UN fundraiser draws celebs, questions
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Madonna, Chris Rock and dozens of other celebrities raised $3.7 million Wednesday night at a star-studded benefit at the United Nations to help poor and sick children around the world.
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Actor Richard Gere speaks at the United Nations, explaining his work to fight Aids in India.
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The United Nations called on donors Tuesday to set a record by meeting in full its &#36;1.0 billion appeal for immediate aid to victims of Asia's tsunami, and pledged to be open about how the money was spent.
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The United Nations will launch a global appeal for &#36;30 million in emergency aid to help Haiti recover from floods that killed hundreds of people, the executive director of UNICEF said on Wednesday on a visit to the impoverished Caribbean nation.
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Actor George Clooney has been made a United Nations "messenger of peace" to promote the organisation's peacekeeping activities around the world.  The Hollywood star has campaigned to stop the conflict in Darfur, Sudan.   UN Secretary General Ban Ki-...
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It has been striking how many speakers at the United Nations General Assembly this week have raised the three issues of achieving Palestinian statehood, fighting terrorism and promoting democracy around the world.
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The United Nations has received a record 1.5 billion dollars in one week in donations after the devastating tidal waves in the Indian Ocean, a UN official said.
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Going back to making movies isn't easy after doing something as rewarding as helping refugees, says Angelina Jolie, the actress turned U.N. goodwill ambassador. Jolie, one of the celebrities attending the World Economic Forum, said acting cannot compare with the voluntary job she signed up for with the U.N. High Commission for Refugees in 2001.
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Brad Pitt, Robert DeNiro, Andy Garcia and Hugh Grant will be among dozens of celebrities joining in an NBC Universal TV benefit for tsunami relief.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Madonna and The Police played Live Earth concerts worldwide on Saturday to urge fans and governments to fight global warming.
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The UN sounded the alarm of bad things to come as it prepared to sponsor events around the world on Dec. 1 to raise awareness about the unrelenting spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS.
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Some of the biggest stars in the music world are uniting to record a charity single for tsunami victims.
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Across town from the United Nations General Assembly session, other world leaders, celebrities and scholars gathered Wednesday for the third annual Clinton Global Initiative conference to discuss subjects of global importance.
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Sudan and the UN launch an appeal to raise $20m to help more than 400,000 people hit by recent flooding.
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Hollywood celebrities Brad Pitt,  George Clooney and Don Cheadle have more than just acting in  common -- they share a passion for trying to help people from  the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.
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U.N. staff, diplomats and  African nations rallied on Wednesday to the defense of U.N.  Secretary-General Kofi Annan, wounded by U.S. allegations of  corruption in the now-defunct Iraq oil-for-food program.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Madonna performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to urge fans and governments to fight global warming.