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Angelina Jolie: Hundreds Of Thousands Of Refugees Depend On You Oct 5, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday urged the international community to scale up its efforts to deal with the crisis in the Horn of Africa, saying the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees depended on it. More →

Angelina Jolie Honored By UNHCR For Refugee Work Oct 4, 2011

The UNHCR paid lavish tribute on Monday night to award-winning American actress Angelina Jolie and Yemeni humanitarian aid group Society for Humanitarian Solidarity (SHS) for their outstanding work for refugees over many years. More →

LTTS Exclusive Interview: Jamie Gold Talks Poker And Charity Sep 30, 2011

In 2006, Jamie Gold won the World Series of Poker, which not only made him an instant ‘celebrity’ but netted him one of the highest payouts in tournament history ($12 Million). More →

Actress Rashida Jones teams up with International Rescue Committee Sep 16, 2011

NEW YORK – Actress Rashida Jones has become an IRC Voice—joining other prominent young artists who use their voices to spotlight the critical needs of refugees and others uprooted by violence and natural disasters, the International Rescue Committee has announced. More →

George Clooney's Satellite Sentinel Project Finds Mass Graves In Sudan Jul 15, 2011

George Clooney's Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) has revealed visual evidence of mass graves in South Kordofan, which corroborates new eyewitness reports, obtained by SSP, of systematic killings and mass burials in this conflict-torn region of Sudan. The evidence found by SSP is consistent with allegations that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and northern militias have engaged in a campaign of killing civilians. More →

Alexander McCall Smith Brings Literature To Young Refugees Jul 8, 2011

Acclaimed author Alexander McCall Smith has discussed his contribution towards a project to bring the joys of literature to young refugees with the help of UNHCR. More →

Angelina Jolie Spends Busy Weekend With Refugees Jun 20, 2011

Angelina Jolie had a busy weekend with the UNHCR, traveling to Turkey to meet Syrian refugees on Friday, and meeting boat people on a tiny Italian island on Sunday. More →

Angelina Jolie To Visit Syrian Refugees In Turkey Jun 15, 2011

Angelina Jolie has been granted permission to visit Syrian refugees in Turkey this weekend. More →

Angelina Jolie: Do 1 Thing For Refugees Jun 14, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has released her annual video message for World Refugee Day (June 20). More →

CaCee Cobb And Donald Faison Give Their Soles To Charity Jun 7, 2011

The line wound around the Los Angeles Mission on Monday as Skid Row residents waited to get a new pair of shoes during the kick-off of National Barefoot Week. 874 pairs of shoes were distributed in Los Angeles, the first day of a week where more than 10,000 pairs of shoes were expected to be distributed in five cities nationwide. More →

Scrubs Star To Give Shoes To The Homeless At Celebrity Charity Event Jun 2, 2011

Scrubs star Donald Faison and Price of Beauty’s CaCee Cobb will be handing out shoes at the Los Angeles Mission next week. More →

Stars Donate Shoes To Celebrity Charity Auction Jun 1, 2011

Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity, has announced a complete line-up of A-list celebrities who decided to take off their shoes for a good cause. More →

Stars To Go Barefoot For Charity May 20, 2011

Soles4Souls has announced its schedule for Barefoot Week 2011, which includes media events and shoe distributions in seven cities. More →

Ryan Gosling Makes Charity Trip To Eastern Congo Apr 28, 2011

Actor and activist Ryan Gosling recently traveled with the ENOUGH Project to eastern Congo to witness first-hand the effects of war there. More →

Angelina Jolie's Deep Shock At Refugee Drownings Apr 11, 2011

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie expressed “deep shock” last week at the reported drownings of 213 people in rough waters some 60 kilometres off the southern coast of Italy. More →

Ben Affleck Testifies On Capitol Hill For Eastern Congo Apr 7, 2011

In an effort to persuade the White House to assign a special envoy to address the needs of post-war Democratic Republic of Congo, actor Ben Affleck testified on Eastern Congo before the House of Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa last month. More →

Angelina Jolie Makes Charity Trip To Tunisian-Libyan Border Apr 5, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday travelled to the Tunisian-Libyan border to urge greater international support for people fleeing fighting in Libya. More →

Susan Sarandon To Host Celebrity Charity Ping-Pong Ball Mar 14, 2011

Susan Sarandon will join Mary-Louise Parker as host of a very special night of celebrity charity ping-pong and live music in New York later this month. More →

Angelina Jolie Meets Refugees In Afghanistan Mar 3, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has just returned from her second visit to Afghanistan, and is calling for greater focus on the reintegration of Afghan refugees. More →

Angelina Jolie Campaigns For Refugees In Libya And Côte d'Ivoire Mar 2, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie today voiced deep concern for the tens of thousands of civilians caught up in two separate and fast-unfolding emergencies: Côte d’Ivoire and Libya. More →

Stars Give Shoes To The Homeless Mar 1, 2011

Hundreds of homeless men and women stood in line on Friday afternoon at the Los Angeles Mission, to receive free shoes. And they were not any ordinary shoes. The latest designs from Los Angeles based lifestyle footwear brand Creative Recreation were gracing the feet of Skid Row residents by the end of the day. More →

Scrubs Star To Hand Out Shoes At The LA Mission Feb 23, 2011

Volunteers and celebrities will join the Los Angeles Mission on Friday to distribute new shoes to the homeless. More →

George Clooney In Southern Sudan For Historic Referendum Jan 9, 2011

George Clooney was in Southern Sudan on Saturday to help raise awareness of the region’s historic independence referendum, which began on January 9. More →

Matt Damon To Be Honored For Charity At Critics' Choice Awards Jan 6, 2011

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced today that renowned actor and philanthropist Matt Damon will be presented with the fourth annual Joel Siegel Award at the 16th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The ceremony will air live on VH1 on Friday, January 14 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. More →

George Clooney's Message To Stop The War Dec 31, 2010

Earlier today, LookToTheStars.org brought you a story about George Clooney's new initiative to bring peace to Sudan through www.satsentinel.org. He has released this personal message – with John Prendergast – on what he hopes to achieve. More →

George Clooney Teams With Google To Stop War In Sudan Dec 31, 2010

A new human rights project — initiated by George Clooney — will combine satellite imagery analysis and field reports with Google’s Map Maker technology to deter the resumption of war between North and South Sudan. More →

Mia Farrow's Tribute To Charity And John Lennon Dec 29, 2010

Mia Farrow is an acclaimed actress and humanitarian activist who, for the past 10 years, has served as a Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF. She has travelled extensively to places such as Darfur in Sudan, Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where she has met with the victims of conflict and worked to bring greater international attention to humanitarian crises. More →

Angelina Jolie Celebrates Charity Anniversary In Spain Dec 28, 2010

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors Angelina Jolie and Jesús Vázquez met in Spain last week and paid tribute to the staff of the refugee agency on its 60th birthday and to the people they help. More →

Join Natasha Bedingfield And Be A Global Angel For Charity This Christmas Dec 20, 2010

Global Angels is an international charitable foundation championing the causes of children and young people around the world, developing creative and sustainable solutions. More →

George Clooney’s Endgame In Sudan Video Is Released Dec 15, 2010

Not On Our Watch and the ENOUGH Project's new Endgame in Sudan short video was released last week, in which George Clooney appears on the ground in southern Sudan, where he visited earlier this year. More →