Clooney and Cheadle get peace award for Darfur
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Actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle said world leaders must not be allowed to ignore the war in Darfur, as they received an award by Nobel peace laureates for their efforts to help civilians caught up in the conflict.
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Oscar-winning US actor and director George Clooney and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel will address the UN Security Council Thursday on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, UN and US officials said.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday they were prepared to make a joint visit to Darfur to push for peace in the crisis-stricken Sudanese region.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan hailed on Thursday the African Union&#39;s decision to deploy more troops and police in Sudan&#39;s trouble western region of Darfurto help improve the security conditions there.
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South African Nobel peace prize laureate Desmond Tutu said Tuesday he will lead a group of elder statesmen later this month to visit western Sudan&#39;s conflict-ridden Darfur region.
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George Clooney welcomes the visit to Italy by Sudan's president, saying increased international contact with the Khartoum leadership could ease the plight of the millions who have fled their homes in Darfur.
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Don Cheadle and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" will be honored with Gotham Awards from the Independent Film Project.
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Stars from the worlds of rock and pop have united on an album released on the Internet Friday to raise funds for the people of the crisis-hit Darfur region of western Sudan.
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Oscar-winning US actor George Clooney suggested that UN chief Kofi Annan should serve as peace envoy to Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region after he leaves office at the end of the month.
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George Clooney and Matt Damon on Thursday used the premiere of the lighthearted casino heist film "Ocean's Thirteen" to talk about atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region.
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In his new role as U.N. messenger of peace, George Clooney was playing himself.
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"Ocean's Thirteen" stars have donated $5.5 million to humanitarian efforts in Sudan's Darfur region, according to actor George Clooney.
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The European Union reopened its financial aid taps to Sudan during a landmark visit by top government and rebel leaders to celebrate a peace accord that has ended one of Africa's longest-running wars.
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American actor George Clooney thanked France for its efforts in the Darfur crisis Sunday as he accepted a prestigious government award marking his achievements in cinema.
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"At some point, it is a publicity stunt"  George Clooney welcomes the visit to Italy by Sudan's president, saying increased international contact with the Khartoum leadership could ease the plight of the millions who have fled their homes in Darfur.'The policy of not talking to them because they're unsavory hasn't been very effective,' the 46-year-old actor said in a telephone interview Thursday with The Associated Press.'So my hope is that having a conversation with this man can somehow further movement toward getting these people back into their homes, their villages.' Read more
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The Sudanese government and rebel leaders have signed an agreement on security and humanitarian issues in the troubled Darfur region.
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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.