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Haiti Food Project: A Second Aid Benefit Concert Feb 22, 2010

The Haiti Food Project: A Second Aid Benefit Concert for sustainable food programs that feed and nourish the Haitian children and the communities they live in was held at the American Jewish University in Bel Air, California, earlier this month. More →

Christina Aguilera Teams With Muhammad Ali For Charity PSA Jan 28, 2010

Christina Aguilera has teamed up with Muhammad Ali to film a PSA for the World Food Programme. More →

Zinedine Zidane To Play In Haiti Charity Soccer Game Jan 25, 2010

In the wake of the massive devastation in Haiti, the United Nations Development Programme and its players have decided to raise funds in support of relief efforts through an exhibition soccer match. More →

Hope For Haiti Now Breaks Charity Records Jan 24, 2010

Friday night’s Hope for Haiti Now telethon, organized by George Clooney, has so far raised more than $57 million for the earthquake relief effort in Haiti. More →

George Clooney Brings Hope To Haiti Tonight Jan 22, 2010

It will be a big night for charity tonight, as George Clooney's Hope For Haiti telethon hits TV screens across America and around the world. More →

Christmas Charity Singles Hit The Market Nov 9, 2009

It’s that time year again – a new wave of charity singles are about to hit the market to spread goodwill in the Christmas season. More →

Bob Dylan Gives Royalties To World Hunger Programme Sep 25, 2009

Royalties from Bob Dylan's forthcoming Christmas album will be donated to the World Food Programme (WFP) at a time when a growing hunger crisis threatens the lives of 108 million people worldwide. More →

Christina Aguilera Highlights Hunger In Guatemala Sep 24, 2009

Christina Aguilera and her husband Jordan Bratman recently traveled with the UN World Food Programme to villages in the Guatemalan highlands near Lake Atitlan, where up to 80 percent of the indigenous children are malnourished. Guatemala has the fourth highest child malnutrition rate in the world. More →

Mia Farrow Takes Message Of Hope To Cameroon Sep 16, 2009

The internationally acclaimed actress and humanitarian activist Mia Farrow arrived in Cameroon on Sunday with a message of hope for some of the most disadvantaged children in the country. More →

Bono Talks World Hunger In Amsterdam Aug 5, 2009

U2 singer Bono recently took time out from his current world tour to get up-to-date on global hunger by meeting with World Food Programme (WFP) head, Josette Sheeran, in Amsterdam. More →

Christina Aguilera Becomes Spokesperson For World Hunger Relief Charity Jul 17, 2009

Christina Aguilera is giving hunger a powerful voice by becoming the global spokesperson for World Hunger Relief. More →

George Clooney Puts Star Power To Work Jul 14, 2009

George Clooney is using his box office appeal to garner a financial boost for the people of L’Aquila, Italy. More →

Reese Witherspoon Helps Feed The Children May 4, 2009

Actress Reese Witherspoon was spotted toting a special bag in Italy in the weekend, created by a group of Columbia University students dedicated to promoting and raising awareness about hunger. More →

Michael Jordan Charity Auction Nets $110,000 Apr 21, 2009

On April 15, we ran a story announcing that the Chicago Bulls had teamed with Hunt Auctions to offer fans a chance to bid on historic Michael Jordan gear – including his locker – with all proceeds going to the Chicago Bulls’ charitable organization, the CharitaBulls. More →

A Big Concert For A Big Man With A Big Heart Oct 13, 2008

A charity concert honoring Luciano Pavarotti took place at the site of the ancient Jordanian city of Petra on Sunday night. More →

Mariah Carey Becomes Poster Girl For Charity Sep 25, 2008

Pop’s favorite princess Mariah Carey has been named an Ambassador for a major hunger relief charity. More →

Pavarotti To Be Honored With Charity Concert Sep 17, 2008

Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti is to be honored at a tribute charity concert in Petra, Jordan, a year after his death. More →

Matt Damon And Wyclef Jean Witness Storm Destruction Sep 15, 2008

Fresh from appearing at the ONEXONE Difference Awards in Toronto last Monday, Matt Damon and Wyclef Jean spent the weekend visiting the flood-ravaged city of Gonaives in Haiti following destruction caused by Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike. More →

Bill Clinton Speaks At AIDS Conference Aug 5, 2008

The eyes of the world are this week firmly fixed on AIDS 2008, the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. More →

Wyclef Jean Forms Partnership For Haiti Food Crisis Help May 23, 2008

Musician Wyclef Jean announced on Tuesday that his Yele Haiti Foundation has formed a partnership with two other charities to help address the growing food crisis in Haiti. More →

Celebrities Bring Attention To UN Efforts Apr 17, 2008

With the press watching their every move, more and more stars are making their moves count by sharing the spotlight with United Nations missions. More →

George Clooney Keeps Air Rescue To Darfur Going Mar 31, 2008

When the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned earlier this month that their air transportations to help war-torn Darfur, Sudan, would soon stop due to lack of funds, George Clooney stepped up with his charity group Not On Our Watch by contributing $6.24 million to keep their air transport operations going. More →

George Clooney Makes A Stand For Darfur Mar 14, 2008

UN Messenger of Peace George Clooney is putting pressure on a major Olympic sponsor to make a stand against China’s foreign policy in the Sudan. And to drive the point home, Clooney’s non-profit organization Not On Our Watch has just donated $500,000 to the World Food Program to provide aid in the war torn region of Darfur. More →

Drew Barrymore Donates $1 Million To Charity Mar 4, 2008

Viewers of Oprah Winfrey's new show, Oprah’s Big Give, on Sunday night got a special surprise when Drew Barrymore announced she is donating $1 million to the United Nations World Food Program. More →

George Clooney - A Messenger Of Peace Feb 1, 2008

Academy Award winner George Clooney was made a United Nations Messenger of Peace at a function in New York yesterday, January 31, and has pledged to “shine a light” on UN peacekeeping efforts around the world, particularly in Darfur. More →

2008 Golden Globes Roundup Jan 14, 2008

There may have been no red carpet, acceptance speeches, or flash of cameras for the winners of the 2008 Golden Globe Awards, but Look To The Stars takes this golden opportunity to recognize some of those who were honored and nominated. More →

Clooney, Damon Keep Helping Africa Jul 3, 2007

The stars of “Ocean’s Thirteen” recently raised over $9 million, and within three weeks donated over $5 million of it to various charities in Sudan’s Darfur region. Most of the money was contributed to the Ocean’s stars’ humanitarian organization, Not On Our Watch, during the film’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. George Clooney and his co-stars created Not On Our Watch to bring global attention to the plight of the people of Darfur where over 200,000 people have died since 2003 in a rebellion between local rebels and the Sudanese government, and 2.5 million civilians have fled their homes. More →

Barrymore Becomes Ambassador Against Hunger May 16, 2007

Actress Drew Barrymore has been named an Ambassador Against Hunger for the World Food Programme. She and fellow WFP ambassador, world marathon record-holder Paul Tergat, will focus their advocacy efforts on school feeding programs. Tergat, hailing from Kenya, is a former school feeding recipient. More →

Barrymore Raises Funds For Food Mar 25, 2006

Drew Barrymore recently travelled to Kenya in an effort to help some of the 11 million people in East Africa who are suffering from poverty and drought. More →