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Lang Lang Uses Star Power To Raise AIDS Awareness In New York Jul 8, 2011

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and world renowned pianist Lang Lang is using his star power to help raise awareness of the urgency to do more in addressing the devastating impact of HIV and AIDS – especially on the world’s most vulnerable children. More →

War Correspondent To Talk About Southern Sudan Jul 8, 2011

UNICEF UK Ambassador and former BBC war correspondent Martin Bell will share his account of a recent trip to Southern Sudan at a special event at UNICEF’s London offices on 8 July, just a day before South Sudan’s independence from the north. More →

Youssou N'Dour Celebrates 20 Years As UNICEF Ambassador Jul 1, 2011

Grammy Award-winning musician Youssou N'Dour marked his 20th anniversary as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador this week by calling for a continued push to help save and improve the lives of the most vulnerable children around the world. More →

John Legend To Front Education Campaign Jul 1, 2011

John Legend is set to front a new initiative to help lower the rate of high school dropouts. More →

Roger Federer's Wimbledon Defeat Costly For Charity Jun 30, 2011

Roger Federer's defeat at Wimbledon today has proved doubly costly – not only has the six-time champion been defeated, but Oxfam have been denied a windfall of more than £100,000 due thanks to a bet placed placed by a man who left his estate to the charity when he died. More →

Basketball Stars Visit Malnutrition Center In Haiti Jun 24, 2011

NBA star Samuel Dalembert and WNBA star Nykesha Sales were in Haiti recently, to visit a malnutrition center with UNICEF. More →

Richard Gere Takes Pilgrim To Korea For Charity Jun 23, 2011

Richard Gere is in Korea to support an exhibition of his photos in Seoul raising money for charities involved with the Tibetan human rights campaign. More →

Oxfam Ready For The Glastonbury Mud Jun 23, 2011

It’s described as the scourge of British summer music festivals but new research by festival veteran Oxfam, a Glastonbury charity partner for 18 years, suggests that festival mud is very much embraced by music lovers and is even regarded as iconic. More →

Danny Glover Visits Cuba With UNICEF Jun 22, 2011

Danny Glover was in Cuba with UNICEF last week to attend the opening session of a workshop on “Cuba and the Afro-Descendant Peoples of the Americas.” More →

Shakira Talks Education In Jerusalem Jun 22, 2011

Global education advocate and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira visited the Max Payne “Hand in Hand” School for Bilingual Education in Jerusalem on Tuesday, meeting with students to talk about the power of education. More →

Father Of The Year Awards Benefit Charity Jun 20, 2011

The National Father’s Day Committee this week honored five exceptional men at the 70th Annual Father of the Year Awards luncheon, held at the New York Sheraton Hotel & Tower. More →

Hollywood Heroes To Be Honored By Prevention Jun 20, 2011

Laura Petasnick, Publisher of Prevention, has announced the honorees of the magazine’s second annual “Prevention Honors Hollywood Heroes,” an evening in celebration of remarkable women committed to making a world of difference. More →

Shakira's Recipe For A Better Tomorrow In Israel Jun 17, 2011

Shakira has been busy raising awareness of her charity, Pies Descalzos, in Europe lately, and has just announced that she will be heading to Israel next week to continue her mission of highlighting the importance of education around the world. More →

Stars Donate Items To Celebrity Charity Auction To Help Joplin Jun 16, 2011

A number of stars – including Johnny Depp, Yoko Ono, Patricia Arquette, Bono, Jeff Probst, Justin Timberlake, Eminem and Jack Johnson – have donated items to a great auction raising money for the people of Joplin, the Missouri town where an estimated 30% of the buildings were destroyed and over 150 people were killed by a tornado on May 22. More →

Eliza Doolittle Featured In Charity Bottletop Band Jun 16, 2011

UK charity Bottletop is proud to announce the release of the new single from their star-studded musical collective The Bottletop Band. ‘One In a Million’ featuring Eliza Doolittle (June 27) is the second track to be released from their upcoming debut album Dream Service (August 8 2011). More →

Meet Justin Bieber At Fragrance Launch For Charity Jun 15, 2011

Want to meet Justin Bieber at the launch of his new fragrance in NYC and benefit a great cause at the same time? More →

National Wildlife Federation To Honor Alyssa Milano And Anderson Cooper Jun 15, 2011

The National Wildlife Federation will honor Alyssa Milano, Anderson Cooper, Lawrence Bender and Howard Ruby at its Voices For Wildlife Gala in Los Angeles tonight, June 15. More →

Run With Pamela Stephenson For Women In The Congo Jun 14, 2011

Physiologist and TV personality Dr Pamela Stephenson-Connolly will take part in a special 10K run in London next month to benefit Women for Women International – and you can join her. More →

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Make Charity Donation To Tornado Victims Jun 12, 2011

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have given $500,000 to help a Missouri town where Pitt’s mother went to school recover from a huge tornado that struck on May 22. More →

John Legend Wants Equality In Education Jun 11, 2011

John Legend has talked about his mission for education equality for all children in a MediaPlanet supplement to the Chicago Sun-Times. More →

Stars Celebrate Father's Day With Charity Auction Jun 10, 2011

Charitybuzz, the leading destination for luxury online charity auctions, presents the 2011 Dads and Grads Auction, featuring once-in-a-lifetime experiences and covetable gifts that showcase the best of entertainment, sports, food and travel to benefit more than 75 nonprofit organizations around the globe. More →

Emma Watson And Alberta Ferretti Create Luxury Eco-Brand Jun 10, 2011

Alberta Ferretti and Emma Watson have joined forces to create high-fashion’s first eco-label. More →

Quincy Jones Produces Charity Single In Middle East Jun 9, 2011

Quincy Jones has thrown his weight behind a project in Rabat, Morocco, that will see him produce some of the biggest names in Arab music on a charity single. More →

Bill Clinton Honored At Celebrity Charity Hope For Children Gala Jun 8, 2011

Regis Philbin honored Bill Clinton at a special celebrity charity event on Tuesday, June 7, in New York. More →

Stars Attend 15th Annual Global Green Millennium Awards Jun 7, 2011

Global Green USA celebrated its 15th Annual Millennium Awards at a star-studded fundraising gala at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, California on Saturday, June 4, 2011. More than 350 guests enjoyed the reception and dinner program that included a featured musical performance by Rocky Dawuni. More →

CaCee Cobb And Donald Faison Give Their Soles To Charity Jun 7, 2011

The line wound around the Los Angeles Mission on Monday as Skid Row residents waited to get a new pair of shoes during the kick-off of National Barefoot Week. 874 pairs of shoes were distributed in Los Angeles, the first day of a week where more than 10,000 pairs of shoes were expected to be distributed in five cities nationwide. More →

TV Presenter To Interview 50 Celebrities In 24 Hours For Charity Jun 6, 2011

Nickelodeon television presenter Jamie Rickers will attempt to set a unique Guinness World Record next month by interviewing 50 celebrities in 24 hours for charity. More →

Amaré Stoudemire To Be Honored As 2011 Father Of The Year Jun 3, 2011

NBA star Amaré Stoudemire, captain of the New York Knicks, is among the honorees for 2011 Father of the Year. More →

Scarlett Johansson And Kristin Davis Speak Out Against Global Food Crisis Jun 2, 2011

Leading actors Scarlett Johansson and Kristin Davis, photographer Rankin, supermodel Helena Christensen and TV presenter Zoe Ball are among the stars joining Oxfam in putting out a call to fix the broken global food system, which is failing to feed nearly a billion people each day. More →

Scrubs Star To Give Shoes To The Homeless At Celebrity Charity Event Jun 2, 2011

Scrubs star Donald Faison and Price of Beauty’s CaCee Cobb will be handing out shoes at the Los Angeles Mission next week. More →