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Renewable energy NAIROBI, Kenya, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the IDA for Africa Heads of State Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, Global Citizen and Bridgewater Associates, in partnership with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire and Harith General Partners, announced an Economic Summit in Abidjan. This two-day summit will take place on October 9-10, 2024 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, and gather Heads of State, Finance Ministers, private sector leaders, Multilateral Development Banks and civil society to drive major financial investments to end extreme poverty across the African continent through support for the World Bank's IDA replenishment and its initiative to deliver energy to 250 million Africans by 2030.
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- This year, the World Bank must secure more than USD$100B in financing for its IDA21 replenishment to be able to advance these goals.
- Co-Chairs of the Summit are Nir Bar Dea, CEO, Bridgewater Associates and Tshepo Mahloele, Founder & Chairman, Harith General Partners.
- Major partners of the Economic Summit include the Government of Côte d'Ivoire and Harith General Partners.
- The International Development Association can be a crucial element of each country's development strategy, but we need more than just IDA.
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Renewable energy NEW YORK, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Citizen, the world's leading advocacy organization, today announced the winners of its annual Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award. Six young, trailblazing changemakers will be celebrated with a dedicated award ceremony during the Global Citizen NOW summit in New York on May 1, 2024. Global Citizen Prize will be hosted by CBS News national correspondent and featured co-host CBS Mornings Vladimir Duthiers. The awards will feature appearances by the Honorable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas, media personality and entrepreneur Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, media personality and Global Citizen Advocate Berla Mundi, CEO of EIB Network and Empire Group Nat Kwabena Adisi (Bola Ray) and Latin superstar and Grammy-nominated artist Rauw Alejandro. The ceremony will feature live musical performances by four-time Grammy-nominated country superstar Mickey Guyton, and violinist and composer Ezinma.
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- NEW YORK, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Citizen, the world's leading advocacy organization, today announced the winners of its annual Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award.
- Established in 2018 by Cisco and Global Citizen, the Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award honors an individual aged 18-30 who has contributed meaningfully to global problem solving.
- For more information about the Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award, visit www.globalcitizen.org/prize .
- Applications are now open for media outlets to attend and cover Global Citizen NOW and Global Citizen Prize at Spring Studios in New York City May 1-2.
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Tourism NEW YORK, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Citizen Festival is set to return to the iconic Great Lawn of Central Park for the twelfth year on Saturday, September 28 to continue its mission to end extreme poverty. Tickets to Global Citizen Festival are free, and can be earned by taking action to create a world where everyone's basic needs are fulfilled, our planet is flourishing, and every person and country can prosper. This year's lineup and ticketing information to be announced in the coming months.
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- NEW YORK, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Citizen Festival is set to return to the iconic Great Lawn of Central Park for the twelfth year on Saturday, September 28 to continue its mission to end extreme poverty.
- "Since 2012, the Global Citizen Festival has called Central Park its home, thanks to the long-standing partnership with NYC Parks and the City of New York.
- "Central Park's iconic Great Lawn has a long and celebrated history of hosting live events that thrill New Yorkers and visitors alike, from Simon & Garfunkel to the NY Philharmonic.
- After heavy rain before, during, and after last year's Global Citizen Festival in September, the damage to the Great Lawn was assessed, and Global Citizen's Board of Directors paid for all repairs that were requested.
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Management NEW YORK, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Citizen NOW, the summit driving action to end extreme poverty, returns to New York City for a third year, on May 1 and 2. Leaders from the worlds of public policy, media, entertainment, philanthropy, advocacy, and the private sector will convene for two dynamic days focused on taking action today to save tomorrow.
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- Global Citizen NOW co-chairs include long-time Global Citizen supporters Anitta, Danai Gurira, Hugh Jackman, Dakota Johnson, and Michelle Yeoh.
- Political leaders co-chairing this year's summit include Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda; Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana; Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda; Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas; Stefan Löfven, Former Prime Minister of Sweden; and Erna Solberg, Former Prime Minister of Norway.
- Global Citizen NOW returns this May with a powerful two-day program focused on turning ideas into actionable impact to end extreme poverty NOW.
- Applications are now open for media outlets to attend and cover Global Citizen NOW and Global Citizen Prize at Spring Studios in New York City May 1-2.
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MELBOURNE, Australia and NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Citizen, the world's leading advocacy organisation, today announced the first international edition of the Global Citizen NOW action summit will take place on 4-6 March 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Global Citizen NOW: Melbourne will feature leading voices and innovators from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond for a dynamic, two-day program focused on driving decisive action to end extreme poverty across the region and the world, including Crowded House; Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York; and Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste. Global Citizen Ambassadors Hugh Jackman and Charlie Puth; Julia Gillard, 27th Prime Minister of Australia; and Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, will join virtually.
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- Global Citizen Ambassadors Hugh Jackman and Charlie Puth; Julia Gillard, 27th Prime Minister of Australia; and Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, will join virtually.
- Additional Global Citizen NOW: Melbourne participants include: Chris Anderson, Head of TED; Nornie Bero, CEO & Founder, Big Esso; Senator The Hon.
- The summit will conclude with Global Citizen Nights, an intimate evening of music and storytelling, headlined by Crowded House.
- Global Citizen is grateful for the support of leading media companies including JCDecaux Australia, Motio, oOh!media, and QMS Media.
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New Afrika Shrine KIGALI, Rwanda, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The first ever Move Afrika event, held tonight in Kigali, was unlike any live show Rwanda has seen before. A light-filled, sold-out BK Arena hosted Move Afrika: Rwanda, a spectacular night of music, culture, and advocacy that took East African entertainment to new heights and will be remembered for years to come as the birth of the first pan-African touring circuit for international artists.
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- Bruce Melodie opened the night with an energetic performance that included his smash hits 'Katerina', 'When She's Around' and 'Henzapu.'
- Rwandan poet Fred Mfuranzima treated the audience to a spoken word performance of his moving poem, 'The Unstoppable Sea'.
- We are looking forward to hosting global citizens every year, here in Kigali, through Move Afrika.
- "Global Citizen and pgLang launched Move Afrika to pioneer a first-of-its-kind international music touring circuit throughout the continent of Africa.
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New Afrika Shrine In partnership with the Rwanda Development Board, Kigali, Rwanda will host Move Afrika every year for the next five years.
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- In partnership with the Rwanda Development Board, Kigali, Rwanda will host Move Afrika every year for the next five years.
- Each year, additional countries will be added to the tour schedule, which aims to expand to five countries by 2025.
- "Africa is driving culture and creativity globally, but the Continent has been left out of the global music touring circuit for too long.
- Across the entire African continent there is huge excitement for driving economic development, tourism and world class entertainment.
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Reebok BOSTON and NEW YORK , Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Reebok, the iconic and irreverent sports culture brand and Global Citizen, the world's leading international advocacy organization, today unveiled the Reebok x Take Action footwear and apparel capsule. Earlier this year, Authentic Brands Group, the owner of Reebok, announced a strategic partnership with Global Citizen to create opportunities for consumers to activate their purchasing power by driving change toward the most urgent issues facing humanity and our planet. Reebok x Take Action, the first co-branded collection between the organizations, will highlight the important role education plays to drive equity within marginalized communities.
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- Each product in the collection includes a QR code that drives consumers to the Global Citizen app, which encourages them to Take Action in support of equity.
- To further amplify the mission, Reebok and Global Citizen partnered with Texas-based changemaker and winner of the 2022 Reebok Human Rights Award (HRA), Dieter Cantu.
- "We are excited to partner with Global Citizen on the Take Action collaboration, which serves to ignite action and purpose around the world," said Portia Blunt, Vice President of Apparel at Reebok.
- All pieces display the co-branded Reebok x Global Citizen logo and feature hints of red and black, Global Citizen's trademark colors.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 Global Citizen Festival campaign has culminated in the largest commitment from any government this year to the International Fund for Agricultural Development to address the global hunger crisis, announced by Emmanuel Macron, President of France.
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- The 2023 Global Citizen Festival featured performances and appearances from the biggest names in music and entertainment.
- A primetime special, Global Citizen Festival 2023, will air on ABC on Sunday, September 24 at 7:00 pm EST.
- The 2023 Global Citizen Festival saw major progress made to address the world's worsening food insecurity crisis.
- Global Citizen continues to call on governments to meet the remaining $620 million needed for ECW to continue its urgent work.
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Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, Daymond John, Eddie Izzard, Katie Holmes, Liza Koshy, Natasha Lyonne, Nomzamo Mbatha, and Vladimir Duthiers are set to join the line-up that will take the stage on Central Park's Great Lawn.
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- Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, Daymond John, Eddie Izzard, Katie Holmes, Liza Koshy, Natasha Lyonne, Nomzamo Mbatha, and Vladimir Duthiers are set to join the line-up that will take the stage on Central Park's Great Lawn.
- The 2023 Global Citizen Festival will be headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Jung Kook and Anitta, with performances from Conan Gray, D-Nice, Sofia Carson and Stray Kids.
- "We couldn't be happier to have truly inspiring world leaders taking the stage alongside Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, Katie Holmes and Eddie Izzard and this year's sensational line up.
- A primetime special, Global Citizen Festival 2023, will air on ABC on Sunday, September 24 at 7:00 pm EST.
