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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World leaders gathering at the United Nations confront a depressing global agenda dominated by new terrorist threats, a humanitarian disaster in Sudan, turmoil in Iraq, and a growing gap between the richest and poorest inhabitants of planet Earth.
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Leading entertainers performing Tuesday to honor Nobel peace laureates Al Gore and the U.N. climate panel said they hoped they would draw attention to warnings on global warming. via PR-inside.com
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Stars from round the world will sing  next week in London's Royal Albert Hall at a UN concert to  raise vital funds for starving refugees in Sudan's western  Darfur region.
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The United Nations is saying tens of thousands more people may have died in Asia's tsunami disaster as former US presidents to rock stars mobilise to feed the millions of destitute.
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New penalties against Sudan &#151; check. More dollars to fight AIDS in Africa &#151; check. A respected internationalist to lead the World Bank &#151; check. Friendly words about tackling global warming &#151; check.
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Dozens of world leaders appealed at UN headquarters on Monday for an international initiative to ensure the poor can join the wealthy in sharing in the benefits of a global economy.
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Celebrities who take their charity work seriously are to be recognised.
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The United Nations called on donors  Tuesday to set a record by meeting in full its $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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Actor Richard Gere speaks at the United Nations, explaining his work to fight Aids in India.
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Kevin Kline was at the United Nations to promote a film on human trafficking that officials hope will raise awareness about the alarming and largely unknown problem.
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Movie stars, pop legends and sporting heroes joined millions of people raising funds for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster by organizing concerts, giving cash and even sorting the mail.
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Madonna and Gucci sponsor at fund-raiser at the U.N. for Unicef and Malawi.
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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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Hollywood star and humanitarian activist Angelina Jolie appealed on Thursday for more international help for the millions of Iraqis displaced internally and abroad, U.N. officials said.
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The UN General Assembly has given Secretary-General Kofi Annan a symbolic show of support in the face of calls by some US lawmakers for his resignation.
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CANNES, France  - The men of "Ocean's Thirteen" -- Brad Pitt, George Clooney and their crew -- have turned their Hollywood hype machine into a campaign to raise money for Darfur refugees.