“While COVID-19 has affected every person on the planet, the impact of the pandemic on the most vulnerable – especially those living in extreme poverty – has been devastating, leaving people worse off than they were, even just a year ago. “More than 1.5 billion children’s education has been disrupted and millions of families are starving. But the actions we take together can make a difference,” said Chopra Jonas, Ambassador of Global Citizen. “By using our voices to call on world leaders, corporations and philanthropists to act and act urgently, and by supporting the recovery plan for the world, we can impact millions of lives for good, not later.”
The campaign will include a global broadcasting special, to be aired in May, aimed at helping overcome the hesitation of vaccines while governments agree to distribute vaccines fairly. The special is said to be in collaboration with the European Commission, the World Health Organization, Italy (as head of the G20), the state of California and iHeartMedia. Additional details are expected in the coming weeks.
In 2021, Global Citizen, in partnership with Teneo, will bring the campaign to life with a series of promising moments and global events with key moments, including Global Citizen LIVE, a worldwide event of more than hours with performances from Lagos, New York, Paris, Seoul and Sydney; and Global Citizen during the G20 summit, hosted jointly by the Italian G20 Presidency and the European Commission and to be held in Rome on 30-31 October.
The plans are on the heels of last year Global World hosts One World: Together at Home and Global goal: unite for our futuree, events that helped mobilize more than $ 1.5 billion in cash grants, with more than $ 1.1 billion already disbursed. “A virus everywhere remains a virus everywhere, and our goal is to unite world leaders, artists and entertainers, philanthropists and CEOs to end COVID-19 for all and embark on a global recovery,” said co-founder Hugh Evans. and CEO of Global, said. Citizen.
More information about the plan can be found here.
This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.