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Martin Bell Makes Charity Trip To Yemen Sep 6, 2010

UNICEF UK Ambassador for Humanitarian Emergencies Martin Bell witnessed the horrifying impact of conflict on children when he visited northern Yemen recently. Fighting between government and rebel forces has raged in the region for several years, displacing thousands of families. More →

Imogen Heap And Richard Branson Take Part In Charity Telethon For Pakistan Aug 31, 2010

Join Imogen Heap, Sir Richard Branson and friends online, in a very spontaneous ‘get together’ with live music and open discussion, as they raise funds to benefit the victims of the recent devastating floods in Pakistan. More →

Ewan McGregor Urges Fans To Help Pakistan Aug 31, 2010

Long time UNICEF UK Ambassador and actor Ewan McGregor has launched a compelling video appealing to the UK public to help in whatever way they can to help Pakistan’s children whose lives have been devastated by the floods. The video will be shown online and as a TV appeal. More →

Clay Aiken Asks Fans To Donate To Pakistan Aug 30, 2010

Clay Aiken has recorded a video for UNICEF, calling on fans to lend a hand in any way they can to help those affected by Pakistan’s devastating floods. More →

Carrie Underwood Nominated For Inspirational Country Music Awards Aug 27, 2010

Carrie Underwood is one of the many country music stars nominated for awards at the 2010 Inspirational Country Music Awards taking place at the Trinity Music City USA Auditorium in Hendersonville, Tennessee, on October 14. More →

Stars Join Club Charity Aug 27, 2010

ClubCharity.com, an online auction site for celebrity and corporate charitable giving founded by CharityBids.org and visionary entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson, today announced its launch in Canada through a partnership with Toronto Blue Jays centerfielder Vernon Wells. More →

Annie Lennox To Talk Charity At Social Good Summit Aug 26, 2010

Annie Lennox will join CNN founder Ted Turner and (RED) CEO Susan Smith Ellis at the 2010 Mashable and 92Y Social Good Summit in New York on September 20. More →

Bono Talks Charity With Russian President Aug 25, 2010

U2's Bono sat down for a cup of tea and a chat with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday to discuss charity. More →

Bollywood Star Named As UNICEF Ambassador Aug 24, 2010

UNICEF is delighted to announce the appointment of the Indian cinema’s leading lady, Priyanka Chopra, as its newest National Ambassador promoting child rights and adolescence. More →

Michael Franti To Play Barefoot Concert Series For Charity Aug 24, 2010

Michael Franti today announced his partnership with Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity dedicated to providing free shoes to people in need around the world. More →

Stars Bare Their Soles For Shoe Charity Aug 19, 2010

Actors, athletes, and comedians have bared their souls to team up with 50Kshoes.com’s “Celebrity Charity Challenge” to benefit Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity dedicated to providing free footwear to those in desperate need. More →

Omid Djalili To Be Quiz Master For Charity Aug 19, 2010

Award-winning comedian and actor Omid Djalili has accepted a new role as QuizAid Master for Christian Aid's first ever Twitter Quiz. More →

Mia Farrow Says Africa's Future Lies In Education Aug 18, 2010

In an op-ed published on CNN earlier this month, actress and activist Mia Farrow said the key to Africa’s future is in the education of the children. More →

World-Renowned Cellist Joins Save The Children Program Aug 18, 2010

Save the Children announced today that world-renowned cellist Lynn Harrell and his wife, violinist Helen Nightengale, have joined the charity’s Artist Ambassador program in support of the agency’s Healing and Education through Art (HEART) program. More →

Cheryl Cole To Be Comic Relief Malaria Ambassador Aug 17, 2010

Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole – who contracted malaria after a trip to Tanzania last month – is set to become an ambassador to raise awareness of the disease in Africa. More →

Bill Clinton's Big Birthday Wish For Charity Aug 16, 2010

For his 64th birthday, former US president Bill Clinton has posted his birthday wish on Causes.com, a website created as a platform to help people raise money for their favorite charities. More →

Mandy Moore And Ashley Judd's Appetite For Life At Charity Event Aug 13, 2010

Mandy Moore and Ashley Judd will attend Population Services International's Appetite For Life event at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee later this month. More →

Mandy Moore To Host Malaria Facebook Chat Today Aug 12, 2010

Mandy Moore will join malaria experts from the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign and PSI (Population Services International) for a “Town Hall” on malaria in Africa, broadcast live on Facebook today. More →

Leo Messi Scores A Goal For UNICEF Aug 10, 2010

Leo Messi, renowned FC Barcelona and Argentina national team soccer player, completed his first field visit for UNICEF last month to highlight the milestones and challenges children in Haiti face six months after the earthquake. More →

Wyclef Jean Resigns As Chairman Of Yéle Haiti Charity Aug 5, 2010

Wyclef Jean, the founder and chairman of Yéle Haiti, announced last night that he will relinquish his leadership role in the organization, effective immediately. More →

Gorillaz And Refugee Children Refocus In Syria For Charity Aug 5, 2010

British band Gorillaz visited Syria last week, giving local refugee children the chance of a lifetime through UNICEF's Refocus program. More →

Radiohead Puts It Right For UNICEF Aug 5, 2010

Radiohead has donated their song Videotape to a new video for UNICEF's Put It Right campaign, which asks people to take five minutes of their time to protect children’s rights to childhood. More →

Holly Madison To Sign Autographs For Shoe Charity Aug 5, 2010

Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity dedicated to providing free footwear to people in need, has announced it will host a celebrity signing at their booth at the World Shoe Association Trade Show at the Venetian and Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, on Monday, August 9, from 4:30-6:30 pm. More →

Pau Gasol Supports Children In Gaza Aug 4, 2010

NBA Superstar and UNICEF Spain Ambassador Pau Gasol delivered a video message to children in Gaza recently, throwing his support behind their attempt to shatter the current Guinness World Record in dribbling basketballs. More →

Sophia Bush To Run Half Marathon For Charity Aug 4, 2010

Sophia Bush has announced a special charity challenge to raise money to assist the clean-up following the Gulf oil spill. More →

NBA Star Pau Gasol Visits Ethiopia For UNICEF Aug 3, 2010

LA Lakers star Pau Gasol was in Ethiopia recently with UNICEF to visit education, nutrition and child protection programs in the country. More →

Eva Longoria Announces Foreign Press Association Charity Grants Aug 3, 2010

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association celebrated their annual Installation Luncheon last week at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. The star-studded luncheon presented a record $1,541,000 in financial grants to 41 film schools and non-profit organizations. The event also celebrated the election of the HFPA’s 2010-2011 officers. More →

John Legend Supports Millennium Campus Network Aug 3, 2010

John Legend and Jeffrey Sachs are supporting the Millennium Campus Network, a national network of university student organizations working to reduce extreme poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals. More →

Richard Hammond Among Stars Honored By British Scouts Aug 2, 2010

A host of stars have been honored by the British Scout Association for their charity work in the organization’s annual birthday honors list. More →

Mandy Moore To Chat Live On Facebook For Charity Jul 29, 2010

Singer, songwriter, and actress Mandy Moore announced today she is joining the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign to respond to an urgent need for life-saving, anti-malaria bed nets in the Central African Republic — where a child dies every 30 seconds from malaria. More →