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Soccer Aid 2012 Injures Stars, Saves Children May 29, 2012

This year’s Soccer Aid showdown left celebrities exhausted and injured in the name of charity. More →

Mary Robinson On Child Marriage May 25, 2012

“Is it a boy, or is it a child?” is a question former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, heard her father lament as she was growing up. A country doctor, her father was asked this question time and again by mothers at home births. More →

Glee's Max Adler To Attend A Day Of Enchantment May 25, 2012

Southern California’s preeminent Arts education organization, City Hearts: Kids Say Yes to the Arts presents “A Day of Enchantment” featuring The 3rd Annual Shakespeare Challenge, Recital and Photography Exhibit on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga, from 10am to 3 pm. More →

Bieber Fever Is Hitting The Stage For Charity May 24, 2012

Bieber Fever is taking the world by storm yet again! As millions of fans count down the days until the June 19 release of his fourth studio album, BELIEVE, platinum- selling pop singing sensation Justin Bieber announces a headlining tour of North America. More →

John Bishop's PETA Billboard Towers Over London May 24, 2012

Grinning into the camera as three chicks perch on his shoulder next to the caption “Chicks Love a Vegetarian!” the hilarious British comedian John Bishop is the face of PETA's new billboard campaign. More →

Bill And Chelsea Clinton To Attend Millennium Network Event In Chicago May 22, 2012

Bill and Chelsea Clinton will both attend the upcoming Millennium Network event on June 7 in Chicago to benefit the Clinton Foundation. More →

Ewan McGregor Calls For Aid In The Sahel May 22, 2012

Ewan McGregor is the latest star to record a PSA calling for aid in the Sahel region of West Africa. More →

Pau Gasol Honored For Charity Work May 21, 2012

UNICEF has offered its congratulations to UNICEF Ambassador and LA Laker Pau Gasol for winning the 2011-2012 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. More →

Robin Gibb's Charity Legacy May 21, 2012

Bee Gees legend Robin Gibb has passed away, leaving a vast legacy in the worlds of music and charity. More →

Selena Gomez And Mia Farrow Urge Support For Sahel May 18, 2012

Actor and UNICEF ambassador Selena Gomez has been bringing attention to a rising crisis in the Sahel region in west and central Africa, where drought-caused crop failure across several countries means a severe scarcity of food. More →

Eddie Izzard Announces Marathon Challenge May 16, 2012

Comedian Eddie Izzard has announced that he will once again run a series of marathons, this time as a tribute to Nelson Mandela. More →

Stars Donate Garden Tools To Christian Aid Charity Auction May 16, 2012

Tali Lennox, Alan Titchmarsh and TOWIE’s Lydia Bright are among a host of famous names who have used their creative talents to support this year’s Christian Aid Week. More →

Dalai Lama Donates Prize Money To Save The Children May 16, 2012

The Dalai Lama is to donate the bulk of his Templeton Prize money to Save the Children. More →

Tali Lennox Visits Sierra Leone With Christian Aid May 14, 2012

Award-winning model Tali Lennox recently visited Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest countries, as a Christian Aid Week (13-19 May) ambassador. Around half of all Sierra Leoneans are forced to try to survive on the equivalent of just 80p a day, with more than half the country’s population relying on subsistence farming for their income. More →

David Cameron To Chair United Nations Panel On Millennium Development Goals May 11, 2012

Oxfam has welcomed the appointment of British prime minister David Cameron as joint chair of the United Nations panel that will recommend what should replace the Millennium Development Goals after they expire in 2015. More →

US Fund For UNICEF Announces Campus Challenge Winners May 11, 2012

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is proud to announce the winners of the Campus Challenge for the 2011-2012 academic year. More →

Stars Support Veterans And Military Families With Got Your 6 Campaign May 10, 2012

In an unprecedented show of support for veterans and military families, nearly every major studio, broadcast and cable network, talent agency, and guild in the entertainment industry has united with top-tier nonprofit organizations to launch the Got Your 6 campaign. More →

Spend A Day With Lady Gaga On Tour For Charity May 10, 2012

Ever dreamed of being a pop star? Touring the country? Performing for sold-out arenas? Here is your chance to experience the tour of international sensation Lady Gaga! More →

Bill Clinton Announces Second Annual CGI America Meeting May 10, 2012

Bill Clinton has announced the program for the second Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting to be held in Chicago, June 7-8, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers. More →

Exclusive: Young People From Usher's New Look Foundation Have Their Say May 9, 2012

In 1999, superstar Usher established the Usher's New Look Foundation to empower young people from under-served communities around the world. LookToTheStars.org is proud to share some of the stories of the kids he has helped. More →

Robbie Williams Visits Mexico With UNICEF May 8, 2012

Robbie Williams was in Mexico with UNICEF recently, making a short film about some of the city’s most vulnerable children that will be shown during Soccer Aid on ITV 1, on 27 May 2012. More →

Join Charley Boorman On Charity Adventure In India May 8, 2012

Actor and adventurer Charley Boorman is set to motorcycle through India this December for UNICEF, and you can join him. More →

Kristin Davis Supports Oxfam Mother's Day Campaign May 7, 2012

International relief and development organization Oxfam America is teaming up with Kristin Davis this Mother’s Day to show appreciation of moms in our lives by giving back to others with a gift from Oxfam America Unwrapped. More →

Jennifer Connelly Named As Save The Children Ambassador May 7, 2012

Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly is joining Save the Children as an Artist Ambassador to advocate for children in need in the United States and around the world, the global humanitarian agency announced at its fourth biennial Celebration of Hope charity event in Greenwich, Conn. More →

Stars Join Concern Worldwide's Your Dollar Our Future Campaign May 7, 2012

Gabriel Byrne, Stanley Tucci, Brendan Fraser, Olympic Gold Medalist and “fastest man in the world” Usain Bolt, Giuliana Rancic, and a galaxy of other stars have joined Concern Worldwide's Your Dollar Our Future campaign to help get Haiti’s children into school and out of poverty. More →

Stars Suggest Charity Gifts For Mother's Day May 4, 2012

A number of celebrities are promoting alternative Mother’s Day gifts to benefit good causes. More →

Sean Penn's Haitian Charity Work To Be Recognized At Cannes May 4, 2012

A star-studded event at Cannes will take place this month to benefit charities working in Haiti. More →

Celebrity Moms Honored By Love Our Children USA May 4, 2012

May 13th is Mother’s Day. It’s a time when violence against children affects over 3 million children and when bullying and suicides are at an all-time high. Love Our Children USA has announced the recipients of the Seventh Annual Mothers Who Make A Difference Awards, recognizing celebrity mothers for balancing motherhood, work and causes. More →

Emily Deschanel Named As Charity Ambassador May 3, 2012

Women for Women International announced today actress Emily Deschanel has agreed to become a celebrity ambassador for the organization’s 2012 Mother’s Day campaign. More →

Every Body Walk With The Cast Of The West Wing May 2, 2012

An all-star cast from the award-winning television series The West Wing reunited for a Funny or Die public service announcement that launched yesterday for Every Body Walk!, an inspiring campaign about the health benefits of walking. More →