Catherine Deneuve - Charities

Charities

• Deneuve was appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Safeguarding of Film Heritage in 1994. On 12 November 2003, she resigned her position to protest the nomination of French businessman Pierre Falcone as the Angola representative, which enables him to escape justice and investigation for illegal arms dealing.
• Deneuve asked that the rights owed to her from her representation of Marianne be given to Amnesty International.
• Louis Vuitton made a donation to The Climate Project, spearheaded by Al Gore, on behalf of Deneuve.
• Deneuve is also involved with Children Action, Children of Africa, Orphelins Roumains and Reporters Without Borders.
• Douleur sans frontiers (Pain Without Borders) – At the end of 2003, Deneuve recorded a radio commercial to encourage donations to fight against the pain in the world, notably for the victims of landmines.
• Handicap International – In the middle of July 2005, Deneuve lent her voice to the message of radio commercials, TV and cinema, which denounced the use of the BASM (cluster bombs).
• Voix de femmes pour la démocratie (Voice of women for democracy) – Deneuve read the text, "Le petit garçon", of Jean-Lou Dabadie, on the entitled CD, "Voix de femmes pour la démocratie." The CD was sold for the benefit of the female victims of the war and the fundamentalisms that fight for democracy.
• Deneuve has also been involved with various charities in the fight against AIDS and cancer.