 2012

A number of stars have shown they care for the people of New York in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. More →

Lucy Liu To Be Honored By Women For Women International Nov 8, 2012

Ashley Judd is Honorary Chair for tonight’s Women for Women International Annual Awards Gala in New York City. More →

Manchester United To Support UNICEF At Charity Dinner Nov 8, 2012

UNICEF supporters Manchester United are organizing a special event next month to raise vital funds for children. More →

Hugh Jackman Attends World Vision Gala In Australia Nov 6, 2012

World Vision Australia ambassadors Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness treated the business community to entertainment and a coffee at a gala fundraising event this week. More →

Book Review: Bear Grylls' Survival Guide For Life Nov 6, 2012

Bear Grylls is no stranger to overcoming adversity in the wild, but in his new book – “A Survival Guide For Life” – the TV adventurer shows us how his hard-won skills can be adapted for those of us who aren’t usually found parachuting into dangerous situations, eating bugs and sleeping on mountaintops. More →

Sir Roger Moore Honored For 21 Years Of Work For UNICEF Nov 6, 2012

After 21 amazing years of work for UNICEF, Sir Roger Moore was presented with the first-ever UNICEF UK Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony on 1 November at London’s Ivy restaurant. More →

David Cameron To Hold Hunger Summit In 2013 Nov 2, 2012

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced he will be holding a hunger summit in 2013 – a big win for the thousands of Save the Children supporters who have joined the Race Against Hunger campaign. More →

Justin Bieber Joins Nick Cannon For TeenNick HALO Awards Oct 31, 2012

Tyra Banks, Justin Bieber, Josh Duhamel and Emma Stone join creator, host and executive producer Nick Cannon in celebrating four exceptional teens in this year’s TeenNick HALO Awards. 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 →

Usher Attends Pencils Of Promise Gala Oct 30, 2012

A host of stars turned out to benefit Pencils of Promise on Thursday, October 25. 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 →

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 →

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 →

New York City Food Trucks Fight Hunger On World Food Day Oct 16, 2012

On World Food Day, October 16th, New York City’s food trucks are donating 5 percent of their sales to help international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide fight extreme hunger in the world’s poorest countries. 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 →

Celine Dion Records Video For World Prematurity Day Oct 15, 2012

A new global television message from Celine Dion calls on families to use social media to connect with each other and ask governments take action to prevent premature births and save babies’ lives. More →

Jennifer Garner Announces America's Report Card Oct 12, 2012

America earned a lackluster C- grade on child well-being, according to a national report card released today by First Focus and Save the Children. Artist ambassador for Save the Children, Jennifer Garner, joined Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn., retired) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) to announce the findings of America’s Report Card 2012: Children in the U.S. 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 →

Simon Fuller Honored By Children's Health Fund Oct 9, 2012

Last week in New York, British music entrepreneur Simon Fuller was honored in front of an audience of 5,000 music fans at the historic Radio City Music Hall at a star-studded benefit concert to mark the 25th year of the Children's Health Fund. 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 →

Christina Aguilera Honored For Fight Against Hunger Oct 4, 2012

In partnership with the U.S. Department of State, World Food Program USA have honored David Novak, Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands and Christina Aguilera, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Ambassador Against Hunger with the George McGovern Leadership Award. More →

Tom Morello To Perform At Food Sovereignty Prize Event Oct 4, 2012

Hunger is not a matter of production, but a matter of justice and democracy. In celebration of those grassroots activists working for a more democratic food system, WhyHunger's fourth annual Food Sovereignty Prize champions the right of people to determine their own food and agriculture policies and the grassroots groups that defend it! More →