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Royal Wedding Hat Raises Over £81,000 For Charity May 22, 2011

The charity auction for the unique hat worn by Princess Beatrice at the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton has just ended, with over £81,000 being raised for two organizations close to the young princess’ heart. More →

Celebrities Bid On Royal Wedding Hat For Charity May 20, 2011

The eBay bidding frenzy continues for Princess Beatrice's hat, with the current auction value standing at £20,300. More →

Stars Karaoke For UNICEF At Celebrity Charity Event May 19, 2011

On Tuesday, May 17, UNICEF hosted the first-ever Playlist with the A-List celebrity charity karaoke benefit at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. The evening raised $275,000 for UNICEF’s ‘Schools for Africa’ campaign. More →

Duncan Bannatyne Starts Bidding On Royal Wedding Hat May 17, 2011

UNICEF UK is thrilled to reveal that the first bidder for Princess Beatrice's hat was UNICEF UK Ambassador Duncan Bannatyne, who met the starting bid of £5,000. More →

Sarah Jessica Parker To Introduce UNICEF HIV/AIDS Fund May 16, 2011

UNICEF Ambassador Sarah Jessica Parker will introduce the UNICEF HIV/AIDS Innovation Fund at the Global Business Coalition’s 10th Anniversary Conference on June 2. More →

Mia Farrow And Angélique Kidjo Honored For Charity Work May 13, 2011

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Mia Farrow and Angélique Kidjo have been separately honored for their humanitarian work and commitment to the cause of children with three prestigious awards this week. More →

Princess Beatrice To Auction Wedding Hat For Charity May 12, 2011

UNICEF is delighted to announce that Princess Beatrice will be auctioning her royal wedding hat on eBay, with money raised from the auction to be donated to UNICEF and Children In Crisis. More →

Korean Star Donates Prize Money To Japan May 11, 2011

Korean UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Yuna Kim says she will donate her silver prize money of $27,000 from the World Figure Skating Championships to children affected by the Japanese earthquake. More →

Iraqi Star Named As UNICEF Ambassador May 10, 2011

Iraqi singer Kadhum Al-Sahir has been appointed as an Ambassador for UNICEF in his home country. More →

Celebrity Charity Karaoke To Benefit US Fund For UNICEF May 6, 2011

On May 17, 2011, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF will give celebrity supporters a reason to sing their hearts out with the first-ever Playlist with the A-List celebrity karaoke benefit event. More →

Kylie Minogue Releases Charity Song For Japan Apr 27, 2011

Kylie Minogue has teamed up with a Japanese rapper to release a special charity single to raise funds for those affected by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. More →

Buy A Charity Football And Celebrate David Beckham's Birthday Apr 25, 2011

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham is urging fans keen to mark his 36th birthday on 2 May to buy a special UNICEF football that will be delivered directly to vulnerable children across the world. More →

Selena Gomez Fills Her Bottles For UNICEF Apr 22, 2011

Selena Gomez has given her fans a glimpse into her home in a new video promoting UNICEF's Celebrity Tap Project. More →

Leo Messi Makes Charity Visit To Costa Rica Apr 21, 2011

Football legend and UNICEF ambassador Leo Messi was in Costa Rica recently to promote children’s right to sport. More →

Rick Mercer Announces Spread The Net Challenge Winners Apr 20, 2011

Plugging Spread the Net's slogan – “1 Net. 10 Bucks. Saves lives.” – comedian Rick Mercer announced the high school and the university that raised the most money during this year’s Spread the Net Student Challenge that ended last month. More →

Bill Clinton And Sting Honored At Charity Fisherman's Ball Apr 14, 2011

Hundreds of clean water supporters gathered on the Hudson River last night for Riverkeeper's Annual Fishermen’s Ball to honor the environmental advocacy of President Bill Clinton and Trudie Styler and Sting. More →

Eve Ensler’s City Of Joy Has Opened In Congo Apr 13, 2011

Frustrated by the lack of response from the international community to what activist and playwright Eve Ensler calls Congo’s “femicide”, she’s attempting to create a revolution. Last February, Ensler celebrated the opening of the City of Joy in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and will welcome the first residents later this month. More →

Alyssa Milano Launches Charity Campaign To Celebrate Pregnancy Apr 12, 2011

In support of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF's Child Survival Programs, Ambassador Alyssa Milano has launched babybugliari.org to allow fans, friends and family to raise funds in lieu of giving gifts for the upcoming birth of her baby boy. More →

Major League Baseball Makes Charity Commitment To Japan Apr 11, 2011

Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) are joining together to contribute $500,000 toward earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan to UNICEF, and will be encouraging baseball fans to support the effort during Opening Week and dates following. In-stadium fundraising drives will allow fans to join MLB and the MLBPA in offering additional support to the relief efforts. More →

Lucy Liu Highlights Human Trafficking Apr 7, 2011

UNICEF ambassador Lucy Liu has written an article for USAID highlighting her work fighting human trafficking. More →

Ewan McGregor - One Thousand Mothers Died Today Apr 4, 2011

In the run up to Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday, UNICEF ran a campaign with Ewan McGregor and Cat Deeley to help save the lives of 1,000 mums. More →

Shakira Pledges $400,000 To School In Haiti Apr 3, 2011

Shakira was in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince last week to announce a $400,000 donation through her charity Pies Descalzos to help rebuild a school damaged by the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010. More →

Lauren Bush Visits Guatemala For Charity Apr 2, 2011

Lauren Bush, co-founder and CEO of FEED Projects, UNICEF’s Next Generation Steering Committee member and proud supporter of UNICEF, traveled to Guatemala with UNICEF to see the programs her company FEED Projects helps support through the purchase of their FEED Guatemala bags. More →

Yusuf Islam Uses Fan Voices For Peace Mar 30, 2011

Yusuf Islam has released a new peace anthem using the voices of hundreds of fans from across the world. More →

Liam Neeson Announced As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mar 29, 2011

Actor and humanitarian Liam Neeson was today announced as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, reflecting his long commitment to help save and improve the lives of children around the world affected by poverty, disease, abuse and neglect. More →

George Harrison's Widow Continues Husband's Charity Legacy In Bangladesh Mar 17, 2011

Olivia Harrison, founder of the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF and wife of the late musician George Harrison, visited Bangladesh last month with a delegation that included U.S. Fund for UNICEF President & CEO, Caryl M. Stern and Jonathan Clyde of Apple Corps. More →

Mia Farrow Returns From Charity Trip To Southern Sudan Mar 17, 2011

Mia Farrow and Martin Bell have wrapped up an eight day UNICEF visit to Southern Sudan, where they witnessed firsthand the devastating impact on the lives of women and children from attacks by the rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), in Western Equatoria and the fighting in Abyei. More →

Stars Donate To Celebrity Charity Auction For Japan Mar 16, 2011

Kim Kardashian, James Taylor and Jimmy Kimmel are some of the stars who have donated once-in-a-lifetime experiences and items to a new celebrity charity auction aimed at raising money for victims of the unfolding disaster in Japan. More →

Selena Gomez Joins UNICEF Celebrity Charity Tap Project Mar 14, 2011

Celebrities from the worlds of music, film, television and sport have joined with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to engage consumers in a conversation about the lack of access to safe, clean water for nearly 900 million children and adults across the globe. More →

50 Cent Donates Gadhafi Money To Charity Mar 11, 2011

Rapper 50 Cent is the latest star to donate money earned from a performance for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. More →