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Sesame Workshop and World Vision Partner to Tackle Critical Global Health Priority Dec 17, 2014

More than 1,600 children die each day from diarrhea caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation and hygiene practices. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, will partner with international humanitarian organization World Vision to protect children around the globe from illness caused by dirty water and poor sanitation. More →

Stars Attend SyriART Auction For UNICEF Dec 15, 2014

Artworks from some of the world’s most influential contemporary artists went under the hammer last week (11th December) at UNICEF UK’s first ever contemporary art auction SyriART, raising vital funds to help protect Syrian children from danger. More →

Sydney Poitier And Kathy Ireland Attend YWCA Rhapsody Ball Dec 12, 2014

The distinguished presence of the iconic Sidney Poitier, first actor of color to win a best actor Academy Award, who presented YWCA Greater Los Angeles’ coveted Silver Achievement Award to Cheryl Boone Isaacs, first black woman ever to head the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and recently re-elected to that presidency, highlighted the 13th Annual Rhapsody Ball funding the organization’s vast and varied efforts to provide services and resources to at-risk Los Angeles young people from lives without hope or opportunity. More →

Malala Yousafzai Attends Save The Children Peace Prize Party Dec 11, 2014

In Oslo yesterday, where the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded, Save the Children held its 18th annual Peace Prize party for 6,000 school children on an outdoor stage. More →

Hillary Clinton And Michael Bloomberg To Announce New Partnerships to Close Gender Data Gaps Dec 11, 2014

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 108th Mayor of New York City Michael R. Bloomberg, United Nations Foundation President and CEO Kathy Calvin, and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will bring together leading experts for a discussion on the vital role data plays in closing gender gaps, and how lack of data can inhibit progress for women and girls globally. More →

PEOPLE And The Entertainment Industry Foundation Co-Host 21st Annual SAG Awards Gala Dec 10, 2014

PEOPLE and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) will once again co-host the official SAG Awards gala, held immediately following the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 in Los Angeles. More →

Roadstarr Motorsports Partners With Toys For Tots, Access Hollywood And Soles4Souls Dec 10, 2014

Roadstarr Motorsports is partnering with Soles4Souls, Toys for Tots, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department for their private celebrity event at company headquarters in Los Angeles, CA. More →

Arsenal Players Support Save The Children Christmas Jumper Day Dec 10, 2014

Some of world’s leading football players from Arsenal Football Club, including Alexis Sanchez, Santi Cazorla, David Ospina, Abou Diaby, Kieran Gibbs, Tomáš Rosický and Laurent Koscielny have donned a new range of festive Arsenal knits to mark their support for Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day. More →

Big Stars Attend 2014 UNICEF Snowflake Ball Dec 9, 2014

The 2014 UNICEF Snowflake Ball, held on Tuesday, December 2 at Cipriani Wall Street, honored U.S. Fund for UNICEF National Board member Hilary Gumbel and philanthropist Tom Freston for their commitments to saving and improving the lives of children around the world, while celebrating UNICEF’s work to put children first. More →

Idris Elba Partners With African Soccer Stars To Fight Ebola Dec 4, 2014

The CDC Foundation, actor Idris Elba and a global team of African soccer stars, international health and aid organizations today announced the launch of Africa United, a global health communications campaign aimed at preventing the spread of Ebola in West Africa. More →

Prince Harry Joins The Fun At ICAP Charity Day Dec 3, 2014

Prince Harry proved he is a natural when it comes to closing a trade when he brokered multi-million pound City deals to raise money for charity today. More →

Bruce Springsteen And Chris Martin Join U2 For World AIDS Day Dec 2, 2014

As the world reaches a tipping point in the AIDS fight, (RED) and its iconic partners Apple, Bank of America, The Coca-Cola Company and Starbucks marked World AIDS Day 2014 by rallying millions of people around the AIDS fight, and raising money for The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. More →

LeAnn Rimes Teams Up With Save the Children This Holiday Season Dec 2, 2014

Grammy Award-winning artist LeAnn Rimes is spreading the joy this holiday season to children in need. More →

SiriusXM Supports WhyHunger Hungerthon Auction Nov 26, 2014

SiriusXM has announced its participation with WhyHunger's Hungerthon 2014. More →

Small Steps Project Celebrity Shoe Auction Finale Is Live Nov 26, 2014

Stars have donated their signed shoes and are using their celebrity status to raise funds and awareness for Small Steps Project, a charity supporting children living on landfill sites. More →

Ben Affleck Honored At Save The Children Illumination Gala Nov 21, 2014

Save the Children – the leading, independent organization for children in need in the United States and around the world – held its 2nd Annual Save the Children Illumination Gala which honored Ben Affleck, The Right Honorable Tony Blair, Austin Hearst, T.J. Maxx, and more. More →

Big Stars Want You To Imagine A Better World For Children Nov 20, 2014

During a musical event at the United Nations General Assembly today, UNICEF will unveil the #IMAGINE project as part of celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. More →

Stars Join ONE Campaign For Ebola Video Nov 19, 2014

In a new multi-media campaign launched today by The ONE Campaign, more than a dozen international artists are teaming up with healthcare workers from Liberia to demand world leaders do more – and quickly – to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and strengthen health systems so that future outbreaks can be quickly contained. More →

Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming Nov 19, 2014

WildAid is calling on the public to do its part to end the ivory poaching crisis by taking the Ivory Free pledge at ivoryfree.org. More →

Sports Stars Take Small Steps For Charity Nov 19, 2014

The Small Steps Project Celebrity Shoe Auction is back for it’s fifth year with some of the biggest celebrities in the world taking a small step for charity. More →

Scotland And England Unite To Protect Children From Ebola Nov 18, 2014

An urgent television appeal to help protect children in danger from the deadliest ever Ebola outbreak will be broadcast during the Scotland v England international on Tuesday night to raise money for UNICEF's Emergency Ebola Appeal. More →

Soccer Aid 2014 Raises Record Breaking £6,525,072 For UNICEF Nov 17, 2014

UNICEF UK can today announce that Soccer Aid 2014, broadcast on ITV, has raised a final total of £6,525,072 for its vital work to save children’s lives around the world. More →

George W. Bush Honored By Arthur Wylie Foundation Nov 17, 2014

The Arthur Wylie Foundation (AWF), a non-profit formed by entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, and film producer, Arthur Wylie, has partnered with the Always In The Club Foundation (AITCF) in making a commitment to America’s youth. More →

The Elders Ask G20: Get Behind Global Climate Fund Nov 14, 2014

The G20 Heads of State meeting this weekend in Brisbane, Australia, and recent announcements by China and the United States, present excellent opportunities for world leaders to advance global financial measures that are essential to avert catastrophic climate change, The Elders said today. More →

Nick Jonas To Perform At Clinton Foundation Celebrate 10 Event Nov 11, 2014

The Clinton Foundation has announced Nick Jonas, Amos Lee, Court Yard Hounds, and Kool & the Gang will perform at “Celebrate 10,” an intimate musical event on Saturday, November 15, 2014, with President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton that will honor the spirit of the Arkansas community through an unforgettable night of performances and conversation that will inspire all to give back. More →

Facebook Helps Fight Ebola Nov 7, 2014

Facebook has announced an exciting new initiative to help fight Ebola. More →

Yoko Ono Lennon Joins Hard Rock And WhyHunger To IMAGINE A World Without Hunger Nov 6, 2014

In his iconic song “IMAGINE,” John Lennon asked us all to picture a world free from hunger. In support of that mission, Yoko Ono Lennon joins Hard Rock International and WhyHunger for the seventh year of the IMAGINE THERE’S NO HUNGER campaign, which aims to turn John Lennon’s dream into our future. More →

United For UNICEF Gala Dinner Raises £210,000 Nov 6, 2014

Louis van Gaal led the Manchester United first-team and celebrity guests as the 15th annual United for UNICEF Gala Dinner raised a record £210,000 for the world’s leading children’s organisation this week. More →

Hunger Is Awards $1.3 Million To 198 Local Hunger Charities Nov 5, 2014

The Safeway Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) have announced that Hunger Is, their joint charitable initiative to fight childhood hunger in America, has awarded over $1.3 million in grants to 198 local charities to connect hungry children living in neighborhoods to healthy food throughout the country. More →

Share The Sound Of An AIDS Free Generation Nov 4, 2014

The Coca-Cola Company, in partnership with (RED), invites people from all over the world to join efforts to help end mother-to-child transmission of HIV with the launch of a new campaign, titled “SHARE THE SOUND OF AN AIDS FREE GENERATION”. More →