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Sting To Be Honored At Clinton Global Initiative   Sep 5, 2011

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Barack Obama's charity work and causes
  • Chelsea Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Dikembe Mutombo's charity work and causes
  • Geena Davis's charity work and causes
  • Hillary Clinton's charity work and causes
  • CARE's celebrity supporters
  • K'naan's charity work and causes
  • The Nature Conservancy's celebrity supporters
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters
  • Trudie Styler's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Tony Blair's charity work and causes
  • Rainforest Foundation Fund's celebrity supporters

Bill Clinton has announced the program and featured attendees for the seventh Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to be held September 20-22 in New York City.

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Nicole Kidman Makes Charity Trip To Haiti With UNIFEM   Aug 2, 2010

  • Nicole Kidman's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters

Nicole Kidman was in Haiti last week to call for the urgent need to address gender-based violence among affected populations, and stressed the critical need to support long-term initiatives that advance women’s livelihoods as part of the rebuilding efforts.

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Nicole Kidman Visits Hong Kong For UNIFEM   May 21, 2010

  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters
  • Nicole Kidman's charity work and causes
  • Keith Urban's charity work and causes

The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)‘s Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman raised more than US$175,000 last night for programs to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in China at “A Night With The Stars” in Hong Kong.

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Geena Davis Meets With UNIFEM Australia   Apr 26, 2010

  • Geena Davis's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters

Geena Davis was in Australia last week to discuss ways to empower women and promote gender equality with UNIFEM.

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Nicole Kidman Breaks Ground To Combat Violence Against Women   Jan 11, 2010

  • Nicole Kidman's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters

Actress and Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman helped to break ground on Friday on a new centre located in San Francisco to combat violence against women, part of an initiative between the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and Family Violence Prevention Fund.

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Nicole Kidman Takes Anti-Violence Message To Kenya   Nov 6, 2009

  • Nicole Kidman's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters

Nicole Kidman is reportedly to travel to Kenya to raise awareness of women affected by domestic violence.

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Nicole Kidman Takes Anti-Violence Message To Congress   Oct 23, 2009

  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters
  • Nicole Kidman's charity work and causes

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman and Mallika Dutt, anti-violence group Breakthrough’s Executive Director, supported the call for a comprehensive approach by the United States to address ending violence against women yesterday.

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Reese Witherspoon Launches New Women's Empowerment Necklace   Mar 5, 2009

  • Reese Witherspoon's charity work and causes
  • Avon Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters

Actress Reese Witherspoon has launched a new campaign to end violence against women.

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Nicole Kidman Delivers Anti-Violence Petition To UN   Nov 26, 2008

  • Nicole Kidman's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters
  • Hilary Swank's charity work and causes
  • Bob Geldof's charity work and causes

Nicole Kidman has presented U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with a petition that calls on world leaders to end impunity for perpetrators of violence against women, provide services for survivors and, most importantly, invest in prevention.

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Witherspoon Speaks Out In Brazil   Sep 2, 2008

  • Reese Witherspoon's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters
  • Avon Foundation's celebrity supporters

Actress Reese Witherspoon visited the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo last week to show her dedication to ending violence against women.

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Nicole Kidman Pushes The Anti-Violence Point   Apr 24, 2008

  • Nicole Kidman's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters

Actress Nicole Kidman spoke out against violence towards women at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, and urged people to add their names to a website that calls on world leaders to end impunity for perpetrators, provide services for survivors and, most importantly, invest in prevention.

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Celebrities Bring Attention To UN Efforts   Apr 17, 2008

  • Drew Barrymore's charity work and causes
  • World Food Programme's celebrity supporters
  • Reese Witherspoon's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • (RED)'s celebrity supporters
  • United Nations Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Salma Hayek's charity work and causes
  • Mia Farrow's charity work and causes
  • George Clooney's charity work and causes
  • Angelina Jolie's charity work and causes

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

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Reese Witherspoon Launches Campaign Against Domestic Violence   Mar 6, 2008

  • Reese Witherspoon's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters

Legally Blonde actress Reese Witherspoon has launched a new UNIFEM campaign to end violence against women.

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Nicole Kidman Supports UNIFEM   Dec 25, 2007

  • Nicole Kidman's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters

After winning substantial libel damages from a British tabloid, Nicole Kidman plans to donate her compensation to the United Nations Development Fund For Women (UNIFEM). UNIFEM consider Kidman – a goodwill ambassador for them since January 2006 – a gift thanks to her visibility, voice and connections.

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Kevin Bacon Launches “SixDegrees.org”   Jan 23, 2007

  • Kevin Bacon's charity work and causes
  • SixDegrees.org's celebrity supporters
  • Kyra Sedgwick's charity work and causes
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's celebrity supporters
  • Nicole Kidman's charity work and causes
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters
  • Ashley Judd's charity work and causes
  • YouthAIDS's celebrity supporters
  • Bradley Whitford's charity work and causes
  • Jane Kaczmarek's charity work and causes
  • Clothes Off Our Back's celebrity supporters
  • Dana Delany's charity work and causes
  • Robert Duvall's charity work and causes
  • Rosie O'Donnell's charity work and causes
  • Jessica Simpson's charity work and causes
  • Operation Smile's celebrity supporters

Kevin Bacon has launched SixDegrees.org, a new web site that builds on the popularity of the “small world phenomenon” to create a charitable social network and inspire giving to charities online.

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