Help Alicia Keys Keep A Child Alive. Text "ALIVE" to 90999 to donate 5$ to the Keep A Child Alive Foundation. ( less )

When people are wounded or fall sick during armed conflict and internal violence, health workers are there to help. They take risks, but they don't take sides. ( less )

UNICEF correspondent Edward Bally reports from Guinea on a UNICEF supported programme to teach children acrobatics. ( less )

Martha Wainwright and Jim Kerr have just recorded an original version of the iconic Simple Minds song 'Promised You a Miracle', to draw attention to the hundreds of thousands of women still dying from avoidable complications in childbirth and pregnancy. Ten years ago world leaders signed up to the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), which commit to halving the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2015. The MDGs included a target to reduce maternal mortality rates by three-quarters by 2015. This target is now the most severely off-track of all the MDGs. These are the biggest promises world leaders have ever made to put people first, and to build a world without poverty. But unfortunately, these promises are still off track. - 350,000 women and girls are still dying every year as a result of complications in pregnancy and childbirth. - The vast majority of maternal deaths are avoidable when women have access to vital health care before, during and after birth. This must stop, and now is the time to act. The G8 summit offers a critical opportunity to tackle maternal mortality. Take action now Demand that world leaders keep their promises. Join our Health & Education For All Pledge - http://www.oxfam.org/pledge ( less )

Jim Kerr and Martha Wainwright explain what drew them to this project for Oxfam, and why world leaders need to keep their promises about maternal health. ( less )

You might have heard that the US Congress just missed a huge opportunity to help poor people around the world. For the first time in five years, they had the chance to rewrite the Farm Bill so that it reduced farm subsidies, the same subsidies that go to mostly large farms here in the US and fuel a cycle of overproduction that hurts family farmers here and abroad. We will build on the progress made and continue to support family farmers around the globe, by advocating for better trade policies, increased market access, and innovative agriculture techniques. Please know that thanks to people like you, farm subsidies were at the center of the Farm Bill debate. With your help, we'll keep building up the pressure to change US farm policy. ( less )

57 percent of the population in India has no electric light, and many would be unable to afford regular electricity even if it were available. But Harish Hande is working to improve the situation. He set up a company called Selco in Bangalore, which now supplies some 80 000 people with solar power. He's helped improve life for many in Karnataka and Kerala, making it possible for children to study for school by lamplight and allowing small independent businesses to keep working even after nightfall. His project has been very successful - and it's environmentally-friendly, too. Report by Dagmar Zindel. From : http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,266,00.html ( less )

Christina Aguilera: "Lift Me Up". Produced and composed by longtime Aguilera collaborator Linda Perry, this soaring track will be included on the pop superstar's next album, Bionic. Perry and Aguilera have worked on a number of successful songs together, including "Hurt," "Candyman," "Keeps Gettin' Better" and 2002's memorable hit "Beautiful." Perry accompanied Aguilera, playing piano during the singer's performance. The elegant singer belted out "Lift Me Up" with vigor and a chilling vitality. "When you see me crashing and there's nowhere left to fall, will you life me higher?" she sang. Stars flock to telethon to raise money for Haiti quake victims. Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief. Millions of people around the world have tuned in to the "Hope for Haiti Now" two-hour telethon as more than 130 celebrities have come together to raise funds for the devastated Caribbean nation today. A major earthquake struck southern Haiti on Tuesday, knocking down buildings and power lines and inflicting new misery on the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. THOUSANDS of people were feared dead today after a major earthquake hit Caribbean island Haiti. The massive quake - 7.3 on the Richter scale - has destroyed thousands of buildings in the impoverished country. Dead and injured people lay in the streets after the quake - the strongest to hit the island in 200 years - and thousands of survivors gathered in public places. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American pop musician. Christina Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 19931994. Aguilera signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection" for the film Mulan. She came to prominence following her debut album Christina Aguilera (1999), which was a commercial success spawning three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. A Latin pop album, Mi Reflejo (2001), and several collaborations followed which garnered Aguilera worldwide success, though she was displeased with her lack of input in her music and image. Hope For Haiti Now - Friday, 22 January 2010 ( less )