The international advocacy organization announced its new Recovery Plan for the World campaign on Tuesday, a comprehensive initiative with five different focuses: ending COVID, ending hunger, resuming learning, protecting the planet and advancing equity.
“A year ago, I was three shows into my world tour when, because of COVID-19, we had to cancel everything for the safety of my fans and crew. And now a year later, the pandemic is still raging across the globe…and I’m still at home like most of you,“Billie Eilish, one of the campaign’s celebrity supporters, said. “We must take action to get everyone access to COVID-19 vaccines as quickly as possible. I want to ask ALL of my fans to join me and take action in support of this campaign. We need to call on government leaders, corporations and philanthropists to make commitments so the world can recover from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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The year-long campaign will be celebrated with two major fundraisers, the first of which will be a global broadcast event focusing on equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
The May broadcast special will feature a lineup to be announced later, in partnership with the European Commission, the World Health Organization and Italy.
Then, on Sept. 25, a multi-hour global event calledGlobal Citizen LIVEwill take place, featuring performances from places like New York City, Paris, Seoul and Sydney.
In addition to Eilish, other celebrities backing the new campaign includeColdplay, theJonas Brothers, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Miley Cyrus, Usher, Hugh Jackman, Idris and Sabrina Elba, Rachel Brosnahan, H.E.R., Lars Ulrich, Femi Kuti, Lang Lang, SuperM and Yemi Alade.
The campaign has also received support from 23 governments, including world leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Global Citizen alsohostedOne World: Together at Homein 2020 to raise money for COVID relief.
“I am incredibly proud of Global Citizen’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but massive inequalities remain and we urgently need to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are made available equitably. Our ‘Recovery Plan for the World’ sets a clear agenda that will inspire millions of citizens to advocate for five of the most critical health, social and economic challenges that currently face humanity, as a result of the pandemic,” Hugh Evans, Co-Founder and CEO of Global Citizen, said in a statement. “A virus anywhere remains a virus everywhere and our goal is to unite world leaders, artists and entertainers, philanthropists and CEOs to end COVID-19 for all and kickstart a global recovery.”
For more information, visitglobalcitizen.org/recoveryplan.
source: people.com
