Evans co-founded Global Citizen in 2008, and the organization now famously puts on the annual Global Citizen Festival.
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As for her ties to Global Citizen, the performer — who scored eight 2017 Grammy nods — headlined the organization's annual Global Citizen Festival last fall
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Remember, also, the words of a global citizen — Bono.
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The 5th annual Global Citizen Festival begins at 2 p.m.
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In September, he won the Atlantic Council's Global Citizen Award.
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I don't see any dedication to becoming a global citizen.
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She performed over the weekend at the Global Citizen Festival.
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And now you can be home and be a global citizen.
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Proceeds were split evenly between Global Citizen and Children in Conflict.
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Will Italy pledge to end hunger at the Global Citizen Festival?
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The Global Citizen Festival takes place every year in Central Park.
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He saw himself as a global citizen, a true world champion.
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Give Paris Love (Not Locks), and be a conscious global citizen.
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Judith Rowland is U.S. Policy and Advocacy Manager for Global Citizen.
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I'm proud to be an Indian-American, and a global citizen.
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Global Citizen, aimed at helping millennials use their collective voice to end extreme poverty by 2030, has drawn tens of thousands of attendees and millions of online and TV viewers to Global Citizen Festivals around the world.
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Runs first Global Citizen Week, culminating in a festival in Central Park.
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THE COSMOPOLITES: The Coming of the Global Citizen, by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian.
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This year's Global Citizen Festival is whipping up some top-shelf talent.
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Transaction Man or Woman aspires to be a disrupter and global citizen.
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It's a daunting challenge, but Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans is undeterred.
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Gucci and Chime for Change will partner with Global Citizen for the event.
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Stevie performed at the 2017 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park Saturday night.
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He affirmed the plan over this past weekend at the Global Citizen Festival.
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THE COSMOPOLITES The Coming of the Global Citizen By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian 168 pp.
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Last year, she became Mental Health Ambassador for Global Citizen, an extreme poverty organization.
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Madge Thomas is senior director of Global Policy and Government Affairs at Global Citizen.
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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian is the author of "The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen."
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They were also photographed at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City in September.
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So much for its claims to uphold international institutions and act as model global citizen.
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The 2016 Global Citizen Festival is shaping up to be the most star-studded yet.
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No better time to become the engaged global citizen your mom wants you to be.
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Suffice it to say, Myanmar was not about to win the Best Global Citizen award.
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The Mandela 100 concert is the first global citizen festival to be held in Africa.
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Stevie Wonder just took a knee at the 85033 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park.
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Instead, the candidates take on a global citizen perspective, playing into the Trump nationalist narrative.
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High school seniors can check out gap year programs like Global Citizen Year, an Oakland, Calif.
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Handler will be cohosting the fifth annual Global Citizen Festival on September 24 in Central Park.
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Everyday Global Citizen participants also contributed over 260,000 activist actions to the campaign for education funding.
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Beyoncé Knowles-Carter The Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 will air on MSNBC on Sunday, Dec.
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Brown announced the summit via a video message at the Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg, Germany.
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Chris Martin's shirt reads "Global Citizen," a non-profit focused on raising awareness of global poverty.
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The flood of complaints led to an apology on Sunday from Global Citizen, the event organizer.
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Rihanna's also an ambassador of Barbados, the Global Partnership For Education, and the Global Citizen Project.
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It treasures its reputation as an upstanding global citizen while pumping heavy oil from its tar sands.
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The fifth installment of the Global Citizen Festival is nearly here, and Tamron Hall is hosting again!
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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian is a journalist and author of The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen.
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She also attended the Global Citizen Festival in 2015, where Beyoncé was one of the featured performers.
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For about 12 hours, the quintessential global citizen was officially stateless, flying high above Asia in secret.
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Neil Patrick Harris and Priyanka Chopra were some of the hosts of the Global Citizen Festival in NYC.
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Perhaps Meghan and Harry are priming him for an American passport — and a future as a "global citizen."
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To take a different approach, he founded Global Poverty Project in 2008, which started the Global Citizen platform.
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Ansel Elgort and girlfriend Violetta Komyshan enjoyed a PDA-filled date night at the 2016 Global Citizen Festival.
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Chopra Jonas is partnering with Global Goal Live, a campaign led by Global Citizen and consulting firm Teneo.
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Mumford & Sons kicked off the Global Citizen Festival week with a show benefiting an organization close to their hearts.
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Paltrow's ex-husband Chris Martin was apparently not in attendance, as he was performing at NYC's Global Citizen Festival.
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Lovato told the magazine that she's totally on board with the Global Citizen Festival's mission to end world poverty.
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More recently, Global Citizen participated in a campaign to get New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to support bail reform.
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However, Doppler Labs has been partnered with Global Citizen since 2014, when the company launched the Dubs ear plugs.
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In 2014, she was awarded Citi's global citizen distinction for her contribution to the diversity initiative in the region.
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Like how Chris Martin [of Coldplay] wore his Global Citizen armband to promote his message of ending worldwide poverty.
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You feel like a global citizen, even when you can't afford to have a look at the easyJet sale.
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It sounds terrible now — the opposite of what you would expect from a good global citizen — but we argued.
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At the same time, Mr. Xi is portraying China as a responsible global citizen dedicated to further international integration.
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French Montana can now add Global Citizen Ambassador to his already stacked resume for his incredible efforts in Uganda.
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Cardi B revealed 2 important things to our photog Saturday night in NYC after rocking the Global Citizen Festival.
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A template on the Global Citizen website lets people email the World Bank to prioritize investment in toilets and sanitation.
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On Saturday night, at the seventh annual Global Citizen Festival, Cardi B performed her first solo set since giving birth.
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Like, maybe there is space for a global citizen like me to have a voice in discussions on cultural identity.
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Meanwhile, on another New York island, Martin was busy performing with Coldplay at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park.
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Sheldrick says Global Citizen users have placed about 7,000 phone calls to his governor's mansion over the last few months.
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The 2016 Global Citizen Festival will air on MSNBC, as well as be available for streaming on YouTube and MSNBC.
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For the past four years, the Global Citizen Festival has invaded Central Park for a free concert featuring genuine superstars.
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"This fund will support developing countries and emerging markets and implement some solutions," Global Citizen policy director Michael Sheldrick said.
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"In the turbulent political environment that currently exists, Global Citizen can be a uniting force for good," Mr. Evans said.
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"It suggests a hole," said Abigail Falik, founder of Global Citizen Year, which has 115 people working in four countries.
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Being a good global citizen now butts up against our very powerful psychological tendencies to prioritize our families and friends.
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"It's about being a good global citizen really, in that we all have to do our bit," said Petousis-Harris.
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"It's about being a good global citizen really, in that we all have to do our bit," said Petousis-Harris.
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I was curious about the world and thought then that diplomacy would help me make a contribution as a global citizen.
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Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs at the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 24, 2016.
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United Way, Chime For Change and Global Citizen are all working with the singer's BeyGood foundation, which oversees her philanthropic efforts.
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"As a global citizen, we believe that we have a role to play in acknowledging the climate changes occurring," Plepler added.
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"As a global citizen who has any concern for their children or their grandchildren we need to take action," he said.
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Elizabeth Chambers Hammer is recovering from a leg injury after living through some scary moments at the 2018 Global Citizen Festival.
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Since Global Citizen doesn't collect money from app users, to measure impact it counts the number of activist actions carried out.
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Trudeau introduced the band at the Global Citizen Festival, a free event that raises awareness for issues related to global poverty.
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Yesterday, Demi Lovato took the stage at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City with one particular message in mind.
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The then-first lady later returned the favor by appearing onstage during Beyoncé's performance at the Global Citizen Festival in 2015.
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She's also helped many other kids receive educations as an ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education and Global Citizen Project.
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The headliners for this year's Global Citizen Festival, which will be held September 28 in Central Park, pack a big punch.
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"Where you live shouldn't determine whether you live," Pharrell tweeted on Tuesday, talking about his partnership with the Global Citizen cause.
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Chris didn't attend their wedding ... he was performing at the Global Citizen Festival in NYC, and Dakota was there with him.
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The "I Like It" rapper and new mom's one of the co-headliners at Saturday's Global Citizen Festival in Central Park.
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Another popular program, Global Citizen Year, provides financial support — more than $6 million since 2010 — for students to pursue experiential learning.
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One highlight: Beyoncé and Jay-Z headlined the Global Citizen Festival, a fund-raiser in his honor in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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And we've become a leading exporter of that oil, just to show how bad of a global citizen we can be.
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Global Citizen and Teneo are reviving the idea of a transcontinental event at a time of historic global unrest and division.
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The week kicks off at the Social Good Summit, and culminates in the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on September 24.
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The Global Citizen Festival, a music festival that brings together artists and world leaders, has announced the lineup for its fifth anniversary.
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Graduates from Monash University with a BA in law and science and founds the Global Poverty Project, which later becomes Global Citizen.
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New York Global Citizen Festival concert in Central Park, funded by billionaire Sumner Redstone for $1.5 million, and headlined by Neil Young.
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And Doppler Labs wants a slice of that soon-to-grow industry, starting with the #HereTogether campaign in partnership with Global Citizen.
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You can check out Doppler Labs for yourself right here, and you can check out the campaign with Global Citizen right here.
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The 12-track album was conceptualized by Ben Lovett of Mumford, as well as Global Citizen co-founder and CEO Hugh Evans.
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It's opened many doors for my personal development and, more importantly, it's encouraged me to honor my existence as a global citizen.
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HERE'S THE RUNDOWNGrammys: Lorde Feels Dissed By Awards ShowKylie Jenner: Brand New Mega MansionFrench Montana: Global Citizen AmbassadorOmarosa Joins "Celebrity Big Brother"
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For more on Global Citizen Festival and Neil Patrick Harris' involvement, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday.
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Beyoncé announced Wednesday that she will partner with the charities United Way, Chime for Change and Global Citizen on her upcoming tour.
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The Global Citizen Festival held a fund-raiser in his honor in Johannesburg on Sunday, and Beyoncé and Jay-Z were there.
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The "Fifty Shades of Grey" actress was one of the speakers last week at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City.
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Martin made his regular appearance at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City's Central Park instead, with Johnson joining him this year.
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The rapper celebrated his 49th birthday in Johannesburg, South Africa, days after headlining the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 concert alongside his wife.
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The annual Global Citizen Festival will return to New York City this fall — and the 2018 lineup is as star-studded as ever!
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The couple were photographed together as early as September, when they attended the Global Citizen Festival together in New York City in September.
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She was in Malawi last week for the campaign, People reports, and performed at last year's Global Citizen Festival, which helps end poverty.
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Jay Z, Coldplay and the Bollywood star Aamir Khan will join forces in India this fall as the Global Citizen Festival expands internationally.
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"The impact of this organization is incredible," Jay Z, who headlined the 2014 Global Citizen Festival in New York, said in a statement.
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"The Vogue Arabia woman is one who celebrates her tradition but also considers herself a highly educated global citizen," Ms. Aljuhani Abdulaziz said.
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In Kenya, the use or production of plastic bags comes with a 4-year jail penalty or $38,000 fine, according to Global Citizen.
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Though no one was seriously injured, the chaos at the Global Citizen Festival on Saturday jolted law enforcement authorities, security experts and policymakers.
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Global Citizen — in partnership with Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm — will announce Monday a 10-hour, five-continent philanthropic concert on Sept.
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Global Citizen cites an estimate of an additional $350 billion needed annually to achieve the UN's SDGs in the world's 59 poorest countries.
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Markle has reportedly mentioned before that she wants Archie to be a "global citizen," who travels and familiarizes himself with other cultures and lifestyles.
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The rapper celebrated his 49th birthday on Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, days after headlining the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 concert on Sunday.
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She recently opened up about all of it in an essay and accompanying video for the "Real Women, Real Stories" project for Global Citizen.
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" Rock band the Foo Fighters were keen, but only if Central Park was booked, Global Citizen co-founder Ryan Gall told "The Brave Ones.
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Just two days prior, Cardi took the stage at Global Citizen Fest, her first big performance since welcoming daughter Kulture Kiari in early July.
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After releasing "Stand Up For Something" this summer, the singer will take the stage at the Global Citizen Festival Saturday in New York City.
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Given the progress being made in Congress, Doppler Labs is re-invigorating its partnership with Global Citizen to help raise awareness of hearing health.
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A-listers and world leaders alike descended upon Central Park Saturday for the 2016 Global Citizen Festival – and PEOPLE had a front-row seat!
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The festival, now in its fifth year, serves as a reward for thousands of volunteers and activists who work with the nonprofit Global Citizen.
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Elizabeth Chambers Hammer, an entrepreneur and former TV host, said that she had a "torn knee situation" after running from the Global Citizen Festival.
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As we celebrate the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, honoring your centennial year, I promise you that we have made your dreams our own.
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It also works in tandem with the Global Partnership for Education and the Global Citizen Project, which helps children in over 60 developing countries.
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On Sunday, 2 December, the 7th Annual Global Citizen Festival arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa commemorating the centennial of the birth of Nelson Mandela.
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According to the Zero to Market report, the average professional carbon footprint of a fashion buyer is twice that of an average global citizen.
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Even though I come from a low-income family, there are programs like Global Citizen Year that provide scholarships for students of all backgrounds.
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Hiring refugees "is good business", said the 47-year-old, who was last week awarded the prestigious Global Citizen Business Leader Award in London.
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French Montana isn't just limiting his Global Citizen efforts to Uganda ... the rapper is spreading his wealth to his home country of Morocco too.
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Cover image: Andrew Cuomo speaks onstage during the 2018 Global Citizen Concert at Central Park, Great Lawn on September 29, 2018 in New York City.
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In 2015, Sheeran got the opportunity to sing with the diva twice, at the Grammys' Stevie Wonder tribute then again at the Global Citizen Festival.
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The 2016 Global Citizen Festival takes place in New York City's Central Park on Saturday and will air live on MSNBC and stream on MSNBC.
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Members can tweet world leaders to ask them to help people affected by recent hurricanes and moonsoons via a button on the Global Citizen website.
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We're sure that Lovato has great things planned for her work with Global Citizen and beyond, as she continues to speak out for mental health.
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She's there with Global Citizen and became an ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education back in September, so she's clearly diving into the role.
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That energy is evident in this video of Kendrick performing at Global Citizen Festival (the NYC event created by Coldplay's Chris Martin) over the weekend.
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As a host committee member of the 2016 Global Citizen Festival, Neil Patrick Harris is passionate about enacting change to meet the organization's global goals.
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Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Selena Gomez and Metallica will headline the fifth Global Citizen Festival, coming to the Great Lawn in Central Park on Sept. 24.
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At the Atlantic Council's Global Citizen Awards last month, Prime Minister Trudeau used his acceptance speech to calmly express hope for a more progressive NAFTA.
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Puértolas's wry novel, a postcolonial sendup of immigration and commerce, follows the fakir on his journey across Europe and from sly trickster to compassionate global citizen.
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Perry also served as one of the hosts for the South African Global Citizen Festival, which honored the 100th birthday of civil rights icon Nelson Mandela.
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Weeks before the inaugural 2012 Global Citizen concert in New York City's Central Park, Evans' business partner Simon Moss got a call from the event's sponsor.
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As part of a Global Citizen initiative, Handler is calling on G7, which meets in Italy next year, to make a commitment to end world hunger.
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"My mother raised me to be a global citizen, with eyes open to sometimes harsh realities," she wrote in a post on The Tig last week.
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"I couldn't be more honored to participate in the Global Citizen Festival as it continues to help solve important issues around the world," Gomez, 24, said.
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They also joined forces later that year to do a duet of Beyoncé's song "Drunk in Love" at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City.
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Music fans may know the organization best for Global Citizen Festival, the annual free show in Central Park that brings together musicians and powerful world leaders.
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The local walking group, led by sound artist Richard Bentley, was part of a global citizen-led initiative in September to map out quiet public places.
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And last year, she headlined the annual Global Citizen Festival – a free show to drive action to initiatives to end global poverty by 2030 – in September.
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As Bustle pointed out, Global Citizen has created a pitch perfect sepia-toned parody of Adele's "Hello" that gets at what it's like to call Congress.
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"I hope that in coming here, there is some degree of learning that national interests are not necessarily in contradiction with being a responsible global citizen."
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In recent years, throngs have gathered in awe to hear Beyoncé, Coldplay and other musical acts play at the Global Citizen Festival to end world poverty.
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Now a grandfather, he has aged easily into the role of global-citizen humanist, lecturing on the role of artists and culture in a fraying society.
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Coldplay's most recent LP was 2015's A Head Full of Dreams, which was followed by two EPs: 2017's Kaleidoscope and 2018's Global Citizen.
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Global Citizen estimates that an additional $350 billion will be needed annually to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in the world's 59 poorest countries.
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People needed to earn 17 points to be put into the prize draw for tickets to the Global Citizen Festival concert held in Central Park last month.
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At last night's Global Citizen Festival, Janet Jackson finally addressed the fallout from the event and used her own experience to call for better treatment of women.
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" In 2015, that campaign partnered with Global Citizen for a long-term partnership "to convene, unite, and strengthen the voices speaking out for girls and women globally.
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Michael Franti's son Taj turns just 3 months old on Monday, but thanks to his parents, he already has a head start on becoming a global citizen.
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We are so thrilled to align her artistry and advocacy and have her join us as a headliner at the 2016 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park!
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Smith is live-streaming his big jump on YouTube as part of an initiative to raise awareness for Global Citizen, which works to combat global poverty and hunger.
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" Stevie Wonder also took time out of his set at Global Citizen Festival in New York City on Saturday to say, "tonight, I'm taking a knee for America.
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Versions of the ad, part of HSBC's "Global Citizen" marketing initiative created by agency JWT, appear in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, according to ad industry magazine Campaign.
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The singer, 28, was spotted with Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans as well as Julia Gillard, GPE's board of directors chair during a meeting in a Malawian village.
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One example of this new method of advocacy is the Global Citizen Festival, a concert held in New York City each September to promote awareness of extreme poverty.
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In New York's Central Park on September 24, the fifth instalment of the Global Citizen Festival offered the enthusiastic and socially-invested crowd a taste of musical urgency.
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Of course, Global Citizen also relies on influencers, both to play the festival (where where musicians share the stage with business and world leaders) and to speak out.
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Doppler Labs, makers of the Here One live audio tuning system, are today announcing a new campaign in conjunction with Global Citizen to build awareness around hearing health.
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Alternatively, fans can try to score free tickets by joining Global Citizen and supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which will receive $1 from every ticket sold.
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Demi Lovato will join the A-list lineup of Global Citizen Festival headliners after Selena Gomez announced a break to focus on her health, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm.
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"Music is one of the best ways to communicate and mainstream these important issues," said Michael Sheldrick, Vice President of Global Policy and Government Affairs at Global Citizen.
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"My mother raised me to be a global citizen, with eyes open to sometimes harsh realities," she wrote in a post on her former lifestyle site, The Tig.
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The Coldplay frontman, 41, attended the Global Citizen Festival on Saturday in Central Park as Paltrow's wedding was underway in front of a slew of A-list guests.
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Judith Rowland is U.S. Policy and Advocacy Manager for Global Citizen The views expressed by this author are their own and are not the views of The Hill.
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"Tonight, I'm taking a knee for America; but not just one knee, I'm taking both knees," he said on stage before his performance at the Global Citizen Festival.
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Sitting on the beach or underneath the shade of a tree, I read books to help me understand the world and how to be a better global citizen.
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On a still-warm September night at this year's Global Citizen Festival, reggaeton artist Yandel took the stage just as the sun began to set over Central Park.
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QUINTANILLA: REALLY QUICK NELSON, LET'S JUST MENTION, AT THE BIG BOARD DOWN HERE, IT IS GLOBAL CITIZEN, A SOCIAL ACTION PLATFORM SEEKING TO END EXTREME POVERTY BY 003.
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I mean we are based in the U.S. but I like to think given our 003 year legacy, that we're very much a global citizen and a global company.
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Consider, too, he adds, that there are a lot of non-monetary reasons to go to college, such as becoming an informed global citizen and building a professional network.
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Nonprofit Global Citizen puts on its annual festival to advocate for change, bringing world leaders together to pledge financial aid and policy changes to end extreme poverty by 2030.
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Andra Day, 32, paid homage to the influential legacy of Billie Holiday at the 2017 Global Citizen Festival with an impassioned performance of the infamous protest ballad, Strange Fruit.
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They are the aims of Global Citizen, the organization Evans founded in 2008 (originally as the Global Poverty Project) with an overall goal to end extreme poverty by 2030.
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Talia Stone, a 20 year-old advocate, notes that seeing Usher perform with The Roots was the main appeal of the Global Citizen event in Montreal on September 17th.
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People can call their senator or representative at Congress to encourage them to pledge funding for the eradication of polio directly and for free via the Global Citizen website.
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The singer and actress took to her Instagram to announce her new role with Global Citizen, a "social action platform" focused on using social media to create social change.
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Amal, 40, who wore a navy and white chiffon gown with a sweetheart neckline, was honored at the event with the 2018 UNCA Global Citizen of the Year Award.
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Selena Gomez was all set to headline the Global Citizen Festival in New York later this month, but the singer announced last week that she's taking some time off.
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"It's important that our child is raised as a global citizen," continues the 51-year-old musician, who is also dad to sons Ade and Cappy from previous relationships.
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Another issue front and center at the Global Citizen festival included working for justice for the Yazidi people, who were victims of a genocide committed by ISIS in 2014.
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"The reaction we've gotten has totally validated the need for Toast as a solution," Madi Holtzman, an NYU grad student behind the Toast Ale USA campaign, told Global Citizen.
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For the past five years, the nonprofit Global Citizen has brought together musicians, celebrities, world leaders and fans who make a difference in their communities to advocate for change.
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It now needs to act as a more responsible global citizen, which could be both a boon to global growth and stability, as well as to China's own prosperity.
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I instantly felt connected as a global citizen like never before, meeting some of the most intelligent and unique people I am likely to come across in my life.
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Andrew Kirk, a spokesman for Global Citizen, a charity that has a goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, declined to comment on the group's safety and security plans.
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Last month, the pair both attended the 2019 Global Citizen Festival and also made a rare public appearance together at the Place for Peace gala in New York City.
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Murad has previously won the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, the Sakharov Prize, the Clinton Global Citizen Award and the Peace Prize from the United Nations Association of Spain.
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I hope that by the time my children go to college, college will have evolved into an experience that focuses more on being a good global citizen of the world.
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The Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 celebrated the life and legacy of the South African leader and human rights activist Nelson Mandela, and supports a campaign to end extreme poverty.
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Why it matters: The commitment, unveiled at the Global Citizen Festival in New York, represents a significant ramp-up of efforts to prevent economic growth from irreparably harming sea life.
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Global Citizen is an online community for people to learn about major world problems and call for change by signing petitions, contacting organizations, and voicing their opinions over social media.
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The father-son reunion may have been recent as Martin returned stateside after his band performed at the Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai for their first-ever concert in India.
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Panic and confusion erupted in Central Park on Saturday night after a loud noise frightened concertgoers at the Global Citizen Festival, with some people erroneously attributing the sound to gunshots.
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Cardi B was one of several performers at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on Saturday, which was interrupted when the crowd panicked after hearing sounds that resembled gunshots.
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"We have one song featuring Beyoncé and Adele with a Chris Martin piano solo on the bridge," Tedder told told Z100 New York at the Global Citizen Festival on Saturday.
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Asgardia represents a larger unity that people on the whole planet can have together and the concept of being kind of a global citizen, which I think is really appealing.
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Global Citizen Fest is a concert in support of social activism, with huge acts this year like Jackson, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, John Legend and as we reported ... Cardi B.
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Whatever happens now there is precisely zero chance that the global citizen, investor, and government momentum behind the Paris [climate agreement] goals and against the fossil fuel industry will be stopped.
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Headlining the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 concert in Johannesburg on Sunday with her husband JAY-Z, the couple wowed the crowd with a nearly 90-minute performance, according to Billboard.
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Harry Styles invited Musgraves to open for him on his arena tour, then in December she performed at the Global Citizen: Mandela 100 concert alongside Beyoncé, JAY-Z and Ed Sheeran.
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But, it follows that Markle has her own quiet opinions about U.S. politics, as she plans to on raising Archie as a "global citizen" with a strong understanding of American culture.
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Neil Young, the Foo Fighters, the Black Keys and John Legend performed at 2012's first Global Citizen Festival in the U.S. and 60,000 people watched from the park's Great Lawn.
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Tuesday morning, Global Citizen – the nonprofit that aims to eradicate poverty by 2030 – announced the A-list talent that is set to take the stage in Central Park on Sept. 24.
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He views gamified social activism like the Global Citizen Festival as a mechanism to get people who are "casually aware of political events" to take the next step and get involved.
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The idea that Council staff came up with the idea to give a corrupt dictator a "Global Citizen Award" with no influence from Attias or others with Gabon interests is risible.
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"I think we need more people in Silicon Valley thinking about what it means to be an American citizen, as opposed to just being a global citizen," Lonsdale said on CNBC.
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No quest to become a global citizen, or effective politician for that matter, can be realized without a respect for literature and its ability to change us from the inside out.
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They also, not coincidentally, showed up half a world away on a bright yellow custom-made Versace jumpsuit Beyoncé wore over the weekend at the Global Citizen concert in South Africa.
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The texts and photographs open up avenues for each other that change from work to work, from the attitude of an impartial observer to that of a historically aware global citizen.
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The writer is the founder and chief executive of Global Citizen Year, a nonprofit to build the next generation of leaders through a global "bridge year" between high school and college.
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She received funding from the State Department during the Bush administration, won a Clinton Global Citizen Award in 2009 and is scheduled to receive an honorary degree from Smith College this month.
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Clooney, who was being honored as the group's 2018 Global Citizen of the Year, also referenced Jamal Khashoggi, the dissident journalist who was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul this year.
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In addition to two nights at the Beacon, Yusuf/Cat Stevens will also perform in New York at the 2016 Global Citizen Festival, a free show in Central Park on Sept. 24.
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The two shared the stage at a Grammy tribute to Stevie Wonder, along with Gary Clark Jr., a few years ago and teamed up again at the Global Citizen Festival in 2015.
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Mr. Payne, 32, is the lead creative designer at Global Citizen, a digital platform in Manhattan that encourages people to take action on various social issues including ending extreme poverty by 2030.
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Though the Global Citizen Festival, which featured Janet Jackson, the rapper Cardi B and others last year, offers 80 percent of its tickets free, it charged admission for V.I.P. and other access.
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Appearing to promote her producing and co-hosting duties at the Global Citizen Festival, host Andy Cohen couldn't resist the opportunity to get the iconic supermodel's take on the latest pop culture news.
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Regardless of how many many Clinton Global Citizen Awards he wins, or how many Victoria's Secret models he dates, there's no competition when it comes to Leo as our longest-standing celebrity crush.
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On Saturday, 22,220 fans will swarm Central Park's Great Lawn in New York City to see Cardi B, The Weeknd, John Legend and other pop stars perform at the annual Global Citizen Festival.
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While buyers can be surer about the source of the fish they buy, there is no indication as of now that the ordinary global citizen will derive much value, or save any money.
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The music industry has a long history of bringing people together in service of positive progress — from Live Aid in the 1980s, to Live Earth in the 2000s, to Global Citizen festivals today.
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It's funding a new show on National Geographic called "Activate," a six-part season focusing on extreme poverty, inequality and sustainability, produced with not-for-profit Global Citizen and production company Radical Media.
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It was as though nothing had happened, and while I understand Global Citizen likely wanted to avoid inflaming the situation, I found it hard to believe that the show could simply move forward.
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His donation led to a chain reaction of others ... The Weeknd, Diddy and Diddy's Ciroc venture all matched his $100k and Global Citizen estimates some 260,000 people will benefit from the money raised.
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Of all the recent stops, Williams says his time in South Africa — where he took the stage at Global Citizen Festival alongside Beyoncé and JAY-Z for their song "Nice" — was the most inspiring.
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At the Global Citizen: Mandela 2100 festival in Johannesburg, South Africa, commemorating what would have been Nelson Mandela's 25th birthday, Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z performed parts of their On The Run II tour.
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In January, Rihanna teamed up with Global Citizen and the Global Partnership for Education to work on education initiatives in Malawi with the goal of raising money to improve access and quality of learning.
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Singer Stevie Wonder appeared to evoke protests by Kaepernick and other athletes when he put one knee to the stage during a concert at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City on Saturday.
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A. I wish I'd learned to speak Spanish or Chinese — not just to be more communicative and fluent, because I can always manage to get by, but to be more of a global citizen.
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Foreshadowing this international expansion, his band's 2015 music video for "Hymn for the Weekend" was filmed in India and featured Beyoncé, who is married to Jay Z and was last year's Global Citizen headliner.
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We broke the story ... the "Unforgettable" rapper became hip-hop's first Global Citizen Ambassador for his work in Uganda, after he witnessed the country's healthcare hardships while he was there shooting the music video.
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Mixing sources from jazz to Islamic architecture to Coptic Christian iconography and Eritrean folk art, Mr. Ghebreyesus processed everything he saw as a refugee and a global citizen into a kind of ecstatic surrealism.
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Last year she also announced a number of tickets for her tour were up for grabs for people who signed up to support Global Citizen, an organisation working to tackle global poverty by 2030.
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Dubbed "Global Goal Live: The Possible Dream," the event, which is presented by nonprofit Global Citizen, aims to be the largest live broadcast in "cause event history," according to a press release from organizers.
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I used to be so offended by this term "global citizen," because I always thought it came from this privileged place of, "I can just go wherever I wanna go this weekend," kinda thing.
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Each year, the Global Citizen Festival distributes 60,200 tickets; fans can earn entrance by completing online "actions" such as signing a petition or tweeting at world leaders about vaccines, access to education and clean water.
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Over the weekend, Beyoncé and Jay Z performed at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 in Johannesburg wearing show-stopping and symbolic outfits brought to life by her stylists Zerina Akers and Jenke Ahmed Tailly.
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Though Cuomo recently proposed regulations to crack down on "predatory practices" in the bail bondsman industry, those did not address eliminating cash bail, which many activists, including Global Citizen, point to as a major issue.
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It's not surprising then that the Global Citizen Festival wasn't the only SDG-related event last week in Africa, nor is it unexpected that necessity is breeding invention in the social laboratories of the continent.
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Ms. Handler was in town for only a few days last month, and she wanted to squeeze the trip to Trump Tower in between interviews for her show and rehearsals for the Global Citizen Festival.
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The Queen brought the crowd to its feet and even triggered tears -- presumably of joy -- from thousands of fans who watched her perform at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
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It is on behalf of these two organizations and Global Citizen that Rihanna visited Malawi earlier this year to raise awareness focused on health and education rights for students of one of the smallest African countries.
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While Martin missed the couple's wedding due to concert performance at the Global Citizen Festival in N.Y.C. on the same day, their son Moses served in the bridal party as a groomsman alongside Falchuk's son, Brody.
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This year, French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to lead fundraising with President Macky Sall of Senegal to raise $1.3 billion for the Global Partnership for Education, following emails, calls and tweets from members of Global Citizen.
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In a nod to the uproar, following the performance, the singer reposted an article titled, "People Are Angry Ed Sheeran Wore a Shirt while Beyoncé Wore Couture During their Global Citizen Performance," on his Instagram Story.
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On Saturday, The Walking Dead star Danai Gurira will speak out for HIV/AIDS education and eradication in Africa by presenting a special video (from Johnson & Johnson) at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City.
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The result was a Global Partnership for Education conference held jointly by the French president and Macky Sall, the president of Senegal, with Rihanna in attendance, with $2.3 billion pledged for education, according to Global Citizen.
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With the potential for convenience and expense barriers to be removed, Doppler Labs and Global Citizen are working to help dispel stigma associated with poor hearing, as most people believe bad hearing only affects old people.
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The effect is a sense of guilt, causing the viewer to re-evaluate their position as a global citizen once they realize that lack of immediacy shouldn't be synonymous with a lack of action or empathy.
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Its concerts coincide with gatherings of world leaders, such as its Global Citizen Week in New York last month during the UN's General Assembly meeting, as well as encouraging people to lobby governments and institutions year-round.
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The Walking Dead star was named a Women Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations while hosting the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 event celebrating the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday.
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A native New Yorker, global citizen and polyglot, having lived or traveled in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, in addition to 45 of the 50 states, Ruthy is a single parent with two grown daughters.
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It peaked at 45 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, got a remix featuring 43 Chainz and A$AP Rocky, and even got incorporated into Beyoncè's set at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival.
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In remarks to air at the Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg, Germany, on Thursday, Brown will announce the Global Climate Action Summit that will be held ahead of a United Nations meeting on climate change in December.
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In a message posted on Sunday, the chief executive of Global Citizen said the police have since determined that the noise was caused by at least one attendee stepping on and "popping" at least one drink bottle.
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MOSCOW — Back when it sought the right to host the 2018 World Cup soccer tournament, Russia framed its bid as part of a concerted effort to transform its post-Soviet self into a modern, model global citizen.
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Other issues that captured mass imagination ranged from Delhi pollution and International Yoga Day to the Global Citizen Festival that saw cult British rock band Coldplay perform to an 80,000-strong crowd in Mumbai, India's entertainment hub.
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TMZ broke the story ... French was named a Global Citizen Ambassador by GC CEO Hugh Evans in a ceremony in NYC last week for his efforts in building a hospital in Uganda that will benefit 300k people.
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On Friday, the actress brought along four of her children to accompany her to the 2017 United Nations Correspondents Association Awards at Cipriani Wall Street, where Jolie was honored as the 2017 UNCA Global Citizen of the year.
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On Friday, Angelina Jolie brought along four of her children to accompany her to the 2017 United Nations Correspondents Association Awards at Cipriani Wall Street, where Jolie was honored as the 2017 UNCA Global Citizen of the year.
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This weekend, the singer, her husband JAY-Z and a slew of music stars will descend upon Johannesburg, South Africa, for the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 event, honoring the life and legacy of the late African president.
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The pair — who occasionally put their love on display on Instagram — enjoyed a PDA-filled date night at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City last fall, where they enjoyed sets by Ellie Goulding and Kendrick Lamar.
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Speaking of textbooks ... Shawn says we need to get more in the hands of young girls, and he's interested in working with Justin Trudeau to #LeaveNoGirlBehind as he jets off to NYC for this weekend's Global Citizen Festival.
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The singer – who performed at last fall's Global Citizen Festival in New York alongside halftime collaborator Beyoncé – rocked the organization's logo on his right bicep, giving it prominent placement in front of the Super Bowl's millions of viewers.
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Like the Global Citizen Festival, the Accra SDG Investment Fair is slated to become an annual event to galvanize support and measure progress, with an Accra Charter adopted at its close to set expectations for the coming year.
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Cardi's AMAs performance is her second public showing since giving birth this summer; on Saturday, she co-headlined the annual Global Citizen Festival in New York City's Central Park alongside Janet Jackson, Shawn Mendes, Janelle Monáe and The Weeknd.
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Elite liberals stress two sources of identity: being a good global citizen (who cares about climate change and sweatshops in Bangladesh) and belonging to an identity group that has nothing to do with the nation (Hispanic, gay, Buddhist, etc).
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The festival can be beneficial only if funding promised by the countries reaches its destinations, says Jodi Allison of MAP International, a relief organisation that distributes medical supplies to dozens of countries and is not affiliated with Global Citizen.
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This is the seventh year Global Citizen will host its annual advocacy concert, which aims to move world leaders to enact policy changes regarding women's equality, education, health, water and sanitation, environment, finance and innovation and food and hunger.
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Digital engagement and being a good digital citizen were focal points of the Obama Administration — and it appears to be one of the early centers of interest for the former president in his private function as a global citizen.
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This is the fifth year Global Citizen will host its annual advocacy show, which aims to move world leaders to enact policy changes regarding women's equality, education, health, water and sanitation, environment, finance and innovation and food and hunger.
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In addition to Lovato and the formidable slate of headliners, Global Citizen Festival will also feature appearances by guest performers (Usher, , Ellie Goulding and more), as well as A-list co-hosts, from Neil Patrick Harris to Priyanka Chopra.
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ITK has learned that the 28-year-old actress is among several high-profile speakers slated for this year's event, along with: Voto Latino President Maria Teresa Kumar, Demos President Heather McGhee and Global Citizen Managing Director Simon Moss.
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"If we don't ultimately empower girls, making sure they have access to quality education, or tackle discriminatory laws like forced marriage or honor killings, we're never going to end extreme poverty," said Hugh Evans, chief executive of Global Citizen.
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The website notes Argentina-born Martinez is the first Hispanic CEO of a global advertising agency, and is a "truly 'global citizen'" who was raised mainly in Spain, has worked around the globe and is fluent in five languages.
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Nothing in a one-term president's powers keeps the executive from nominating Supreme Court justices, signing life-changing legislation, vetoing terrible bills or renewing the United States' role as a global citizen in the existential fight against climate change.
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Global Citizen, known for its efforts to end extreme poverty, teamed up with CEO advisory firm Teneo to secure top entertainers, lead production partner and promoter Live Nation, corporate chieftains and government leaders to bring the event to life.
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I was the legal adviser to the U.S. delegation on both of these negotiations, and from that experience I see the following lessons: First, the goal of the deal cannot be to make North Korea a good global citizen.
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In December, Pax and his siblings Knox, Shiloh and Zahara, 13 on Monday, accompanied Jolie to the 2017 United Nations Correspondents Association Awards at Cipriani Wall Street, where she was honored as the 2017 UNCA Global Citizen of the year.
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Those two things alone are fantastic but the Global Citizen Festival has attracted such a unique group of people from around the world in the sense that they've not given in to some of the negativity that is out there.
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The campaign launches tomorrow, Tuesday, September 18 at the Global Citizen: Movement Makers Summit with a video in which children from around the world (and Sesame Street Muppets) share their dreams and what they think it takes to get achieve them.
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"The policies and progress that we make this year, and into 2020, will determine whether we successfully eradicate extreme poverty by 2030, and failure is not an option for the world's poor," Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans said in a statement.
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Civility towards each other is an important component of being a global citizen, and I urge everyone in our community to showcase the kindness, compassion, and good decorum that our residents are known for and that our world needs more of.
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The other signatories are ActionAid UK, the Bond Network, CAFOD, CARE International UK, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide UK, Global Citizen, Islamic Relief, Marie Stopes International, Mercy Corps Europe, the ONE Campaign, Progressio, Restless Development, VSO International, UNICEF UK and Water Aid.
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DAKAR (Reuters) - Last week while Gabon was awaiting a court ruling on a disputed election result, a U.S. think-tank held a black tie dinner in Manhattan at which President Ali Bongo had been meant to receive a "Global Citizen Award".
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Just when I thought the news cycle had left me incapable of experiencing shock, I listened to the audio of John Legend, Ava DuVernay, Robert De Niro, Chris Martin and Katie Holmes popping by at the Global Citizen Festival on Sept.
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Global Citizen and Teneo are reviving the idea of a transcontinental event at a time of historic global unrest and division -- during a week that President Donald Trump expressed a skeptical view of globalism at the United Nations General Assembly.
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A brief moment of panic broke out at the Global Citizen Festival in NYC when the crowd thought they heard gunshots, but Chris Martin came to the rescue ... by grabbing the mic to calmly explain it was just a barrier collapse.
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Trump's administration, citing what it calls Russia's failure to act as a good global citizen, has said it may take steps to block the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which will increase the volumes Russia can export to northern Europe.
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That's why the Social Progress Imperative and Global Citizen have teamed up, and at the Social Good Summit on Monday we're launching the People's Report Cards (#peoplesreportcard) — a way for every citizen to see the progress their country is making against these goals.
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The Oscar-winning actress, director, humanitarian, and mother of six has worked with refugees on behalf of the UN, helmed a cinematic tribute to the birthplace of her oldest son, and shown us what it's like to live as a global citizen.
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The mostly album-size photographs in this compact but far-ranging gallery survey are about the intensities and confusions of a cultural mixing that makes the artist, psychologically, both a global citizen and an outsider, at home and in transit, wherever she is.
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The U.S. Air Force officer said his visit to Fairford - which each year attracts senior military officials and industry executives - made him feel more connected to his family history, and strengthened his sense of being both a proud American and a global citizen.
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Some fans have been giving the rapper grief for performing at the Global Citizen Fest since she backed out on Bruno Mars' tour due to being a new mother, but she's pointed out touring is a lot different than one-time shows.
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"The New Global Citizen: Harnessing Youth Leadership to Reshape Civil Society" is a report sponsored by the Gates Foundation as part of the Rhize Emerging Catalyst Project, which brings together a network of youth leaders and organizations to look at how they lead.
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The Global Citizen live stream, directly following the mass exit, focused on the section of the crowd that remained near the front, instead of the now-empty half of the field -- littered with the collateral of hurriedly forgotten shoes, phones and wallets.
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In December, Pax and his siblings Knox Léon, 9, Shiloh Nouvel, 11, and Zahara Marley, 13 on Monday, accompanied Jolie to the 2017 United Nations Correspondents Association Awards at Cipriani Wall Street, where she was honored as the 2017 UNCA Global Citizen of the year.
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In the case of Global Citizen (other than a few VIP tickets that can be purchased), the only way to attend one of organization's official, star-studded concerts (held in locations from New York in the U.S. to India and Germany) is via its app.
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Bill Clinton, who presented Bon Jovi with the Global Citizen Award last month and was in attendance when the foundation launched in 2006, took the stage to praise the musician and his wife Dorothea for the work they've done to end hunger and homelessness.
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His braggadocious 2014 single "Awwsome" introduced him to the national audience, gaining enough traction to get a remix with A$AP Rocky and 2 Chainz, even having Beyoncé dance to it during her performance at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City in 2015.
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As China burns cleaner fuels such as natural gas and generates more of its power using renewables, it will become easier for China to be a "good global citizen" and work with the United States and other nations to seek to mitigate climate change.
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"We're at an interesting time where things are really divisive, so I'm especially moved by what Global Citizen does – empowering positivity and making big strides in equality, health, hunger, the environment and more around the world," Harris, 43, says in the new issue of PEOPLE.
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News Analysis DAVOS, Switzerland — In a world troubled by grave uncertainties over the basics governing trade, security and the mission to limit climate change, President Xi Jinping of China on Tuesday portrayed his nation as a responsible global citizen dedicated to furthering international integration.
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And 267 per cent said they considered themselves to be "a global citizen" in addition to being British, which will likely disappoint Theresa May who told the last Conservative conference "if you believe you are a citizen of the world, you're a citizen of nowhere".
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On Sunday, Beyoncé and JAY-Z delivered a masterful performance in Johannesburg, where Global Citizen Festival honored the 100th anniversary of the birth of late South African leader Nelson Mandela and featured performances from Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Pharrell Williams, Chris Martin, Kacey Musgraves and Usher.
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We believe that, as a 21st Century global citizen, it's where we want our children to be, so we're teaching them not only the language of English, grammar, vocabulary, but also reading, writing, math, social studies, science, and it's all blended in to the content of learning.
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Evans' influence is such that he got Michelle Obama and first lady of pop Beyonce on stage at the Global Citizen concert in New York in 2015, while earlier this year he visited Malawi with Rihanna on her first trip as Global Partnership for Education ambassador.
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"Over the last five years, Global Citizens around the world have taken more than six million actions in the fight against extreme poverty – actions that are set to affect the lives of over 650 million of the world's most marginalized people," Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans said.
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Kanye West, Ellie Goulding, Mumford & Sons, indie rockers The National and more will contribute original tracks to Metamorphoses, an album that aims to raise awareness and action for Global Citizen, the organization working to end extreme poverty by 2030 which was co-founded by CEO Hugh Evans.
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The concert will be the summit of the year-long 'Be The Generation' campaign, a celebration of the former President's centenary inspired by his "life-long dedication to rallying people together to use their collective voices to speak for the most marginalized people," according to Global Citizen.
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The photo, which was posted on de Blasio's Instagram account — which he has used as a platform to promote his White House run — shows the mayor standing in front of a crowd at the 2017 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, the New York Daily News reported.
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She's been outspoken about education since being named an ambassador to the Global Partnership for Education last year, helping them raise 2.3 billion dollars earlier this month at the Global Citizen conference in Senegal, a move that will no doubt inspire other artists to become more internationally involved.
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During her speech, al-Mansour said it's important to expose young individuals to art, culture and film, especially in conservative areas, as it will transform them and give them a chance to embrace being "a global citizen," who feels like they have ownership of their destiny and their ambitions.
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Before performing hits such as "Higher Ground" and "Overjoyed" at Global Citizen Festival in New York City on Saturday, the 67-year-old singer started his headlining set by addressing the controversy reignited by President Donald Trump's most recent remarks about NFL player who kneel during the national anthem.
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In addition to taking meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, CLF has partnered with international bike sharing company ofo, bringing bikes to aid accessibility to education for young girls in Malawi—where Rihanna herself visited the country as an ambassador for Global Partnership for Education, Global Citizen, and CLF.
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The "Perfect" collaboration marks the third partnership between Ed and Beyoncé as the pair have performed together twice before: At the 2015 Global Citizen Festival and again earlier that year in February during a tribute to Stevie Wonder at Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star Salute.
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Freida Pinto, actress, activist and Global Citizen Ambassador, teamed up with Copia — a San Francisco-based company that uses technology to reduce waste and feed communities in need — to ensure all those leftover appetizers, desserts and fancy dishes from the Vanity Fair Oscars Party went to good use.
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The "Perfect" duet marks the third partnership between Sheeran and Beyoncé, as the pair have performed together twice before: at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival and again earlier that year in February, during a tribute to Stevie Wonder at Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star Salute.
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He teamed up with Global Citizen, Revolve Impact, The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Org and Mass Bail Out, an org focused on this cause, but French told us this is very personal for him ... revealing how the cash bail system has affected some of his close friends.
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Martin and Legend specifically have teamed up with Global Citizen, a multinational nonprofit, and The World Health Organization, in what is being called "Together at Home," a virtual concert series that encourages people to practice social distancing and to visit the WHO website with any coronavirus questions or concerns.
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Japan, in many respects a model global citizen, has long been an outlier on whaling, an industry that most nations have abandoned as cruel, unnecessary and a danger to the survival of the great mammals of the seas, but that the Japanese claim as part of their culture.
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Photos of the pop star have surfaced online, and PEOPLE has learned she is visiting the African country to spend time with key educators, government officials, students and mentors to promote education on behalf of her Clara Lionel Foundation and as the ambassador for Global Citizen and the Global Partnership for Education.
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Since the 2012 New York concert, Global Citizen has run music events in the likes of Washington, Mumbai, Munich and Hamburg and says that the millions of actions (tweets, emails, petitions and the like) of its members are having an impact on world leaders to its aim of ending extreme poverty by 2030.
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"Even if governments were stepping up to do the right thing, which many, including the US government, are not, the crisis is too big for government," said Samantha Power, the former US ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017, as she presented Ulukaya the Atlantic Council's Global Citizen Award this week.
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WATCH: Tyler Perry Gives Commencement Speech at Oprah's Leadership Academy Before Taking Stage at Global Citizen Festival Perry paid their rent so the family could continue living in their house, and volunteered to pay for Evans' funeral in Atlanta, as well as fly her body to her home state of Wisconsin for another funeral.
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Global Citizen together with Save the Children, Jesuit Refugee Service, UNICEF USA and many others who have signed the joint statement are asking USAID to release crucial funds to provide urgent assistance in 2019 to Education Cannot Wait and to appropriate at least $25 million from its 85033/2020 international affairs budget for the fund.
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"In 2018, it is more important than ever for Global Citizens here in the United States and around the world to demand their voices be heard — through activism and at the polls — so that we can continue progress towards a world free from needless suffering and want," Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans said in a statement.
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The genre-spanning LP, inspired in part by her marriage to singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly, received rave reviews from critics as well as her peers: Harry Styles invited Musgraves to open for him on his arena tour, then in December she performed at the Global Citizen: Mandela 100 concert alongside Beyoncé, JAY-Z and Ed Sheeran.
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CM: Well, we want a constructive and positive environment in our world of learning, and I know there are a lot of parents, and if you have a little kid, when you think about him or her growing up, and becoming a global citizen, how do they know about each side of the Pacific Ocean, and then begin to understand the other culture?
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Just last year she started her own scholarship program, and most recently, she was named 22017's Humanitarian of the Year by Harvard University in February thanks to the philanthropic work she's done through the Global Partnership for Education and Global Citizen Project, a multiyear campaign that will provide kids (especially young girls) in over 60 developing countries with access to education.
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Celebrities such as singer Becky G and actor Hugh Jackman are shown working on Global Citizen initiatives, while P&G highlights its efforts such as donations of Always sanitary towels to schools in African countries, or its Tide "Loads of Hope" initiative, where it launders clothes free of charge for those affected by extreme weather, such as the Ohio tornadoes in May.
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Freeland had, as always, done her homework for the speech, carefully reading keynote addresses on foreign policy by past prime ministers, including the Nobel laureate Lester Pearson, who initiated the idea of blue-helmeted United Nations peacekeepers during the Suez Crisis in the 225s — the kind of enlightened leadership that is fundamental to Canada's self-image as a good global citizen.
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Juliet is also a passionate champion of innovation in philanthropy, contributing to leading organizations such as Product (RED), acting as an advisory board member for the Global Citizen and CHIME FOR CHANGE Girls' and Women's Committee, serving as co-chair for both CHIMEHACK and CHIMEHACK II, and most recently, co-founding Beyond Type 1, an organization focused on finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes.
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Last month, Rihanna traveled to Malawi to spend time with key educators, government officials, students and mentors to promote education on behalf of her foundation and as the ambassador for Global Citizen and the Global Partnership for Education, a multiyear campaign that will provide children with access to education in over 60 developing countries, giving priority to girls and those affected by lack of access to education in the world today.
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"The pressure on kids to get into a selective college has prevented them from having the opportunity to learn things for experimentation's sake, or to fail at anything, ever," said Abby Falik, who founded Global Citizen Year, which offers 80% of its participants partial or full scholarships to partake in educational work-travel programs around the world during a gap year (which Falik is aiming to rebrand a "bridge year").
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Legend recently performed the song live with Jorja Smith at the Global Citizen Prize award ceremony in London, and the performance aired on MSNBC in the US. Legend has also shared Amazon advertisements for "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" linked to Alexa on his Twitter page, and Amazon Music&aposs YouTube channel promoted the song to almost 33,000 subscribers with a video of Legend discussing what the song means to him and his experience recording it with his wife and daughter.
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And, the festival's host committee will include: Olivia Wilde, Forest Whitaker, Chris Rock, Dianna Agron, Malin Akerman, La La Anthony, Camren Bicondova, Connie Britton, Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Chiklis, Andy Cohen, Monique Coleman, Amanda De Cadenet, Pete Dominick, Heather Graham, Danai Gurira, Erin Heatherton, Daymond John, Taryn Manning, Tamzin Merchant, Bridget Moynahan, Bill Nye, Aaron Paul, Kal Penn, Erin Richards, Isha Sesay, Amani Toomer, Pete Wentz and Bonnie Wright This year, festival-goers will be able to make use of the newly launched Global Citizen Festival app (available for download for Apple and Android deices).
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OG afrofuturist artists continued to shine too, like Lina Viktor who got into a spat with Kendrick and SZA earlier in the year for allegedly plagiarizing her art in "All the Stars," but closed out the year gloriously with a solo show at the New Orleans Museum of Art that explored the intertwined history of Liberia and the U.S. Rounding out a year where African Americans were considering their ties to the mother continent, Beyonce performed in South Africa to honor Nelson Mandela's legacy at the Global Citizen Fest.
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