The issues of focus this year include calling on Congress to resist the White House’s proposed cuts of 32 percent to American aid programs calling on the G7 countries to contribute to the $2 billion needed to tackle the world’s maternal health crisis (where more than 5 million mothers and children die of preventable conditions every year) and putting an end to the criminalization of poverty through eliminating and/or drastically reducing the use of cash bail in jurisdictions including New York state. Though the annual festival - which was founded and created in 2012 - aims to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 and push world leaders to fulfill their obligation for sustainable development, Evans emphasized that other issues are taking precedence this year as well. “This year, it’s our hope that we can tackle some of the greatest challenges relating to extreme poverty,” Global Citizen CEO and founder Hugh Evans told The Hollywood Reporter. Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness are confirmed to emcee the event, dedicated to ending extreme poverty.Ĭamren Bicondova, Cynthia Erivo, Danai Gurira, Forest Whitaker, Gus Kenworthy, Kal Penn, La La Anthony, Naomi Campbell and Rachel Brosnahan will also serve as co-hosts. The festival - curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin - will also feature John Legend as a special guest performer. Janet Jackson, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Cardi B and Janelle Monae are among the headliners set for the Global Citizen Festival to be held on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York on Saturday, Sept.
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