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Jennifer Garner Testifies In Support Of Early Childhood Education Mar 21, 2017

Save the Children Trustee Jennifer Garner testified last week before the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee during their hearing titled “Investing in the Future – Early Childhood Education Programs at the Department of Health and Human Services.” Below is her testimony. More →

Food Bank For New York City To Host Annual Can Do Awards Dinner Mar 21, 2017

Food Bank For New York City's Can Do Awards Dinner is set to take place next month. More →

Comic Relief Launches Best Ever Auction For Red Nose Day Mar 21, 2017

Over 20 remarkable celebrity, film and television experiences and items are up for grabs in the best ever auction and series of prize draws for Red Nose Day More →

Martin Bell Visits Refugee Children In Lebanon Mar 21, 2017

Martin Bell, veteran BBC reporter and UNICEF UK ambassador, visited Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley where he witnessed first-hand the situation for Syrian children trying to rebuild their lives. More →

Katy Perry Honored By Human Rights Campaign At 2017 Los Angeles Gala Dinner Mar 20, 2017

On Saturday, March 18, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, honored global pop icon and longtime equality advocate Katy Perry with HRC’s National Equality Award at the 2017 HRC Los Angeles Gala Dinner. More →

Stars Team Up With Smurfs To Celebrate International Day Of Happiness Mar 20, 2017

Demi Lovato, Joe Manganiello and Mandy Patinkin threw their talent behind a United Nations effort to end extreme poverty, address inequality and protect the planet against climate change through the Sustainable Development Goals during the weekend. More →

Joaquin Phoenix Narrates Undercover Investigation Video Exposing Unethical Treatment Of Lab Animals Mar 20, 2017

International nonprofit Last Chance for Animals (“LCA”) has released an explosive undercover investigation that exposes the extreme abuse of laboratory animals at one of North America’s largest Contract Research Organizations. More →

Stars Perform At Tibet House US 30th Anniversary Benefit Gala Mar 20, 2017

Last week’s sold-out 30th Anniversary Tibet House US Benefit Concert Celebrating Philip Glass's 80th Birthday at Carnegie Hall in New York City made for yet another unforgettable evening in the concert’s long history. More →

Harrison Ford Honored At Star-Studded Celebrity Fight Night Mar 20, 2017

On Saturday, March 18, 2017, stars and athletes from around the country gathered at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate the 23rd Anniversary of Celebrity Fight Night and to honor the life of the great Muhammad Ali. More →

George Clooney Speaks Out On Famine In South Sudan Mar 17, 2017

George Clooney is speaking out about the famine in South Sudan, calling it a “government-made” crisis. More →

Stars Join Enough Is Enough Campaign For War Child Mar 17, 2017

In a moving new video released by War Child, a group of celebrities tell the true story of a Syrian teen forced to flee across the border, and the tragic events that follow. More →

The Elders Welcome UN Secretary-General’s Commitment To Fight Sexual Exploitation Mar 17, 2017

The Elders welcomed the commitment from the new Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres to personally lead efforts to eradicate sexual abuse and exploitation by UN peacekeepers and civilian staff. More →

Stars Join Radio One To Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Mar 17, 2017

Celebrity radio hosts and Radio One’s national network of praise stations, lent their voices to help in the fight against childhood cancer, sickle cell disease and other life-threatening diseases. More →

Sachin Tendulkar Named UNICEF And Cricket For Good Ambassador Mar 17, 2017

On International Women’s Day, The International Cricket Council (ICC) reaffirmed its commitment to the Spirit of Cricket in bringing about a positive social change through the sport, by appointing Sachin Tendulkar as the UNICEF Cricket For Good ambassador for the Women’s World Cup 2017, to be hosted in the UK in June and July. More →

Cristiano Ronaldo Gets Haircut Advice From Syrian Refugee Teen Mar 16, 2017

Save the Children global artist ambassador Cristiano Ronaldo is known for his sweet soccer skills and his ever-changing haircuts. Now, he is getting hairstyle advice from Omar, a Syrian refugee teen in barber training at Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. More →

Prince Harry Visits The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy Project At Epping Forest Mar 16, 2017

Prince Harry has visited Epping Forest to view the Wood Pasture Restoration Project which is part of The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC). More →

Get Your Hands On Cool Stuff With C​haritybuzz Curates: Music​ Mar 16, 2017

Charitybuzz.com is changing the tune of online fundraising with the opening of their latest auction, Charitybuzz Curates: Music. More →

Stars Announced For WE Day New York Welcome Mar 16, 2017

WE Day, a series of inspiring stadium-sized life-changing events that take place around the world, announces the initial list of speakers, performers and presenters attending the first-ever WE Day event in the tri-state area, WE Day New York Welcome, on April 6, 2017 at Radio City Music Hall. More →

Angelina Jolie Speaks At Sergio Vieira de Mello Annual Lecture Mar 16, 2017

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie yesterday delivered a lecture for the Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation, which honors the memory and work of the UNHCR staff member and diplomat, who was killed in Iraq in 2003 when the United Nations office in Baghdad was bombed by terrorists. More →

Your Chance To Meet Daniel Craig And Take Home An Aston Martin Mar 16, 2017

omaze.com is giving you the chance to win a 2016 Aston Martin Vantage GT Roadster – and meet Daniel Craig. More →

Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Renews UNHCR Contract Mar 15, 2017

Special Envoy Angelina Jolie today reaffirmed her commitment to refugees worldwide telling staff at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency: “I am with you for life.” More →

Activists, Celebrities And Governments Call To End Global Gender Pay Gap Mar 15, 2017

At a packed event in the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday, champions of equal pay took centre stage, putting forth a clarion call to end the global gender pay gap that stands at 23 per cent. More →

Common Joins See America In The Fight Against Preventable Blindness Mar 15, 2017

See America, Allergan’s initiative to fight against preventable blindness in the United States, today unveiled a powerful video featuring award-winning actor and hip-hop artist Common, that urges Americans to “stand in the way of darkness”. More →

Mo Farah Named As Ambassador For Save The Children, Supports East Africa Food Crisis Appeal Mar 15, 2017

Quadruple Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah has issued an urgent plea for help in support of Save the Children's East Africa Food Crisis Appeal. More →

Mandy Patinkin Urges Leaders Across Europe And The US To Expand Legal Routes For Refugees Mar 15, 2017

International Rescue Committee ambassador and actor, Mandy Patinkin, urged leaders across Europe and the United States to expand legal routes for refugees caught in limbo, at the end of a 5-day visit to Greece, Serbia and Germany to bear witness to the refugee crisis in Europe. More →

Your Chance To Join Charlize Theron At The Fate Of The Furious Premiere Mar 15, 2017

Here’s your chance to join Charlize Theron at the premiere of The Fate Of The Furious in New York – and help charity at the same time. More →

Naomi Campbell Visits Za'Atari Refugee Camp Ahead of Six-Year Mark of Syrian War Mar 14, 2017

It is not unusual to spot a supermodel on the Champs-Élysées, but this is not Paris. It is a busy market street with the same name in the Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan. And supermodel and activist Naomi Campbell is here for a different reason than fashion. More →

Actors with Disabilities Joined Thousands For Inspirational ReelAbilities Film Festival Mar 14, 2017

A blind state supreme court justice. A deaf teen girl who word slams in sign language. An inner-city schools basketball coach born without fully-formed arms. A double hand amputee meets the love of his life who doesn’t see his disability. More →

Ella Fitzgerald's Centennial Year Commemorated With A Global Ella 100 Celebration Mar 14, 2017

The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Verve Label Group and UMe are pleased to announce some of the major initiatives confirmed as part of this year’s Ella 100 centennial celebration honoring one of the most beloved and influential vocalists of all time, Ella Fitzgerald. More →

International Rescue Committee To Honor Jencarlos Canela At Refugio Gala Mar 14, 2017

The International Rescue Committee will host the 2017 Refugio Gala in Miami this week. More →