U2 (band)

U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals and guitar, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar and pianos, vocals, and bass, Adam Clayton on bass and guitar, and Larry Mullen Jr on drums and vocals.

Campaigning

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U2 is almost as well known for its humanitarian nature as it is for its music. Bono is perhaps the best-known advocate for finding a cure for AIDS and helping the impoverished in Africa. Some human rights causes helped by U2 include:

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• Amnesty International
• Greenpeace
• African Well Fund
• Support for Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi
• DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa)
• Chernobyl Children's Project
• Jubilee Debt Campaign
• The ONE Campaign
• Live 8