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Gorillaz And Refugee Children Refocus In Syria For Charity Aug 5, 2010

British band Gorillaz visited Syria last week, giving local refugee children the chance of a lifetime through UNICEF's Refocus program. More →

Radiohead Puts It Right For UNICEF Aug 5, 2010

Radiohead has donated their song Videotape to a new video for UNICEF's Put It Right campaign, which asks people to take five minutes of their time to protect children’s rights to childhood. More →

Barbra Streisand To Be Honored As 2011 MusiCares Person Of The Year Aug 4, 2010

Barbra Streisand will be honored as the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year at its 21st annual benefit gala. More →

AnnaLynne McCord And Kellan Lutz Get Busy For Charity Aug 4, 2010

AnnaLynne McCord and Kellan Lutz are asking fans to help out the St. Bernard Project in the Pepsi Refresh Challenge in hopes of winning $250,000 to help Katrina devastated families back into their homes. More →

Pau Gasol Supports Children In Gaza Aug 4, 2010

NBA Superstar and UNICEF Spain Ambassador Pau Gasol delivered a video message to children in Gaza recently, throwing his support behind their attempt to shatter the current Guinness World Record in dribbling basketballs. More →

NBA Star Pau Gasol Visits Ethiopia For UNICEF Aug 3, 2010

LA Lakers star Pau Gasol was in Ethiopia recently with UNICEF to visit education, nutrition and child protection programs in the country. More →

Eva Longoria Announces Foreign Press Association Charity Grants Aug 3, 2010

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association celebrated their annual Installation Luncheon last week at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. The star-studded luncheon presented a record $1,541,000 in financial grants to 41 film schools and non-profit organizations. The event also celebrated the election of the HFPA’s 2010-2011 officers. More →

John Legend Supports Millennium Campus Network Aug 3, 2010

John Legend and Jeffrey Sachs are supporting the Millennium Campus Network, a national network of university student organizations working to reduce extreme poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals. More →

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

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. More →

Richard Hammond Among Stars Honored By British Scouts Aug 2, 2010

A host of stars have been honored by the British Scout Association for their charity work in the organization’s annual birthday honors list. More →

Mandy Moore To Chat Live On Facebook For Charity Jul 29, 2010

Singer, songwriter, and actress Mandy Moore announced today she is joining the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign to respond to an urgent need for life-saving, anti-malaria bed nets in the Central African Republic — where a child dies every 30 seconds from malaria. More →

Groundbreaking Documentary Sheds New Light On The Global Fund‏ Jul 27, 2010

The United Nations Foundation announced a milestone documentary examining the work of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria and its ongoing impact in saving millions of lives, particularly of women and children, across the developing world. More →

Gary Barlow Plans Second Charity Adventure Jul 26, 2010

At the ripe age of 39, Gary Barlow is up for anything – even if it’s hiking to the North Pole. For charity, of course. More →

George Clooney To Be Honored With Bob Hope Charity Award Jul 22, 2010

George Clooney will receive a special humanitarian award at this year’s Emmys. More →

True Blood Vampires Battle For Charity Jul 22, 2010

The rivalry between True Blood vampires Eric Northman and Bill Compton is about to hit an all-time high – for charity. More →

GEMS Chosen As Charity For New York Lilith Fair Jul 21, 2010

GEMS (Girls Educational & Mentoring Services) has been chosen as the New York woman’s charity in The Lilith Fair “Choose Your Charity” campaign. More →

Bid On Tickets To American Idol Live For Charity Jul 9, 2010

Two lucky fans will get the once-in-a lifetime opportunity to get up close & personal with this year’s “American Idol” champion Lee DeWyze and runner-up Crystal Bowersox at one of 48 cities featured on the 2010 American Idols Live Tour! More →

Alyssa Milano Blogs About Charity Trip To Kosovo Jul 9, 2010

UNICEF Ambassador Alyssa Milano traveled to Kosovo in May to participate in the commemoration of World Children’s Day, and she has blogged about her experiences. More →

United Nations Gets A Helping Hand From American Idol Viewers‏ Jul 9, 2010

Thousands of Haitian women and young girls living in temporary camps will sleep safer under new solar street lights that are being provided through the generous donations of AMERICAN IDOL viewers. More →

Annie Lennox Blogs For Women's Rights Jul 8, 2010

Annie Lennox has just returned from an event for Amnesty International, focusing on the plight of women in the Congo, and has blogged about the experience. More →

Shakira Speaks Up About Charity Campaign Jul 7, 2010

Shakira has voiced her support for the 1GOAL campaign and discussed the importance of education in achieving peace and global security during a wide-ranging interview with YouTube as part of the campaign’s YouTube Interviews series. More →

Nelson Mandela Foundation To Host Charity Dinner Jul 2, 2010

Working to keep Nelson Mandela's legacy alive, the Nelson Mandela Foundation is hosting a Legacy Gala Dinner at the Sandton Convention Centre this July. More →

Authors To Appear As Part Of Oxfam BookFest Jul 2, 2010

July 2009 saw the first ever Oxfam Bookfest – a fortnight packed with book events in Oxfam shops all over the UK. It was so successful — with over 350 events, a 40% rise in book donations and hundreds of thousands of pounds of poverty-busting sales — that the charity is doing it again in 2010. And they’re adding even more events, and selling even more books to make even more money to fund their work. More →

Bill Nighy Makes A Flying Start For Charity Jul 1, 2010

Following his charity trips to Nairobi and Canada last week, British actor Bill Nighy is now throwing his support behind a new charity partnership between Comic Relief and British Airways which aims to raise up to £8 million by 2013 for vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the UK and around the world. More →

Bill Clinton Supports Nelson Mandela Day Jul 1, 2010

Former US President Bill Clinton spoke at the Nelson Mandela Foundation's Centre of Memory and Dialogue last week in support of Mandela Day on July 18. More →

Bill Nighy Blogs About G8 Meeting In Canada Jun 29, 2010

British actor Bill Nighy was in Canada this week for the G8 meeting, and took the opportunity to blog about his experience. More →

Celebrities Pen Letter From Oxfam To G8 Leaders Jun 25, 2010

A group of celebrities have put their names to a letter on behalf of Oxfam addressed to the G8 leaders meeting in Canada this week. More →

Will Ferrell Films Charity Video For The US Campaign For Burma Jun 22, 2010

The US Campaign for Burma has announced that a video by actor Will Ferrell is kicking off a 30-day campaign to help the campaign build one million voices of support for human rights and democracy in Burma. 

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Angelina Jolie And Hillary Clinton Join For World Refugee Day Jun 21, 2010

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took part in a unique live video event linking four locations around the world to mark World Refugee Day on Friday. More →

Signed Perfumes From Halle Berry And Kim Kardashian Auctioned For Charity Jun 21, 2010

Makatto.com has some great new celebrity charity auctions. More →