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Stars Support Giving Tuesday Nov 27, 2012

A diverse group of musicians, actors, athletes, artists and the nation’s top creative talents are joining the #GivingTuesday movement to help inspire the first national day dedicated to giving coinciding with the Holiday season. More →

Bob Woodruff's Stand Up For Heroes Raises $3 Million Nov 27, 2012

Stand Up for Heroes, the Bob Woodruff Foundation's (BWF) annual benefit event and the kickoff for the New York Comedy Festival, on Nov. 8, 2012, brought together celebrities, service members and their families for a night of laughter and performances from A-list musicians and comedians, as well as wounded veterans, to raise funds for programs that the Bob Woodruff Foundation helps support. More →

Book Review: JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy Nov 27, 2012

JK Rowling's new book, The Casual Vacancy, was released in September, and shows a grittier side of the author who brought us Harry Potter. But the book does more than just provide us with a window into the private and dysfunctional lives of the fictional village of Pagford – it shows a side of Rowling that cares about people in the community. More →

Win A Signed T-Shirt From Sophia Bush By Donating To Charity Nov 26, 2012

Donate at least $25 to Sophia Bush's Pencils of Promise fundraising campaign before midnight (EST) on 11/27, and you could win a signed T-Shirt. More →

Help Olivia Wilde Raise Money For Haiti Nov 22, 2012

Olivia Wilde is raising money for Haiti via Crowdrise, and giving you the chance to win a limited edition, signed Shepard Fairey poster. More →

Placido Domingo Named As UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Nov 22, 2012

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, appointed world-famous tenor and conductor Placido Domingo as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador at last night’s Education For All event. More →

Tiesto Collaborates With Bono For (RED) Nov 21, 2012

(RED) has announced a collaboration with one of the world’s leading DJs and electronic dance music pioneers, Tiesto. More →

Stars Put Their Best Jumpers On For Save The Children Nov 21, 2012

Myleene Klass, Mark Wright, Erin O'Connor, Lisa Snowdon, Alison Steadman, Ashley Jensen, Lauren Laverne, Jon Snow, Ben Forster, Vicky McClure and VV Brown have all posed for photographs in the festive woollies they will be wearing on Christmas Jumper Day on December 14, to mark their support for the Save the Children campaign. More →

Harry Belafonte To Be Honored At UNICEF Snowflake Ball Nov 20, 2012

UNICEF is set to host the Snowflake Ball, one of New York City’s most notable black-tie galas, to celebrate the lighting of the UNICEF Snowflakes and to honor those whose philanthropic commitments support its mission to save children’s lives. More →

Ne-Yo Takes Part In Nick Cannon's TeenNick HALO Awards Nov 19, 2012

Ne-Yo, Neon Trees, Nicole Richie, Lucy Hale, Jesse Williams, Heather Morris, Anthony Anderson, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr, Victoria Justice and the cast of See Dad Run were among the celebs who took to the Hollywood Palladium stage to join host Nick Cannon in honoring five extraordinary teens for the 2012 TeenNick HALO Awards live event. More →

Jason Mraz To Perform In Myanmar Against Human Trafficking Nov 19, 2012

MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) has announced a historic live concert in Myanmar to be held on December 16th to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking. More →

Yoko Ono Supports Imagine There's No Hunger Campaign Nov 16, 2012

In his iconic song “IMAGINE,” John Lennon asked us all to picture a world free from hunger – a message that lives on today through the global IMAGINE THERE’S NO HUNGER campaign. More →

Dionne Warwick To Perform In Support Of Sandy Recovery Nov 16, 2012

Music sensation Dionne Warwick and the iconic Fontainebleau Miami Beach have partnered with Damon Elliot Music Group and its Media Division to support the recovery efforts for Hurricane Sandy through a December 15th benefit event, as part of the resort’s BleauLive performance series. More →

Paul McCartney And Bruce Springsteen To Headline 12.12.12 Concert For Sandy Relief Nov 16, 2012

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, The Madison Square Garden Company and The Weinstein Company — the same group that produced and sponsored the historic 9/11 benefit “The Concert for New York City” — have come together once again to present “12.12.12” the Concert For Sandy Relief. More →

Bob Marley Inspires T-Shirts To Benefit Save The Children Nov 15, 2012

Save the Children's literacy programs in several African countries will get a boost from a new limited-edition T-shirt campaign sponsored by The 1Love Foundation, created by the Marley family to realize Bob Marley's hope for a united and peaceful world, and Made for Good, a brand that raises money for non-profits through apparel sales. More →

Exclusive: Usher Attends Pencils Of Promise Gala Nov 14, 2012

Last month the world came together once again for the Pencils of Promise Annual Gala. More →

Agnes Chan Visits Palestinian Children For UNICEF Nov 12, 2012

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Japan, Agnes Chan, has ended a three-day mission to the occupied Palestinian territory where she witnessed the challenges faced by Palestinian children. More →

Stars Step Up For New York Following Hurricane Sandy Nov 11, 2012

A number of stars have shown they care for the people of New York in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. More →

Lucy Liu To Be Honored By Women For Women International Nov 8, 2012

Ashley Judd is Honorary Chair for tonight’s Women for Women International Annual Awards Gala in New York City. More →

Manchester United To Support UNICEF At Charity Dinner Nov 8, 2012

UNICEF supporters Manchester United are organizing a special event next month to raise vital funds for children. More →

Hugh Jackman Attends World Vision Gala In Australia Nov 6, 2012

World Vision Australia ambassadors Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness treated the business community to entertainment and a coffee at a gala fundraising event this week. More →

Book Review: Bear Grylls' Survival Guide For Life Nov 6, 2012

Bear Grylls is no stranger to overcoming adversity in the wild, but in his new book – “A Survival Guide For Life” – the TV adventurer shows us how his hard-won skills can be adapted for those of us who aren’t usually found parachuting into dangerous situations, eating bugs and sleeping on mountaintops. More →

Sir Roger Moore Honored For 21 Years Of Work For UNICEF Nov 6, 2012

After 21 amazing years of work for UNICEF, Sir Roger Moore was presented with the first-ever UNICEF UK Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony on 1 November at London’s Ivy restaurant. More →

David Cameron To Hold Hunger Summit In 2013 Nov 2, 2012

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced he will be holding a hunger summit in 2013 – a big win for the thousands of Save the Children supporters who have joined the Race Against Hunger campaign. More →

Justin Bieber Joins Nick Cannon For TeenNick HALO Awards Oct 31, 2012

Tyra Banks, Justin Bieber, Josh Duhamel and Emma Stone join creator, host and executive producer Nick Cannon in celebrating four exceptional teens in this year’s TeenNick HALO Awards. More →

CNN Shines Spotlight On Child Stunting Oct 31, 2012

CNN has partnered with UNICEF to put the international spotlight on the global crisis of stunting, or low height for age in children. About 165 million children under the age of five suffer from stunting, with more than 90% of them living in Africa and Asia. More →

Usher Attends Pencils Of Promise Gala Oct 30, 2012

A host of stars turned out to benefit Pencils of Promise on Thursday, October 25. More →

Tennis Stars To Play At Pro-Am On Richard Branson's Necker Island Oct 25, 2012

UNICEF ambassador for Serbia, five-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia has entered the 2012 Necker Cup, the world’s most exclusive Pro-Am, to be held on Sir Richard Branson ’s private island Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands Dec. 9-13 . More →

Jackie Chan Joins Rotary International Campaign To End Polio Oct 24, 2012

Jackie Chan is among a group of stars – including Desmond Tutu, Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Ziggy Marley, violinist Itzhak Perlman, Grammy Award winner Angelique Kidjo, Queen Noor of Jordan, golf great Jack Nicklaus, and environmentalist Dr. Jane Goodall – who have joined Rotary International's This Close campaign to eradicate polio. More →

Sir Roger Moore Attends James Bond Auction For Charity Oct 23, 2012

An auction held at Christie’s to celebrate 50 years of James Bond has raised £723,600 for UNICEF. More →