A line-up of global music stars will perform to help the Global Citizen movement celebrate its decade of work to end extreme poverty, help empower girls and women and defend the planet.
On September 24, the movement is hosting shows at two iconic locations — New York City’s Central Park and the Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana.Metallica, Charlie Puth, the Jonas Brothers, Maneskin, Mickey Guyton and Rosalia at the NYC festival.Stomzy, SZA, Gyakie, H.E.R, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and TEMS.
The 2022 Global Citizen Festival will call on world leaders at the UN General Assembly and ahead of the G20 and COP27 in November to invest $600m in the future of women and girls, close the annual $10bn climate financing shortfall, deliver $500m to help African farmers respond to the global food crisis, and provide poor countries with urgent relief from crushing debts to “End Extreme Poverty Now”.
The movement said the disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed nearly 100-million more people into extreme poverty globally. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has aggravated the situation, with as many as 323-million people now facing acute hunger. “During the pandemic, many of these governments spent more on debt repayments than on education, health and social protection benefits combined. This funding is needed to ensure governments have what they need to invest in strengthening health systems and pandemic preparedness, and the nutrition, welfare, and education of their citizens.
In the last two years, more than 47-million women and girls have been pushed back into extreme poverty, and the pandemic has forced millions of girls out of the classroom and into unpaid care work, said Global Citizen.
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