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Win The Chance To Attend The Clinton Foundation Gala In New York Feb 13, 2015

Here is your chance to win a trip to the Clinton Foundation Gala in New York. More →

Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership To Support Smallholder Farmers Feb 12, 2015

Unilever, Acumen and the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, have launched a landmark Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action called the Enhanced Livelihoods Investment Initiative (ELII) to improve the livelihoods of as many as 300,000 smallholder farmers and their communities in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. More →

Miranda Hart Unveils Comic Relief Statues Feb 11, 2015

Miranda Hart has officially unveiled the first ever collection of Comic Relief Donation Statues, exhibited in London’s Goldsmiths’ Hall. More →

More Stars Join Comic Relief Danceathon Feb 10, 2015

Comic Relief can reveal that even more celebrities have pledged to join the line-up for the Comic Relief Danceathon, a six hour non-stop dance frenzy, held on Sunday 8th March at The SSE Arena, Wembley to raise money for Red Nose Day 2015. More →

David Beckham Launches New UNICEF Fund Feb 9, 2015

David Beckham and UNICEF are today launching a groundbreaking initiative, 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund, to protect millions of children around the world from danger. More →

Bill And Chelsea Clinton To Host CGI Winter Meeting Feb 5, 2015

President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will host the 2015 Winter Meeting on February 10 in New York City, marking the 10th year of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). More →

Stars Announced For Great Comic Relief Bake Off Feb 4, 2015

A new batch of celebrities will put their baking skills to test as they go head to head in The Great Comic Relief Bake Off. More →

Jennifer Garner And Save The Children Feature On New Documentary Feb 3, 2015

The low-cost, Save the Children home-visiting program that actor/advocate Jennifer Garner and journalist Nicholas Kristof explored last night in the new PBS documentary A Path Appears is showing dramatic results in many of the nation’s poorest communities. More →

Operation Health For Comic Relief Jan 30, 2015

Comic Relief today announces a brand new, and life-changing, project that’s never been done before for Red Nose Day. More →

Stars Attend Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer Jan 30, 2015

Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer, presented by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) and chaired by Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon, took place in Culver City, CA, on Wednesday. More →

Prince of Wales Speaks At Meeting On Forests And Climate Change Jan 29, 2015

The Prince of Wales has described climate change and sustainable development agreements expected at major summits this year as a “Magna Carta” for the planet. More →

Wayne Brady Speaks At Clinton Foundation Health Matters Summit Jan 29, 2015

Earlier this week, the Clinton Foundation hosted the fourth annual Health Matters Activation Summit. More →

Simon Cowell's Got Talent For Face Painting Jan 28, 2015

Simon Cowell and David Walliams took their bromance to another level earlier this week, as Simon showed off his face painting prowess by making David’s face funny for Red Nose Day. More →

Stars Slam British Prime Minister Over Syrian Refugee Policy Jan 27, 2015

Top British celebrities have today criticised the UK Government for failing to resettle more refugees from Syria. More →

David Walliams Visits Kenya With Comic Relief Jan 27, 2015

David Walliams and Comic Relief have travelled to Kenya to see the positive change happening right now in sub Sahara Africa. More →

UN Messenger Of Peace Honoured For Anti-Hunger Efforts Jan 27, 2015

United Nations Messenger of Peace Princess Haya Al Hussein, of Jordan, has been awarded the 2015 Hunger Hero Award by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) during a ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More →

Save The Children Action Network Praises Obama's Call For Investing In Children Jan 22, 2015

Save the Children Action Network commends President Obama for prioritizing the needs of children in his State of the Union address. More →

Angelique Kidjo Presented With Crystal Award Jan 21, 2015

UNICEF is congratulating singer-songwriter and Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo for receiving the Crystal Award – a prize recognizing artists not only for their body of work but also their commitment to improving the state of the world. More →

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off Is Back Jan 21, 2015

The UK’s favourite show, The Great British Bake Off, returns to screens this February for a special Red Nose Day series – The Great Comic Relief Bake Off. More →

Chelsea Clinton - Creating A Culture Of Service Jan 20, 2015

Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Chelsea Clinton blogged about creating a culture of service. More →

Shakira Launches World Baby Shower To Benefit UNICEF Jan 20, 2015

Singer-songwriter and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira, and FC Barcelona soccer star Gerard Piqué, are celebrating the imminent arrival of their second child by expanding upon their original concept of a ‘World Baby Shower’ to benefit UNICEF and vulnerable children around the world. More →

Stars Back Massive Action2015 Campaign Jan 19, 2015

A number of stars are backing Action2015, a huge campaign launched to make 2015 a huge breakthrough moment for people and planet. More →

Lionel Messi And Serena Williams Help Launch 1in11 Campaign Jan 19, 2015

FC Barcelona Foundation, Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) and UNICEF have launched the ‘1 in 11’ campaign to extend educational opportunities to marginalized children in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal, with the goal of expanding to more countries. More →

Martina McBride To Receive Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award Jan 19, 2015

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will present Country superstar Martina McBride with its prestigious Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award during the Music Biz 2015 Awards Luncheon at 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel in Nashville. More →

David Walliams' New Book To Benefit Comic Relief Jan 14, 2015

David Walliams has written an exclusive children’s picture book especially for Comic Relief, giving all of his proceeds from the book to the charity. More →

Bill And Chelsea Clinton To Host Fourth Annual Health Matters Summit Jan 14, 2015

On January 25 – 26, President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will host the Clinton Foundation's fourth annual Health Matters Activation Summit, which each year brings together leaders from a variety of health fields to identify strategies for systemic health improvement and ways to implement those strategies. More →

#TackleEbola Introduces Awareness Ribbon Jan 9, 2015

The Ebola crisis remains a deadly epidemic in West Africa and a continued threat to the world. This past October, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Paul G. Allen committed $100 million to stop the spread of Ebola and launched a public initiative called #TackleEbola to engage people from around the world to support the cause. More →

Claudia Winkleman Leads Star-Studded Comic Relief Danceathon Jan 8, 2015

Strictly Come Dancing’s Claudia Winkleman is calling on the nation to take part in the first ever Comic Relief Danceathon. More →

The Top 20 Celebrity Charity Auctions Of 2014 Jan 7, 2015

From the chance to meet Paul McCartney backstage at a concert to an extra role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Charitybuzz, the global charity auction site, closed out another incredible year raising more than ever before for its more than 2,500 charity partners. More →

Young People Lift The Spirits Of The Lonely With Valentine’s Day Cards Jan 7, 2015

Valentine’s Day is a time to spread love, but for the 43% of seniors who reported feeling lonely on a regular basis, Valentine’s Day can be an especially hard time. More →