Global Citizen Festival: Hugh Evans on Ending Poverty and Defending the Planet

Global Citizen Festival Lineup and Purpose

• 🎶 This year's Global Citizen Festival features headliner Shakira, along with Cardi B, Ros from Blackpink, Tyler, Mariah the Scientist, and Camilo.
• 🎯 The festival's core message remains to unite the world to defend the planet and defeat poverty.
• 🎟️ Unlike typical festivals, attendees earn their way in by taking action through the Global Citizen app, fostering a groundswell of support.

Key Objectives for the Festival

• 📚 Global education: Provide 30,000 children worldwide with access to quality education through a partnership with FIFA.
• 🌳 Environmental protection: Protect 30 million hectares of the Amazon rainforest.
• ⚡ Clean energy: Grant one million people across Africa access to clean energy.
• 🌍 These objectives aim to secure significant commitments from world leaders attending the UN General Assembly.

Addressing Global Inequality and Poverty

• 💰 Over $49 billion has been announced on Global Citizen stages in the past 13 years to combat extreme poverty.
• ⚠️ There's a critical need for urgent action as extreme poverty has resurged, despite global wealth and the potential to eradicate it.
• 💡 It's considered obscene that someone would die from a lack of a 30-cent immunization in a world of abundance.

The Power of Collective Action

• 🤝 Eradicating extreme poverty requires a collaborative effort involving businesses, governments, and citizens.
• 📱 The Global Citizen app has 12.5 million members, encouraging widespread participation in taking action.
• 📺 The festival will be broadcast into 75 countries, inviting people globally to host watch parties and join the movement.