Key commitments were announced to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the festival\u2019s impact and advocacy, through the hard work of many partner organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A statement issued by Global Citizen said the 2022 Festival saw \u201cmore than US$800 million announced to end extreme poverty NOW and US$1.6 billion announced by the European Commission and Canada as part of the seventh replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria on Sept. 21, in addition to the announcement of five companies signing on to the UN-led Race to Zero initiative to reach net-zero emissions by 2050\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of this funding, more than US$440 million was earmarked exclusively to initiatives to end extreme poverty on the African continent, with the remainder intended to reach people around the world, including across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Global Citizen Festival campaign announced commitments by world leaders and governments in support of ending poverty now, including Canada, Belgium, Denmark, the European Commission, Germany, Ghana, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, United Nations, and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From around the world, messages of support for Global Citizen\u2019s End Extreme Poverty NOW campaign were received by President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro S\u00e1nchez, COP27 Youth Envoy Dr. Omnia el Omrani, Taoiseach of Ireland Miche\u00e1l Martin, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros, COP26 President Alok Sharma, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, US Rep. Jamie Raskin, US Rep. Ann Wagner, and US Rep. John Curtis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Financial and policy announcements were also made by many corporate, philanthropic, and NGO partners including Accenture, Cisco, Citi, Delta, the Dutch Postcode Lottery, Ford Foundation, Gavi and Girl Effect, the Global Menstrual Equity Hygiene Accelerator, Lego Foundation, Procter & Gamble, Rotary International, Verizon, WWT, YouTube and Google.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAmidst all the doomsday messages we hear today, hope lies in the fact that millions of citizens are rising up to take action, more than any other point in history. 10 years ago, Global Citizen was just an idea \u2013 and 10 years from now we\u2019ll see a generation of Global Citizens running for office, starting companies, and transforming communities,\u201d said Hugh Evans, Co-Founder and CEO, Global Citizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In support of the Global Citizen campaign to defend the planet and take climate action NOW, five businesses officially signed on to the Race to Zero campaign to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 as a part of Global Citizen Festival, including American Eagle Outfitters, Betterfly, Harith General Partners, Juan Valdez Caf\u00e9, and WWT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Global Citizens have taken more than 2 million actions with Global Citizen in 2022 to help achieve Global Citizen\u2019s mission to End Extreme Poverty NOW, more than doubling the record previously set by the international advocacy organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith 43 days to go to COP, we need countries to move from pledges to implementation \u2014 as youth we have a critical role to play in making sure our nations do not backtrack on their promises,\u201d said Dr. Omnia el Omrani, COP27 youth envoy, in a video message to Global Citizens at Global Citizen Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With stages in Accra and New York, the event captured the Global Citizen ethos, channeling an eclectic array of musical talent in support of our efforts to End Extreme Poverty NOW and build momentum ahead of the G20 summit and UN Climate Conference, COP27, both in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n