Amidst an ‘appalling’ escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip since the collapse of a brief 1 August ceasefire, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the killing today of at least 10 Palestinian civilians in shelling outside of a United Nations school in Rafah which had been sheltering thousands of civilians.
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World renowned singer songwriter Annie Lennox OBE has pledged her support for Coram, the UK’s first children’s charity, resulting in almost 600 new supporters signing the pledge wall.
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After what singer and activist Annie Lennox called a “recent spate of overtly sexualised performances and videos”, she would like to see ratings attached to videos because she feels some have slipped into the realm of pornography.
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To mark International Women’s Day, the United Nations Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, BabyCenter, and The Huffington Post are launching the Global Moms Relay through Mother’s Day on May 11.
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Annie Lennox delivered the opening speech at the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa in South Africa in the weekend, just days after learning of the death of Nelson Mandela.
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UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador Annie Lennox is in South Africa to highlight the progress and challenges in the AIDS response. During her site visits, she paid tribute to Former President Nelson Mandela.
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The UK is supporting HIV intervention in Malawi and others must help to break this tragic cycle, says Annie Lennox in an article she published in The Guardian.
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Acclaimed singer, songwriter, campaigner and activist, Annie Lennox, performed at an exclusive event on Thursday, October 3, to support mothers2mothers vital work in sub-Saharan Africa, preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
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More than 100 internationally renowned musicians have joined a worldwide call for the release of the two jailed members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot ahead of their parole appeal hearings this week.
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Internationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter and human rights activist Annie Lennox was this week presented with an Honorary Degree by the University of Essex.
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Following Annie Lennox's visit to Malawi and the “Make It Happen” petition, trust.org have published an article written by the singer and activist discussing the issue of reproductive rights.
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Cruelty Free International, the global non-profit organization dedicated to ending cosmetics testing on animals worldwide, has been joined by celebrities Chrissie Hynde, Twiggy, Jenny Seagrove, Kimberly Wyatt and Joanna Lumley, to celebrate the end of cosmetics testing on animals in Europe.
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Annie Lennox has issued a call to action, in response to the epidemic of violence that has been taking place against women and girls in South Africa for years.
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The Music Circle is organizing a charity jumble sale in association with Oxfam on January 26, with celebrity donations from Paloma Faith, Tinie Tempah, Dermot O'Leary, Fearne Cotton, Marilyn Manson, Charlotte Church and many more.
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Annie Lennox was in Malawi last week to support President Banda’s Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood, and to promote the need for increased funding from donor nations for reproductive health services for Malawi and other countries in the developing world.
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Malawi this week welcomed high-level members of the Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health (GLC) to Lilongwe, at the invitation of Her Excellency Mrs. Joyce Banda, also a member of the group of former presidents, global health leaders, and philanthropists who are dedicated to advocating at the highest political levels for women’s rights to reproductive health and family planning services.
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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.
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