Radiant Angelina Jolie's humanitarian efforts

Actress Angelina Jolie, currently at an African resort (Namibia) awaiting the birth of the baby she is having with Brad Pitt, joined in a telephone conference call to publicize efforts to raise money to provide an education for 100 million children in poor nations who are not now in school.

CNN reports that Angelina participated in the call with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown and Gene Sperling, top White House economic adviser in the Clinton administration and currently the U.S. director of the Global Campaign for Education.

Britain recently announced they would boost its spending for the project by an additional $15 billion over the next 10 years and challenged other members of the Group of Seven wealthy industrial countries including the United States to match Britain's commitment.

Sperling urged the Bush administration as a first step to match Britain's commitment by boosting its current support of around $500 million by another $1 billion annually.

"A down payment by the United States of $1 billion would provide further momentum," Sperling said. "This down payment would make it possible for more than 10 million children to go to school and ensure that our country is contributing at least as much as the United Kingdom."

AP adds about Jolie, “The pillow-lipped actress graces the cover of People's "100 Most Beautiful People" issue, on newsstands today. It's her fourth time on the list, but first as cover girl. It is Angelina Jolie's humanitarian efforts that make her most radiant, according to People magazine.”