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Annie Lennox To Talk AIDS At Scottish Parliament   Mar 13, 2012

  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes

Annie Lennox will return to the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday March 14 as part of Commonwealth Day events taking place on the day. Annie will address an audience on the Global Plan and the exciting development of the UNAIDS targets, particularly in relation to Preventing Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV.

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George W. Bush Announces Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon Partner Country   Dec 6, 2011

  • George W. Bush's charity work and causes
  • Laura Bush's charity work and causes
  • Susan G. Komen for the Cure's celebrity supporters

During a visit to the George Urban Health Center in Lusaka last week, President George W. Bush, Mrs. Laura Bush and First Lady of Zambia Dr. Christine Kaseba were joined by United States Ambassador Mark Storella to announce that Zambia will be the first Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon partner country, expanding the availability of vital cervical cancer screening and treatment, and breast care education to those in need.

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Ronaldinho To Promote AIDS Awareness Through Sport   Oct 21, 2011

  • Ronaldinho's charity work and causes

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira—the Brazilian football star also known as Ronaldinho—has accepted an invitation from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Brazil’s Ministry of Health to promote AIDS awareness through sport.

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Annie Lennox To Attend UN General Assembly Session On AIDS   Jun 7, 2011

  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes

Annie Lennox is in New York this week to attend a series of high level meetings as part of her role as a UNAIDS ambassador.

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Janet Jackson To Host Celebrity Charity Life Ball   Apr 4, 2011

  • Janet Jackson's charity work and causes
  • American Foundation for AIDS Research's celebrity supporters
  • Elton John AIDS Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Michael Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Sharon Stone's charity work and causes
  • Katy Perry's charity work and causes
  • Heidi Klum's charity work and causes
  • Eva Longoria's charity work and causes
  • Liza Minnelli's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes
  • Kylie Minogue's charity work and causes
  • Donatella Versace's charity work and causes
  • Vivienne Westwood's charity work and causes
  • Kenneth Cole's charity work and causes
  • Calvin Klein's charity work and causes

Janet Jackson will host this year’s amfAR Life Ball in Vienna.

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Annie Lennox To Be Honored With Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award   Mar 8, 2011

  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • Oxfam's celebrity supporters
  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters
  • Greenpeace's celebrity supporters
  • Dave Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Melissa Etheridge's charity work and causes
  • Norman Lear's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes
  • Bonnie Raitt's charity work and causes
  • Michael Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Rock the Vote's celebrity supporters

NARM, the music business association, has announced that it will honor Grammy and Oscar-winning artist, activist and campaigner, Annie Lennox, with its Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award in recognition of her outstanding work on behalf of HIV/AIDS awareness and other health, human rights and environmental causes.

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Annie Lennox Joins Body Shop HIV Campaign   Nov 29, 2010

  • Rankin's charity work and causes
  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes

The Body Shop has teamed up with world-renowned photographer Rankin to launch an international HIV campaign, which invites you to be ‘an activist’ and join the fight against HIV.

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Annie Lennox Sings Out About HIV/AIDS   Aug 12, 2010

  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • Martin Bell's charity work and causes
  • Treatment Action Campaign's celebrity supporters

Annie Lennox will appear at two events at the Scottish Festival of Politics this month – Annie Lennox and The SING Campaign – One Year On (Thursday 19 August), and Power of the People (Wednesday 18 August), where she will form part of a panel.

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Paul McCartney To Stream Concert Online For Charity   Jun 25, 2010

  • Carla Bruni's charity work and causes
  • Global Fund's celebrity supporters
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Live 8's celebrity supporters
  • Amy Winehouse's charity work and causes
  • U2's charity work and causes

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are proud to announce that singer/songwriter Paul McCartney is throwing his support behind the BORN HIV FREE campaign.

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Annie Lennox Named Charity Ambassador For UN AIDS Program   Jun 3, 2010

  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes

Annie Lennox has been named as International Goodwill Ambassador for the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

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Naomi Watts To Cut The Lights For World AIDS Day   Dec 1, 2009

  • American Foundation for AIDS Research's celebrity supporters
  • Naomi Watts's charity work and causes

The lights on the Washington Square Park Memorial Arch will go off at 6:15 pm tonight, December 1, for World AIDS Day.

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Carla Bruni Raises AIDS Awareness   Feb 19, 2009

  • Carla Bruni's charity work and causes
  • Global Fund's celebrity supporters

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the French First Lady and singer, will travel to Burkina Faso to visit Global Fund-supported Aids programs in Burkina Faso on what will be her first official trip as a Global Ambassador for the Protection of Mothers and Children against AIDS.

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Jackie Chan Hands Over Cash To Boys' And Girls' Club   Dec 17, 2008

  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes
  • Boys' and Girls' Clubs of America's celebrity supporters
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Dragon's Heart Charity's celebrity supporters

Action star Jackie Chan took a break from filming his latest movie last week to present two checks to organizations that benefit children.

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Jackie Chan Receives UNICEF Award   Aug 13, 2008

  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Lang Lang's charity work and causes
  • Dragon's Heart Charity's celebrity supporters

Action star Jackie Chan has received a special UNICEF award for his work with children.

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Bill Clinton Speaks At AIDS Conference   Aug 5, 2008

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Oxfam's celebrity supporters
  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • World Food Programme's celebrity supporters

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

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Kelly Rowland Tested For HIV To Raise Awareness   Jun 23, 2008

  • Kelly Rowland's charity work and causes
  • Staying Alive Foundation's celebrity supporters

R&B singer Kelly Rowland has undergone an HIV test in Africa to raise awareness of the disease.

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Jackie Chan Urges For A Peaceful Olympics   Apr 17, 2008

  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Jet Li's charity work and causes
  • Dalai Lama's charity work and causes

Jackie Chan has come out fighting for the Olympics – despite the current protests occuring around the world as the Olympic Torch makes its way to Beijing.

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Exclusive Interview: Jackie Chan Talks To Look To The Stars   Nov 30, 2007

  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Dragon's Heart Charity's celebrity supporters

One of the greatest things about our work at Look To The Stars is the chance to ‘discover’ the wonderful things that celebrities do everyday. In doing so, we often find that our idols are true heroes. This is especially true of action hero Jackie Chan, a legend of Hong Kong cinema and star of the three “Rush Hour” movies. Chan volunteers his time to help many charities, the closest to his heart being the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation, an organization that has helped thousands of people since he started it in 1988.

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Fiennes, Shilpa Raise AIDS Awareness in India   Feb 9, 2007

  • Ralph Fiennes's charity work and causes
  • Shilpa Shetty's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters

British actor Ralph Fiennes and the UK Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty are doing their parts to raise AIDS awareness in India.

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