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Shakira Kicks Off New Soccer Charity Partnership Aug 5, 2011

Shakira was in Miami this week to launch a new partnership between her Pies Descalzos Foundation and the FC Barcelona Foundation. More →

Ewan McGregor To Sail In Celebrity Charity Race Aug 4, 2011

Ewan McGregor is set to tackle a sailing race for charity in the UK this month. More →

Forty Years Ago Today - George Harrison's Concert For Bangladesh Aug 1, 2011

Forty years ago today, George Harrison took to the stage with a host of his celebrity friends for what is regarded as the first large scale multi-artist benefit concert – The Concert For Bangladesh. Look To The Stars Feature Editor Tim Saunders looks back at the climatic and political events that led up to the concert, and the on-going effects the show has had on celebrity charity events. More →

Griff Rhys Jones Models Shirt For Tribal Peoples Aug 1, 2011

Comedian, actor, presenter and author Griff Rhys Jones has modeled Survival International's new T-shirt by internationally acclaimed Aboriginal artist Jimmy Pike. More →

Sting's Rainforest Foundation UK To Launch Celebrity Charity Christmas Auction Jul 29, 2011

After the amazing success of last year’s event, the Rainforest Foundation UK will again be hosting an amazing online celebrity charity auction event called 12 Days of Christmas. More →

David Beckham Makes Charity Plea For East African Children Jul 28, 2011

UNICEF and David Beckham have launched an appeal in The Mirror newspaper, in aid of the charity’s East Africa Children’s Crisis appeal. More →

UNICEF Celebrates George Harrison's Charity Concert For Bangladesh Jul 27, 2011

On the 40th anniversary of George Harrison's groundbreaking Concert for Bangladesh, the first major celebrity charity concert for a humanitarian cause, the music community is coming together yet again for UNICEF, this time to help provide emergency relief for children in famine and drought-affected regions in the Horn of Africa. More →

Celebrities Support Celtic Vs Manchester United For Charity Jul 27, 2011

Oxfam's East Africa famine appeal has been announced as the main beneficiary of The Legends Celtic vs Manchester United charity match on August 9. More →

Usher Honors Ted Turner For Charity Jul 27, 2011

Usher presented Ted Turner, founder and chairman of the United Nations Foundation, with the Service Legacy Award at Friday’s World Leadership Conference in Atlanta, hosted by Usher's New Look Foundation. More →

Celebrities Call On World Leaders For Urgent Horn Of Africa Funds Jul 26, 2011

A group of global artists, activists and business leaders have signed a joint letter urging world leaders to step up their response to the famine in the Horn of Africa. They call on them to act “without reservation, prevarication or equivocation” when they meet at an emergency summit in Rome. More →

Audrey Hepburn Named Most Stylish Celebrity In Charity Poll Jul 26, 2011

Audrey Hepburn has beaten modern celebrities, including Cheryl Cole and Kate Moss, to be named most stylish woman in a new poll by Oxfam. More →

Stars Line Up For 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Jul 25, 2011

To commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, a highly distinguished cast of film, TV & stage actors will gather for a benefit reading of Sarah Tuft’s “110 Stories” on September 8th & 9th at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. More →

Cat Deeley Launches Marks And Spencer UNICEF Campaign Jul 25, 2011

UNICEF UK Ambassador Cat Deeley is calling on Marks & Spencer customers to support UNICEF by not taking hangers home when they buy clothes. More →

Mena Suvari Urges Fans To Help The Hungry In East Africa Jul 22, 2011

Mena Suvari is urging her fans to donate to UNICEF's campaign to end the famine in East Africa. More →

NBA Star To Visit Congo With UNICEF Jul 22, 2011

UNICEF Brazzaville will host National Basketball Association star and Oklahoma City Thunder Forward Serge Ibaka, in a visit to the Republic of the Congo from July 22 to 24. More →

Shakira Blogs About Israel Trip Jul 18, 2011

Shakira has blogged about her trip to Jerusalem last month, where she took part in the Israeli Presidential Conference. More →

Ewan McGregor Speaks Up For Starving Children In East Africa Jul 15, 2011

UNICEF ambassador Ewan McGregor has made a heartfelt plea for the victims of what has been called the worst food crisis of this century in East Africa. More →

Roger Federer's Charity Initiative For Malawi Jul 15, 2011

Tennis champion Roger Federer has launched a $3.3 million initiative to build schools in Malawi through his Roger Federer Foundation. More →

George Clooney's Satellite Sentinel Project Finds Mass Graves In Sudan Jul 15, 2011

George Clooney's Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) has revealed visual evidence of mass graves in South Kordofan, which corroborates new eyewitness reports, obtained by SSP, of systematic killings and mass burials in this conflict-torn region of Sudan. The evidence found by SSP is consistent with allegations that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and northern militias have engaged in a campaign of killing civilians. More →

Ricky Martin To Open Children's Center In Puerto Rico Jul 12, 2011

Ricky Martin will be expanding his philanthropic work by opening a new Prevention Center in Puerto Rico, to help fight human trafficking. Having founded the Ricky Martin Foundation in 2000, Martin works to defend children’s rights and promote awareness efforts to enable children to be, quite simply, children. More →

Kristin Davis Sees Food Crisis In Kenya Jul 11, 2011

Kristin Davis has been visiting the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya with Oxfam, to see the devastating impact of the drought. More →

Celebrities Sign Letter About Worst Food Crisis Of This Century Jul 8, 2011

Celebrities including Peter Gabriel, Lauren Laverne, Annie Lennox and Michael Morpugo have signed an open letter about the worst food crisis of the 21st century. More →

Alexander McCall Smith Brings Literature To Young Refugees Jul 8, 2011

Acclaimed author Alexander McCall Smith has discussed his contribution towards a project to bring the joys of literature to young refugees with the help of UNHCR. More →

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 →

Sting Cancels Concert In Support Of Kazakh Oil Workers Jul 4, 2011

Sting has canceled a concert in Kazakhstan after learning about human rights abuses from Amnesty International. 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 →

Lady Gaga Hits Japan For Charity Jun 27, 2011

World-wide superstar Lady Gaga has recently spoken out for Japan. More →