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Welcome to all of you beautiful people. Yes, I have always gotten to my roots, that's why you see my Rasta. I know success, success for my brothers and sisters, that's what I want in this life. Travel, so let us know, let's just not separate, let's fight in Africa, someone say, one Africa, one Africa, okay, we do this for the girls, know the fertility rates, the mothers and we do this for the planet, our African leaders do that to him. foreign player much worth foreigner foreigner thank you all the foreigners let's go moments foreigners stay away from here we are safe thank you we love you every year at this time the world comes to New York City and this concert is about giving something back to the citizens around the world have taken

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Thank you all for being citizens of the world. Norway has committed $250 million. The one and only lady Beyoncé. They deserve the same opportunities to receive an education as my daughters and yours. breaks down the door of the global citizen to act because it is unlike anything else. You are now part of the global fight to end extreme power. Global citizens like you know that fighting for justice and equality starts with empowering women and girls. The global citizen movement that began. Just seven years ago, with some friends in a Bruno's closet-sized office in downtown New York, we said this is our world and our children deserve better and that we intend to save this world abroad.

We are thanking first responders and others on the front lines of this. Global pandemic we all need each other and we are capable of achieving this When We Stand United is active to normalize equality together and demand that no one wherever they are born be left behind this is real as if it were not a joke the actions of a movement of people They are necessary to drive lasting change, that is why Global Citizen is about actions, welcome everyone tonight, the Global Citizen Festival comes to Ghana for the first time and we are more than honored to be here with you all.

I am the night indeed and I am badamundi and me. I would like to welcome global citizens from all over the world to the historic Black Star Square, a symbol of independence, democracy and equality. 65 years ago, Ghana became the first African country to gain independence and led the charge for Africa powered by Africans. As a Zimbabwean whose nation only gained its independence decades later, Ghana was and continues to be a beacon of inspiration, power and hope, yes indeed, and that is why today we stand proud on stages around the world, our creativity, authenticity and our values ​​impossible to ignore, their favorites are all. backstage we have scissors hey hey tonight is also about impact this is the 10th anniversary of the Global Citizen Festival that brings the world together each year to demand and secure commitments towards global goals we must raise our voices against living in a world that does not empower Women and girls can no longer be spectators of the climate crisis that threatens our planet and, of course, we must put an end to extreme poverty.

It is now our pleasure to welcome one of the most exciting creative talents: stage director, screenwriter and my new Wakandan. sister Michaela thank you hello I always say that I have two homes: the United Kingdom, where I was born, and Ghana, where my family lives, and the central region of Essakoma, where my roots lie within a hair's breadth. I feel happy because I am here with all of you. those who take action there is a sadness that lingers within me because while we are here girls are missing out on their education girls are suffering the consequences of climate change girls are being sexually assaulted and raped but the heaviness I feel lives on a little when I see the impacts of people like can you see moza o mankani for those who have known her for 22 years the mankanye home of hope for girls in johannesburg has served as a safe haven for survivors of child trafficking abuse and gender based violence in may mankani was the South African winner of the Citizen Award, a global citizen award given to change-makers working to end extreme poverty and foster social change around the world.

Poverty takes away all your dignity, so homophobia is about restoring human dignity. Life is about us, me and him. Children, what home offers first is family and then education, because that is the key to opening up the world in South Africa. Gender violence is a pandemic. Children are being trafficked from rural areas to their cities and sadly, the majority of those children. many times they are children she is going to take care of you she is going to hold your hand when you are here it is your hand to be held she should not stop she has helped many people she has given hope to many of us she has taught us we will conquer the world if It wasn't for you I wouldn't feel like the person I am today the more children our presidents say for tomorrow we can all change our lives and we can change our world take the stage Global citizen Award winner, Mrs.

Kanye, your resilience and your determination to face the It's really incredible my queen, thank you, thank you for me, it's not about anything for me, it's about being the voice of the voiceless, the women and girls I fight for face it harshly. dangerous and dehumanization and protecting them has always been my number one priority in 23 years of Home of Hope. He has faced many challenges such as being silenced and lack of financial support. It is crucial that we have an open civic space that always allows us to exercise our human right. We express our rights, women and girls in Africa deserve to live without fear and have to live their full potential and needs.

Government and respond to its needs. Please join us in this fight in South Africa, here in Ghana and across Africa, thank you. I have a big round of applause for mom Kanye, a hero, thank you ready, thank you, come on, yeah, thank you, now it's time to end period poverty. Period poverty is the lack of access to menstrual products, but it also speaks to the lack of education about menstruation. health because in Africa three out of ten girls miss school due to their period and for 15 years they always keep girls in school. The program has provided access to more than 10 million free pets to more than 1 million girls across the African continent.

Goodnight beautiful people. I'm like backstage here at Black Star Square at Lacrosse hello hello and I'm so excited to be here and I'm even more excited to be doing this with none other than that. What is happening in Ghana? What's happening? Black Star Square. What's happening? Global. City the

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How do you feel tonight? Listen to The Crowd. Oh my God, how do you open it tonight? I can't hear you, we're not alone. I'm standing next to a woman that every musician in the world wants in the studio. She. she is making the African continent so proud, she is our greatest export, ladies and gentlemen, she needs no introduction, it's time, hey, what's up guys, love you?

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, how do you feel? I mean look around you, look around you, this is so amazing, it's my first time performing in Africa this year and it's going to be so amazing, I can't wait, there's so much I know. We asked you before how you feel and you said: I'm going to stay there and do the best I can. What does that mean? Because you do more than the best you can. I'm going to do the best I can because God is.

It's absolutely obvious here, now I know that you use your platform every chance you can to promote gender equality, especially when it comes to women among girls, whether in your lyrics or on your podcast, why does that mean so much? for you why not us? We don't have enough opportunities. Women need more opportunities. Women need more opportunities in this world. And if I can give it to them, why not? I feel like if you love someone, you show it and I want to show it off to all the women in the world. world because they deserve to be shown, that's how it is, that's how it is, and you continue to be in your power, thank you for making us proud, here is the global citizen festival, please welcome, executive vice president of Cisco, Frank katsudis, hello everyone, I'm very excited to be with you.

Today and on behalf of our team at Cisco, we are thrilled to partner with Global Citizen and participate in this day of music and purpose. This is our chance to celebrate together, take action together, and do good together at Cisco. We are driven by our purpose to drive an inclusive future for all our purpose inspires the way we develop technology, the way we connect our world and invest in communities and we know that education changes lives and is a human right The Cisco Networking Academy provides giving people around the world career opportunities through technology and education In 2018, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins took the Mandela 100 Global Citizen stage in South Africa and pledged to empower one million people in Africa with digital skills over the next five years.

I'm very happy to report that we achieved this goal a year early, but let's not do it alone, we're partnering with academic institutions, nonprofits, and governments to create a more diverse tech workforce. This year we celebrate the Network Academy's 25th anniversary to date. We have educated more than 17.5 million students. 17.5 and we're not done yet Cisco Networking Academy will continue to educate people around the world and we will reach 3 million people next year. Cisco knows that technology is a force for good and we are proud to do our part to drive a more inclusive future for all.

Thank you so much. towards gender equality has been drastically reduced in the last two years, before the pandemic, girls were already spending 160 million more hours than boys on unpaid domestic and care work every day, and this has not done more than increasing the number of women who leave the labor market to care for their children. their loved ones covet everything 19. they lost access to their education it is time to change The global recovery from the pandemic cannot be billed at the expense of women's unpaid work it is not intelligent it is not sustainable and above all it is not fair to invest in women it's good business and the private sector has a critical role to play in changing the narrative first do an audit sounds boring couldn't be more important find out how your company supports families and caregivers second create or improve policies that support their employees with their caring responsibilities and finally challenge gender stereotypes in all their communications with innovation and commitment we can create a more gender equal world we see ourselves empowering women and girls right now who else is in we have moved forward much towards gender equality in the last two years more than 47 million women and girls have been pushed back into extreme poverty.

Many have been forced to leave the classrooms and take up unpaid work. I wrote my gaming clips for a very specific reason to give a voice to women and girls around the world who are displaced, abused, and torn from their homes. homes for wars and conflicts that they did not create but hope is in the eclipsed title an eclipse is temporary the loss of power of women and girls in this world can also be temporary how temporary that is up to you and me if you want to see real progress Empower our girls and protect them at all costs.

Our next artist was a girl from Lagos whose dream came true in wakanda we call queens or kamikazes, so excited that her music will be featured in our upcoming film Black Panther wakanda forever black star Square. please welcome the leader of Vibe Thames, let's have some fun, are you ready? Cinema I'm going to wait, I'm going to run, childJesus, no more damage, I'm done, no more foreign damage, but try it, I love it, I need you tomorrow but I need you yes yes try again yellow one day I need you in the morning but I need you now yes yes you have me yes y'all yeah yeah baby baby no one knows yeah yeah yeah oh oh you just know and you're pretty witty what you want to see crazy she crazy are you ready for some crazy things to try to tell me all these things I might need space some days someone is well, but you know you know someone's face foreign this is my last song this is Freeman I mean, yes no I don't know, by the way, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, oh, listen, I've been the Five in the morning, if you are on my mind, it is a warning, pray to the one you trust.

I've been wandering all day. noise in my mind I try to move forward but I'm burning with the desire to give up I think this is the peace you can't find me your love you can't mix one is the joy you can't waste on the other price you can't fix this is the piece you can't find find a way when you can't see you can't break I need to find I really use foreigner now I need to break my mind if you're looking at me now God has already blessed you I could be falling deep I could be falling deep I could be falling deep Tell me my mind I could be falling deep Heavens, I love it Thank you so much foreigner, three years, now is the time to help us shine in Compton because a lot of us are really creative, a lot of us have really great ideas, we just neglected technology, but it helps people to be a critical thinker.

Verizon's innovative learning program teaches you how to talk to people how to present teamwork all these different technology skills teaches us that my voice matters shows you what you can do and gives you a sense of fulfillment oh please welcome back on stage Michaela Cole reading one of her own poems love is um Can you hear me love? I want the kind of love that adores me for things I never knew I had and that tears apart every floor and kisses each one like it's medicine. I want the kind of love that says I'm bigger and better than any of them.

The money that makes my name tries to get your number and returns you to the dream you came from because there is no Tom Dick, Harry or Kano comparable. to the kind of love that would keep me from taking off my clothes and saying that when I said undress I meant bearing your soul. You really should know that love knows that there is no condom that will get tangled and choked on the two inscribed stones on it. planted within my heart love will never depart from me even if my schoolgirl acne rose from the dead on my face and attacked me if Ben and Jerry's held me beyond my power and forced me to devour their pie-in-the-sky flavor cheese with strawberries and I put on a little weight love would never leave me and it would always be love's favorite treat if my skin and my teeth were a match Darker shades love wouldn't put a paper bag on my face as a marker and say If you don't meet the quota, forget it Because, unlike us, love is not so pathetic.

I want the kind of love that is eclectic and addictive. The kind of love that I don't want to waste another minute with love. The Metropolitan Urban sandal we're into. Shows a businessman. A pub heading to East London. ship with an Adidas tracksuit and a fake hand to match your raspberries I don't care love is the prostitute who goes to church that no one knows is homeless love leaks through your window pains and chills with those size models zero skeletons inside your closet sits with the one thing your supervisor will never know you did and all the things you'll never know your supervisor ever saw I want the kind of love that can turn into a stubborn, screw-faced brother when I'm gossiping behind her back or stealing coins from my mother I want the kind of love that knows how to make my pride kneel and soul submit she's so real she doesn't have to tell me too I lean in because I want this is the kind of love that my mind says it does not exist but my soul disappoints My Flesh and proves its existence every day I want this kind of love I long for this kind of love and we all need a love like this foreign ambassador of the United States in Ghana Virginia e Palmer Global Citizens It is a It is my honor to be here with you today to take action.

The ties between the United States and Ghana are strong, committed, and rooted in history and our common democratic values. It's wonderful to see Ghanaian and American artists sharing this global stage. Our commitments tonight to Ghana affirm that African agency strengthens partnerships. and catalyze economic growth. I am proud to announce tonight that the United States government will work with Congress to provide $138 million in new funding to support human capital development in health, education, climate, and peacebuilding, and all of our investments will adhere to the principles of Gender Equality Women's Economic Empowerment and Inclusive Development Additionally, through the implementation of the Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability, the United States Government will work throughout the West African coast to promote inclusive economic growth and responsible governance and to prevent violence and conflict.

We are providing more than $30 million in initial funding to launch this regional program and will work with Congress to substantially increase funding over the next decade. We are committed to creating new professional exchanges with a special focus on the priorities of American and global citizens and will further advance women's economic empowerment. By expanding the Ghana Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, the Peace Corps will ultimately increase the number of volunteers in Ghana in agricultural education and health continuing decades of collaboration that began in 1961, when the world's first Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in Ghana, They thank you through us.

We have seen the connections between war and food insecurity, we have witnessed the impact that any crisis has on gender inequality, as well as poverty, and today more than ever we have to defend the rights of girls and young women, These are fragile rights and we must protect them at all times. my time and with advocates on important issues like fighting human trafficking, protecting vulnerable populations around the world, and helping lift families out of poverty, we have to fight hard against the consequences of war and all existing and future inequalities, and fighting hard means unlocking billions and mobilizing our energies and finances towards poor countries to tackle climate change to tackle the pandemic and health difficulties and to fight inequalities 7 million of Ukrainian children are affected by the war to help them and help Ukraine revive its educational sector.

Today's commitment of another €10 million for education cannot wait because the international community urgently needs to increase its investments in education so that all young people can exercise their right to education. Ukraine is fighting for its freedom and its values ​​and ours. They are showing the great example of inspired leadership that is why we must follow them and do everything we can to help Ukraine fight now and return to normal life as soon as possible without investing in the rights of women and girls we will not get the rewards of the world a world that is more just, peaceful and prosperous for all over the past eight years hunger and food insecurity have steadily increased, which is unacceptable.

The largest number of people without enough to eat is found on the African continent. We cannot allow this to continue. Each and every person has the right to adequate food. and to alleviate the current food crisis we must all increase our efforts we need to work together to step forward to protect millions of people in communities around the world from the continuing threat of HIV AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis we must understand that health global is all our issues I know that every person here is here because they want to create real change. Yes, real change is about breaking down the systemic barriers that trap people in poverty and prevent them from reaching their full potential to create change.

We must start seeing people. not as a problem but as a solution and all of you would not be here tonight if you did not already know how to do it and for the last 10 years Global Citizens like you have been using your voice to end extreme poverty that affects more than a billion of foreign lives welcome backstage don't forget to take pictures share your experiences on Instagram Twitter and all social media platforms used in the hashtag globalcitizens Festival now backstage with two amazing activists who have been part of the global citizen movement for some time now Sabrina Dory Elba and Stormzy Foreign but as a son of the soil, yes you're back here, you're back home, yes the black things that are freedom and justice, how meaningful is this night to you, it's a man beautiful, this is your home. you know what I mean this is my home as much as I'm a Londoner I'm British this is this is my home this is what I'm from my mom is here too somewhere mom is here yeah somewhere I don't know where she is Have you Have you eaten any of your mother's cooking since you came back?

No, no, I haven't had my mother's food since I came back, but yeah, man, it's nice to be home. That's right, that was Sabrina, you have a beautiful Sabrina. By the way, amazing, thank you, you have been a friend and supporter of Global Citizen. How important was it for you to be here tonight? I mean, this is such a small part of what Global Citizen really does. They empower so many young people around the world. world to lend their voice to something they care about even if you don't have a dollar to your name you can still use your voice and speak so I'm very happy to support an organization as good as them and you have the platform so hey, why not?

That's stormy. You've been doing so much philanthropic work, especially with education and social justice. Now tell us why those two things, especially um. I think they're probably the things dearest to my heart, among other things, but yeah, man. I feel like we've always tried to execute it. I feel like I've always done whatever. I always say that and encourage everyone as well to do what they can in whatever capacity they can do. I mean. and choose what you want to do too, you know, sometimes, when we think about a change, when we want to change the whole world, but you know, I mean that's not always possible, but I always say do what's close to your heart and just try it. and let's try and try and start from there so yeah and it's always one step at a time one step at a time absolutely not Sabrina it's amazing that you're here tonight now you you you you you Advocates for change and climate change uh gender equality and everything else Do you feel like there's marginalization Do you think there's a change because we've been doing this for so many years?

Do you see any changes or concerns? I mean, how's that going? I know it can be very frustrating. for people sometimes when things say stagnant but I believe in the people I believe in the voices I believe in the voices of this crowd I believe in the voices of the continent to drive that change if we all use our voices and speak, we can encourage leaders to do what they're supposed to do and that's stand up for everyone on this planet, so I think change is happening very slowly, but I think if you have a voice, use it because obviously there's a lot to do, change is happening slowly.

If you have a voice, use it, ladies and gentlemen, Sabrina and Stormzy, enjoy the show abroad, are you ready? GH Make some noise, well yeah it's time we broke things up completely and next up on stage is a young DJ originally from export TV, well she was catapulted to stardom when a video of one of her concerts was went viral during lockdown, oh oh, and even Drake has said he wants to buy her waffles. I hope there's room for two. Well, that's how this artist describes it. I'm a piano as a genre that changed your life, a sound without barriers and our goal is to break barriers and create change here at Global Citizen, so please help me welcome me to the stage, but I'm a piano princess, tattoos, it's well, foreigner.

I know I'm saying, hey, you feelin', yeah, foreigner, that's cool, foreigner, foreign school, I can win, argue with me, party time, foreigner, oh my god, five seconds, what did you lose? Come on, my God, what's going on? I said can you feel it? You say yes. He said can you feel it? I can't hear you can you feel it arguing arguments let's see those hands let's go abroad thank you let's go thank you at the same time let's go thank you oh my God oh my God friends come jobs abroad foreign foreign foreign every morning we want to know is thetime to keep learning growing up in Cameroon I didn't have access to computers digital education which literally didn't exist when I immigrated to the US I wanted to be a master at something and I believe in knowledge is power for 25 years Cisco networking Academy has been a leader in education in information technology through their free courses and for me this was crucial in building my IT foundation.

Welcome, United Nations Residency Coordinator in Ghana. Charles Abani. Hello player. Hello. Africa Ghana is very committed to achieving the sustainable development goals here on the continent and here in Ghana the United Nations is proud today to commit at least US$260 million 2.6 billion cities in Ghana to help strengthen institutions and people here in Ghana to achieve the rules I am here today with Barbara Clemens of the world food program and as GMV of the National Association of People with Disabilities economic growth Equitable access to services and lasting peace for Ghana the UN will work to ensure that no one left behind women and girls children young people We thank people with disabilities and other excluded sectors in all our work in Ghana.

We will also seek to mobilize the resources Ghana needs to achieve the SDGs and we encourage everyone to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals fund to assist this ambition. It will happen through partnerships with Ghanaian governments, civil society, the private sector and all development partners. We will work towards far-reaching collaboration that ensures that the people of Ghana have prosperity across the board. Yes, global citizen. Thank you very much, now it's time to finish. Child Hunger Hunger appears in every school district if there is one child who does not receive the meals necessary to grow healthy and strong, that is too much with the help of no hungry child.

I have seen firsthand the transformation in our community when it comes to school meals I can serve and give back in a way that was given to me the city has been a partner without hungry children since 2014. they have provided resources equivalent to 290 million meals with the goal of eradicating childhood hunger, and this is where the fun is, I mean, listen. They're so loaded it's not even funny, this is where the fun is, so once again, listen to it. I think about this young man when he was on stage because of his very shiny blouse and I could see how he was dancing and having fun until now.

Very good, very good, I'm having the most fun of my life. Who has been your favorite so far? We've seen Stone Boy. We've seen Uncle Waffles. We've seen Thames and he's my favorite. Well, he says he's waiting. sarkodie and I'm sure many of you here are also waiting for your favorites, right, it's going to be exciting and believe me, that's why we are here, we are inspiring change and also ensuring that we have as much fun as possible. That's why our next artist has supported Global Citizen from the beginning. He has campaigned on everything from polio eradication to social justice, from Australia to New York to London, and now he joins us from South Africa for an exclusive appearance.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the award. -winning artist John Legend, yes, Global Citizens. I wish I could physically be with all of you at Black Star Square to celebrate. I have been a proud supporter of the global citizen movement for the past 10 years and it is thanks to people taking action like you that we have been able to celebrate so much impact. I am so inspired by activists, artists, and everyday people who are using their voices and platforms to take action and create real change. Together we can create the world we want to live in, one that is equitable. and resilient, it is my honor to be here tonight to perform and pay tribute to the power and grace of all those who fight, especially the millions of girls and women who fight every day for equal opportunity, where loss It was alone, how do you always know?

You're there to save me in the end tomorrow, when I'm floating in space, how do you stay in a place where the whole world is collapsing? Oh, you are my saving grace. You make me Wonder Woman. I don't understand what you're doing. Yo Wonder Woman, how do you do your superhuman? And I'm just Superman, you're the best and the worst, more than I deserve, oh, you're there by my side. Could you put yourself first, give me hope, give me help when I'm there. Going through hell show me loving someone start loving myself You make me Wonder Woman no I don't understand you make me Wonder Woman how do you do it?

You're super cute, I'm just a man, oh you make me Wonder Woman, how do you do it? some superpower I don't understand your superhuman and I'm amazed thank you people's right to speak and be heard is fundamental to social change effective advocacy is key in the fight against extreme poverty but we need that to happen in attacks on security intimidation the defamation and harassment of activists must end we must defend people's right to assert themselves and orchestrate change they are us we are them creating a safe civic space that allows people to debate organize and plan is crucial in the fight to defend democracy eliminate poverty defend the planet and demand Private sector companies must take a clear stance on respecting and defending human rights and must tell the world about it instead of defending the defense that we all rely on to oxygenate our democracies the private sector needs to support a vibrant economy Civic space within our communities oh what an incredible night it has been so far and now I'm here backstage with Ghana's own song, Jackie, right, you've had an incredible two years, Yeah, what does it mean for you to be here tonight?

I'm so excited that I can't wait to deliver my best performances to all my amazing fans here at Garner and around the world. I can't wait to see you because you do your best anyway, now you are the champion of anything that the girls in the courses are concerned with. Why that particular course? The first thing is that I am a woman and I am one of the few young artists that have been able to make music to this point where a lot of people appreciate my sound and I feel like it would just be great for me to also extend my helping hand to younger women, to the younger girls and how are you doing so far?

It's going incredible. I'm looking forward to doing bigger things for women and girls who want to do well in the industry. and gentlemen Jackie, enjoy the foreign show Alba Global Citizen Advocate and Goodwill Ambassador of the international fund for agricultural development and good evening to all of you, Global Citizens. I'm very excited about this one because tonight it's my pleasure to introduce you to an artist who has become known for his chart-topping music as well as his activism in education and social justice, which is why he was born and He grew up in South London, but he's probably proud and rightly so, so listen, it's time to welcome the goat home.

Akra Make some noise for the Juggernaut stop being a foreigner a foreigner a stranger searching in every corner of my mind you're looking for the answers alien to the corners apologize searching for the answers one more time one more time from your lungs foreigner is yours it doesn't matter this right now I want to be ready yes, I'm going to my people, my people, I'm at home, I listen today is one of the most legendary nights of my entire life. I've been waiting for this for so long, this is Deeper Than Rap, this means a lot to me to be on stage right now, but all I need from you is a little energy.

He has energy tonight. I'm going to ask you one more time. Foreigner Foreigner This one with the boys, so we just moved downstairs. saying tonight okay, okay DJ tiny we said power team I need a little more energy okay when this when this song comes on I want everyone to turn this place upside down power team what's up um foreigner come on come on come on come on come on , we, Big Mac, please, five times this time, I went Savages, save my family, one, two, three. I made some noise. Okay, I'll do something nice for all of you.

I'll talk to Chrissy about going to Ross Park. There is a restaurant. I'll have new soups. tonight you know Tiny said, I'm home, I'm home, my boy, so without further ado, my Kiki, my brothers kill it if you can find it in your yeah, it's better abroad. I'll show you pretty sure, yeah, like I said before. who don't know my name is Stormzy this is DJ tiny we come from a little place called south London but we really come from a place called Ghana it's in my blood this is my people this is my mom's house somewhere here and I know that she She is very proud of this moment, wherever I am, wherever I perform in the world, I always make a statement, I always want to make it clear that I am on this stage when you see me, when you see me. up here doing what I do what I love to do I'm here in the full glory of God I don't know who you believe in I don't know what you believe in but I'm on this stage as a testament to God and God alone this is his favor this is his love this is his glory shining through me so i always close my set with this song this means the most of my heart like i said i don't know what you believe but for the next three minutes i'm on this stage and i give him all the glory bye bye.

I love you, let's go, if you know how I sing, don't consider me, you don't know, oh, I'm glad I'm blind. I'm blinded by the path again why my body this morning I prayed to find a path for another day you came abroad God bless you now it's time to feed the future we at gebo are ready to make Net Zero staff sustainable aviation fuel Combining renewable energy from sustainable agriculture with modern fermentation process technology and modern chemistry to produce hydrocarbon fuels. Delta wants to solve jet fuel problems in its greenhouse gas footprint. They are committed to it.

They are working with us to teach their clients about this. Well, abroad, you can never underestimate the impact that a decent education can have on reducing poverty, which is why education is at the heart of Global Citizens' work. Approximately 78 million children are out of school right now and only one in 10 children affected by the crisis are having the opportunity to learn, which is why Global Citizen helped launch Education Can't Wait, the first of its kind. Global fund to help children around the world access education in times of crisis and emergencies. Take a look at how children's lives have changed.

Go figure. You're in the middle of a conflict, I mean, you've literally lost everything in your life, and as a child, the only hope I have left is if I can get an education. I can change my life right now. 2 million girls, our work to end the world. poverty there are people all over the world who need help and we are all here right now making a change so thank you very much a few weeks ago I met Rihanna we decided to launch a goal for education and precisely to commit to the global association for Education we want to raise 3.1 billion For the next few years my government has committed to increasing our national budget for Education year after year.

I have been working with global citizens to call on the UK, Ireland, the US and other world leaders to ensure quality education. for children in crisis supporting education can't wait for fun tonight I'm proud to give effect to that commitment by announcing a €6 million pledge for education we can't waste foreigners foreigners in this audience tonight people who care about what is happening in our world to our world as if we are the ones who care about the issues that we are talking about here tonight, thank you here and for caring, because nothing is more urgent right now than climate change, the intense drought, floods, pollution, all are huge threats to the livelihoods of all Africans.

Around the world we can no longer stand by while climate change wreaks havoc on so many lives, our leaders must find solutions to the climate crisis and ensure that well-being is not just for us but also for our children, enough is enough, kiss me, please. welcome special envoy to south african president jeff rudderberg and baby kumsy from don't gas africa from the floods in south africa and the trolls in east africa the impact of climate change can no longer be ignored africans and global citizens around the world are doing your part by sharing your stories and taking action so that we take action on climate change we must also address energy poverty because there can be no development without access to energy energy is a fundamental right in South Africa Millions do not have access to reliable energy and president ramaphosa and his cabinet have had the voice that this agentneeds, that's why investing in reliable, renewable energy capacity is a top priority today.

We can underline our strong commitment to transition 18 gigawatts of calling capacity by 2035 to renewable energy in early 2023 early next year we have a plan to gradually transition calling capacity to renewable energy. We are also committing to affordable replacement and accelerating renewable energy decommissioning by 50 percent over the next five years. Over the next six months we will bring another 150 megawatts of solar PV and battery storage to financial close African businesses and governments are willing to stand up, but we need partnerships for a new and fair energy transition that leaves no one behind . If this can be done right, this shift towards a clear energy future could provide an additional 1,360,000 jobs in South Africa alone. we call on industrialized countries to fulfill their promise to provide 100 billion US dollars annually until the end of this year and to invest heavily in renewable energy on the African continent we call on development banks, especially the World Bank, to recognize that the climate crisis is happening now and make finance available on affordable terms now is the time to move beyond the climate wars of the past now is the time to harness the energy of young people to bring their creativity and optimism to the world of climate justice.

Now is the time to act. I urge all African leaders to invest in clean renewable energy that will directly benefit people across the continent without harming their health at a time when many countries are moving away from fossil fuels. The African Union is considering a common position on energy. access and transition which, if adopted, will have no impact on access to renewable energy, but rather we represent the interests of the fossil fuel industry at this time. More than 200 African civil society organizations across the continent have come together to ensure that doesn't happen and we need everyone to join our doncast Africa campaign to ensure we send a powerful message to our African leaders.

Help us call on African leaders to reject this proposal and prioritize evidence-based policies around the just transition to renewable energy. The time for an energy system that is clean. and Democratic is now Global Citizens. I stand next to an icon, the giant of Accra Ghana. I'm standing next to Sarkodie and of course he's not alone, he's here with his wine and this Tracy, I know my brother too, how are you? feeling today, can you hear that energy out there? A big shout out to South Nation. You already know what time it is. I feel good and you are welcome to Ghana.

You already know. I have wanted to come here. Now that you've done it. amazing work in Ghana, you have your own Sarkodie Foundation, what made you start the foundation and what do you think you hope will impact the lives of Ghanaians. Yes, because of how I grew up as a child, I had a very rough start. I can relate to a lot of kids who are in the same space, but then Sarkodie is here on the screen, you know, doing what I love, so I had the opportunity to be able to go out, so I felt it was right to look back at the kids. , but that's the Next Generation, it's the only way we can fix the mistakes, so I built this foundation for them because I see myself when I see them continue to work on the phone.

You have the Brave project, which is basically training through Stem for young women, which made you start the organization. I think anyone who has the opportunity or the platform to share their message or has a voice, we always have one. to be able to give back and, for me, I think empowering young women through education, whether it's stem training, whether it's through health, whether it's through career aspirations, that's basically why I started Brave and it's been a wonderful experience, actually being able to play. the lives of other young women here in Ghana and giving them the opportunity that they might not otherwise have, so yes, congratulations on the success of the Brave project and know that we continue to impact so many young women in Ghana once again. ask our icon you're about to hit the stage right I can't wait oh one word to describe your performance at the Global Citizen Festival uh fans swag oh everyone be safe swag now It's time to act when normally we talk about climate change, we talk about carbon and we really ignore water.

Net positive water is about returning more water to the environment than we consume through the Accenture Sustainable Innovation Challenge, a six-month accelerator program. We have developed a prototype that can help detect water leaks. around the world Diversified by work United by passion, we are here to solve sustainable water problems. Hello again everyone, listen up. It's one thing to hear about climate change and its impacts on the planet, but another entirely to witness it firsthand and see the faces of those who are forced to confront its effects head-on even though they have contributed the least. to climate change, but when you're miles away it's easy to ask why I care.

I hope we have learned. anything about the pandemic is that we are all one, when one individual on the planet is affected, we are all rural people affected and rural farmers are the new real faces of climate change and they are the people who feed the entire world day in and day out. through my work. As a proud United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the International Fund for Agricultural Development, I have seen first-hand that young people in rural communities and farmers have the solutions. They are the custodians of this planet, but the effects of the climate crisis, the effects of conflicts and growing inequalities.

They are affecting their ability to prosper, this is disastrous for the food security of all of us, they all need our support, they need our investment, investment in hard-working people who are not just looking for a handout in the same way the world came together to fight the global issue. The pandemic is the same way we must take action to end world hunger. This must end now. World leaders do their job and invest in sustainable agriculture to help feed our growing world. Drive economic growth and allow people to live with dignity. Thank you, foreigner, foreigner, how important.

It is for us to work together as a global community, if someone is suffering somewhere on the other side of the planet, we are all suffering, the people of the countryside, particularly the people of Africa. I have seen that the work they do cultivating the land around them as leaders in biodiversity really makes them the custodians of this Earth and I truly believe that they are not only the face of climate change but they are part of the solution. More than 80 countries have responded to the call. Thanks to the governments of Global Citizens. They have listened to all your efforts. messages and that is why today, with your support, we can create a better future for millions of the world's poorest people who are currently struggling to survive and feed their families.

We need to continue to identify evolving challenges, such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to keep promising. and by adding more resources, we ensure that small farmers are supported, we create systems that allow them to achieve their development goals abroad, thank you, now is the time to act. Simple solutions can make a big difference, alright, next on the stage is a Ghanaian. artist who has broken boundaries with his afrofusion music, his records were at the top of our playlist throughout lockdown, at least mine, so Accra Make some noise for Jackie foreign foreign foreign said that makes everyone if someone violates the thought that we can crouch Untouchable just like we make millions of dollars abroad it's weird to talk you know icons never die yeah foreign foreign foreign the next song I'm about to make is a beautiful love song if there is someone far away from you who you miss a lot, this is the song for you I know some of you are heartbroken, but trust me, you will enjoy the song, are you ready to fall in love tonight?

Let's go far away, foreigner, thank you, let's see what your baby is, what your job is, come to me baby, talk to me with you. Cut it, foreign boy, you know this is if you break my heart into pieces, everyone is crazy, finally, crazy, but if you break my heart into pieces, we will sing this part together. I want to hear everyone say this with me. Are you ready? Okay, one two. three take me far away foreigner go like this with me everyone yes I love you I love you I love everyone yes the party is not about to start are you ready sing with me would you do it oh boy you know what to do good morning good morning my love oh my God and darling, you take me 21 seconds my eyes on my day tomorrow foreigner foreigner before I move on to my next song I just want to say a few words before I do anything I always try to imagine two or three girls who look like this.

It's up to me, I have their faces in my head, I have them in my mind and it always serves as a reminder when I'm making music and I think this will be a bit of caution for all the young talents out there. It's trying to make you big, whether it's like me or like any other bigger person they look up to, we got one more good song to make, let me hear you say Jackie, are you looking for me, looking for me? It's like I'm walking, baby, come closer, it's like. There's something running always tell someone give me space 'cause you're about to dance give them space okay let's go down you're looking looking for me what are you doing hope inside that great and if you tell me your foreign desires it's like there's something running down, oh you, oh don't worry downtown down down everything foreign thank you so much everyone foreigners foreigners to invest sustainably in Africa when the US numbers opened in 2014 all offices were closed city wide from Abidjan, which reduced daily travel. for hours and carbon emissions in the process, this infrastructure improved lives at Harvard General Partners by investing African Capital to put Africa at the center of our philosophy because we believe that infrastructure is a catalyst for development and economic growth.

No one sees the world like an airline, but the world we see beneath us every day Delta has already committed $1 billion to reduce our carbon footprint why we're working with Airbus to create the future of aviation with the first airplane hydrogen-powered world and shifting the ground vehicle to Electric is why we are accelerating our Push To Source sustainable aviation fuel and is why we are also getting rid of 4.9 million pounds of single-use plastics annually, it's what we're doing, but it's going to take more than just the 85,000 of us at Delta, it's going to take everyone on every airline and in every industry because we know a thing or two about how to get to where we need to be and it's time for us all to get going.

Welcome from Delta Airlines Director of Sales Jimmy Eichelgren and Sales Manager. Elena Badu air travel has the power to build connections at Delta we believe in a future for aviation where you will never have to choose between seeing the world and saving it, that's why we're taking action across our business, from accelerating availability until availability is accelerated. of sustainable aviation fuels to drive innovation for the aircraft of the future our mission is to make significant changes towards a more sustainable future and ensure that the miracle of flight remains accessible for generations to come midasi now is the time to invest in a sustainable future For All we have been working with Oromira School since its inception and have helped it expand to feed the house and educate 188 students at no cost around the world.

Technology is connecting all Mira students to the world, providing sustainable technology that ensures these students are part of our future. Alright, and the show goes on now 12 years ago, a young Nigerian woman, Yami Adamolekun, was invited by a friend to attend a protest in Abuja, Nigeria. Now, inspired by the power of people coming together to be heard, she helped launch Enough is Enough! a non-profit organization. organization focused on educating Nigerians on ways to hold their leaders accountable and today yemi is still taking steps to ensure that more citizens understand the power they have to claim and enforce their rights abroad to do this work because I strongly believe in purpose concept my name is andI campaign for good governance and public accountability in Nigeria through active citizenship enough is enough started in March 2010 from a protest but after the protest we decided to turn the energy into an organization which later focused in the elections for To solve the problem in Nigeria we must organize ourselves and if you do not take an active role or do not participate you are on the losing side, so the focus was on the youth, so the idea was to involve them and channel their anger instead of the streets about how they vote and the decisions they make when we are united in what we are seeing, we are still demanding it is our ability to fulfill our dreams it is governance that determines whether you pay for school or if it is free it is governance that determines whether you sit on the floor or in a chair the governance that determines whether you have a roof over your head in school or if you are in class and it is raining so it is important because it affects all lives Nigerians feel that this is their country and they smell bad, what we want to see as a summer of office is for citizens to understand the power they have in any way they can.

I will fight for a Nigeria that is fair and works for more people, please welcome

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Global. Citizen Award Winner yemi ademola Hello Ghana, It is indeed an honor and pleasure to be part of the first Global Citizen Festival in Ghana. The citizen's office is the highest office in the country, it is higher than the President's Office because without citizens there. There can be no president or any other elected or appointed official. Global Citizens tonight I challenge you to take your position as a citizen and pay attention to the people who represent you and how they represent you.

Do you know your parliamentarian? Do you know your local councilor? You must know them and they must know you because they work for you and you must remind them that their duty is to act in your best interest. Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Mathai said opportunities even in the most difficult times under the collective banner of the office. of the citizen will come together as associations, non-profit organizations, community organizations and different formations to involve those who occupy positions of authority. I congratulate Plastic Punch and other organizations campaigning for an extended producer responsibility regime that will make plastic producers responsible and accountable for the life cycle of their products to keep our waterways clean ER said practicing without thoughts it is blind to think without practice it is empty Global Citizens we have incredible power to change policies and change lives as actors inside and outside of government when we decide we deserve better and can do better we will occupy our citizen office will you occupy your office? enjoy the rest of the festival join us as we take a moment to celebrate the work of some of Ghana's best young activists. show your solidarity for his work by turning The lights on your phone represent the call to create a decade in which Riley and the youth of Ghana thought about environmental sustainability and social change in 2020.

He was the African winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize . Probably going backwards. The girl's message is Eugenia Buffalo Banco, she is one of the founders. of a Safe Space Foundation that works tirelessly to educate lawyers and seek justice for women and children suffering from violence and sexual abuse, highlighting issues for the planet is Portia a demensa OSHA has a leading presence in the fight against climate change, but here in Ghana and on the world stage passionate about promoting environmental sustainability and climate justice for all brought to the advocacy stage 4 is Lily Pearl Baba Eight Lily Pearl is an equality activist who dedicates her efforts to ensuring that girls and women have full access to education and receive equal opportunities. in the workplace and ultimately leading the charge for Action is Margaret imprem Margaret is determined to change attitudes towards protecting the planet by motivating and engaging the younger generation through her work with the Youth Climate Council garnish remember, let's hear it to all our amazing activists and all those working It's hard to instigate change, what an incredible night of great performances and just raising awareness ladies and gentlemen.

Alright, our next performer is a Ghanaian rap icon who never hesitates to speak his mind and inspire others through the powerful message of his music. Global citizens, please. welcome with the applause to God one and only forAfrica's Fighters is the amazing soccer DJ Mensa foreigner, yeah what else are there you foreigners yesterday, hey, fifty thousand in your super problems, some of you are shouting one, two , three, thank you, yes, what did a beautiful lady say, what did a lady say, foreigner, foreigner, foreigner, yourself? I have a problem, what is the same? What else is yes, foreigner, all foreigners, thank you?

Now on to my next song, one of my favorite albums, where my beautiful women in the building made this song to a powerful woman. I said you have to believe in women. empowerment and blessings to build our citizen if you are ready foreigner, let's go abroad, everyone, let's go, everyone, come to my channel, thank you, foreigners, foreigners, foreigners. Big Show will do it, they have Sac Nation in the building tonight, so if this is the first time I've seen Sarkodie. I have a team called South Nation. You're welcome to South Nation. And this song here is the sacrament.

In the same way we have a camera. You have the American answer. You have the anthem of the United Kingdom. This is the second Asian accent. So if you don't I don't know, just look at the traffic next to you and see how they're going to see what's up guys, foreigners, okay, oh my God, second best lesson in the ghetto for my voice, foreigners, foreigners for the block, foreigners, foreigners, foreigners, we know the devastating effects of Climate change is destroying livelihoods, cultures and communities, but it is people living in poverty who are most affected, where disease and food insecurity are are aggravated by a drastically changing environment.

Climate change has already increased economic inequality between countries and threatens to push millions of people into extreme poverty. and puts them at risk of hunger, which is why both world leaders and private sector companies must commit to reducing emissions and investing in climate change mitigation. Ending climate change and ensuring that everyone everywhere is protected from its life-threatening consequences is critical if we want to end extreme poverty now – this is today's problem, not tomorrow's problem. We need Net Zero targets that are based on cold, hard facts driven by data, the planet and its most vulnerable citizens demand it, so the companies you belong to commit to the science-based targets initiative. then shout from your solar paneled rooftops every time you hit your annual goals because you're on the right side of History.

We are very proud to announce that this fantastic line of companies are leading the charge and are now signed up to make a difference. Now is the time to impact and change, these companies are on who will be next, welcome from the CEO of Harris General Partners, Sifo Macabella, and the founder and CEO of the group, Tepo Machhueli. Hello global citizens. More than 15 years ago we discovered it was a leading infrastructure investor in Africa with the vision of building a modern continent where Africans can communicate travel and trade with ease. Since then we have experienced first-hand the transformative qualities of infrastructure investments evidenced by the increasing infrastructure in Africa trade GDP growth for many African economies and rising living standards for millions of Africans It is for this reason that we are partnering with Global Citizens today.

We are delighted to announce that Harris has officially joined the UN's race towards Net Zero on climate change by setting science-based targets to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees over the next two. years we will work hand in hand with GC to develop short and long-term climate change objectives. To achieve this, we are actively planning to transition our energy assets to a low-carbon future and increase our investments in reliable energy. We believe fervently in power. of infrastructure investment to end poverty now and for generations to come and build a prosperous Africa. Now I will deliver to Tampa Machale a global citizen Sponsor and founder of Health a Pathfinder and pioneer of our infrastructure investments thanks sippo hello Global citizens how are you?

For you, the planet as we know it will be a thing of the past if we do not take collective action to mitigate the effects of climate change. At the heart of our investment strategy is the desire to build a resilient and sustainable Africa for generations to come. Come on, we've invested over a billion dollars to unlock nearly four billion dollars of value and I'm proud to announce that one of those investors is the Canadian National Pension Plan. We have also launched a $300 million pan-African renewable energy pension fund. accelerate Africa's transition to a low carbon future, as we in Africa have been disproportionately affected by the effects of global warming, although we contribute less to carbon emissions, to transition to a low carbon future carbon will take great political wealth and billions of dollars from the G20 nations, this capital must be extended to Africa on favorable terms to enable our transition to Net Zero by 2030.

We call on African governments, we call on business leaders to join us in this critical effort as we build a more sustainable and green Africa for Future Generations, most importantly we call on development financial institutions to level the playing field to gain affordable capital to enhance investment and eradicate poverty God bless Africa Our lives are moving very fast thank you please welcome the President of the Republic of Ghana Nana akufu Adam s otherwise thank you yes global citizens fellow Africans ladies and gentlemen, I extend our cordial aquaba, our word of welcome from a very hospitable people to all of you who have come from far away and why to our vibrant city of Accra, the capital of Ghana, to join us in this great occasion.

I thank the team of global citizens for celebrating this fantastic and impactful Festival in partnership with the Government of Ghana here at Black Star Square, a place that symbolizes National Unity, freedom from oppression and justice for all, greater equality for all artists, partners and sponsors. They saw value in this event and provided their support I hope you'll forgive me if I sing out loud Hugh Evans Michael Sheldrick Simon boss and chipotle will be so dedicated to this cause of this Festival taking place simultaneously in Central Park New York under the leadership of the The cold chairs of the eminent group of SDG advocates, Beijing Prime Minister Maria Markley and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, for special mention and praise for less than eight years to achieve the transformation we so honestly desire.

Our world is suddenly not on track to achieve the 17. development goals extreme poverty is increasing inequality is growing and our planet is heading towards a dangerous tipping point as a result of climate change events would have been exacerbated by the effects of carbon 19 and the Russell invasion of Ukraine we have a limited improvement window of opportunity to act decisively to lift millions of people out of poverty causing inclusion and equality and Safeguarding the health of our planet for one of us as a sacred obligation and morality to begin to diminish for the Next Generation a healthy planet free of poverty, conflict and discrimination. hunger and disease I call on the Youth of the world especially and in particular the Youth of Africa plan role plays to achieve the SDGs the world needs your creativity your knowledge your reach and your energy to have fun innovative solutions to the challenges to face our world Step up advocacy for the SDGs and, where necessary, stimulate change by raising awareness of the socio-economic and environmental issues plaguing communities on our planets.

Global Citizens, fellow Africans. I am delighted to announce this together with my brother and the respective South African colleague, President Sarah. matamila ramaphosa my co-champion on African Prosperity the launch of the Africa Prosperity fund the billion dollar African fund for Africans by Africans yes, you will find strategic and transformative projects on the continent and theareas of infrastructure development financial access and participation of women and youth Education, healthcare, technology and sustainability so that we leave no one behind in Africa, will be done within the context of the African continental free trade agreement as we dive into recovery and reconstruction of our economies and nations on this great continent of ours.

I extend our gratitude to Aspen Pharmacare, the South African multinational pharmaceutical company, the first to commit to this fund, and invite other companies and individuals to be part of this historic journey towards creating African prosperity for the Africa we want. Enjoy your evening and who is having the most fun who is having the most fun here in Central Park New York who is having the most fun here in Black Star Square God bless you and God bless you all thank you ER foreigner an environmental activist and we couldn't be happier to see her here for the incredible foreign scissors I choose if you don't move innocent anyway go back abroad let the days be broken clocks I don't have time I still love I still love these pieces and pages I'm sorry, I'm very grateful To be here me I feel so blessed.

I had never been to Africa before in my entire life. This is the most beautiful place I have ever been to. I mean, I'm literally blown away by the history, the friendliness, the hospitality, the food, everything. It's amazing, thank you so much for having me and I was afraid that you wouldn't know my music, um, but I think we're going to be okay, honey, honey, the county, honey, good night, it's technically the weekend, thank you, foreigner. as if you came home satisfied to make you lose your mind every weekend you should take Wednesday foreign Thursday five things together questions look I want to sing I hate you before I leave I don't have permission but let's do it running running I' I'm supposed to finish, come on to drag it up, get ready, you know something with you guys, a lot of you will make them feel like this missionary Game Boy.

Incredible wish, thank you very much and thank you all for letting me snake. Before I leave here I just want to say that music is doing well, what's crazy is that, although climate change is a global thing, it affects black and brown people the most, and especially Africa , which is super unfair, so it's up to the rest of the world and us to do the best we can. I will make sure. I promise God that I will do my best and all my power to ensure that we can save the beauties of Ghana. all parts of Africa and I am very grateful, thank you very much for inviting me.

God bless you and I pray you have a great night. I'm a southerner, thanks to my awesome truck. I love them so much and the amazing dancers now. the time to create a bright future oh my goodness you just caught me at the right time and to use our collective voices to take action on climate change because when it comes to solving such an urgent problem we can do more when we all work together YouTube is a place where people come with solutions to learn to inspire and with Google we are committed to producing an environmentally sustainable future and giving those with ideas with knowledge something to say a platform to do it foreign vegetables tomorrow to experience live everyone says it is an out-of-body experience but I want to know that we are a festival of global citizens.

It will be carried out by a crowd. We are here. How do you feel about a crime? We love you. This is going to be an incredible night as we bridge this divide of America. to Ghana very happy to be here to celebrate all the hard work. We thank you for this energy that we are going to bring tonight. Make some noise once if you're ready to have an amazing time, yes, and of course. Of course, it's at every festival and global citizen year, so why do you continue to support this amazing organization and movement? I mean, I love celebrating the work that we do together, you know, it's the rent that we pay on this planet, our love, our commitment, our dedication to helping each other to be able to be a part of that effort and take advantage of this opportunity to be able to shed light instead of music or simply the opportunity to celebrate together the difficult days because of the hard work it has been. put yes and that's in the gospel ladies and gentlemen Asha Raymond is a global citizen Black Star Festival Square Ghana Accra a word to the crowd tonight foreigner thank you okay how are you all feeling tonight ready for more who do you want to see next ?

I can't hear you, who do you want to see next? Well, we're almost there, but of course, there's so much that we've had on stage in the crowd and, of course, everyone is participating in this historic night, but it's now. It is an absolute pleasure to welcome Global Citizen co-founder Mick Sheldrake to the stage, please put your hands together for him, thank you, thank you for the last 10 years, the eradication of polio around the world has been one of the Key Global Citizens campaigns since 2011, government Rotarians and community health workers have answered their call. Africa was declared free of wild polio in 2020 and now it is, and now the entire world is on the brink of eradication.

However, polio is 99.9 eradicated, yet in that little Romania, 0.1 vulnerable children around the world are still at threat of paralysis or death from polio and tonight I am here to tell you that there is hope. Global citizens and Rotarians have helped secure commitments around the world to help eradicate polio once and for all. The end of polio is in sight, but we must all continue to take action thank you, you can play a tremendous role adding your voice to the cause convincing world leaders that funding is needed now to end polio forever today Luxembourg pledges An additional €500,000 for the global polio eradication initiative and together we can and will see the end of polio in our lifetime.

Canada has long supported efforts to combat polio, which is now eliminated 99.9 times every day. Rotary and Global Citizen members begin our days knowing that we can make a difference together with our Global Health Partners. We are on the verge of eradicating polio forever. So many continents were present in Nigeria to support polio eradication. The GPEI, which, the CDC and Global Citizen, the champion of donor advocacy 400 GBEI in order to obtain adequate resources for polio eradication, there was an innovative approach and strategies to reduce cases to almost zero in 2020. I worked with Who as a polio eradication initiative campaign from 2002 to I make sure all children are immunized.

My five children have received the vaccine and I am very happy because their immune system has improved. Polio eradication in Nigeria has shown that the strategies used to achieve it can work for other preventable diseases before the vaccine is available to your children. They used to die all the time, but they have the threat of the Wildfolio virus. Now that the vaccine is accessible, there will be no more paralysis of children in the community and now that the community is aware of immunization, they will let their children take it because they have seen the importance. Look into the lens, we could never have accomplished any of this without our incredible team of global citizens, including a man who first had a dream of bringing the Global Citizen Festival to Africa, a man who, like his grandfather, is a leader in this movement.

Head of Global Citizens. Vision Officer Kwaku Mandela and our Vice President of Policy, who has led many of the campaigns that many of you here have done tonight to earn your ticket, Liz Agbo Tabby, all these faces before you tonight are just some of the faces behind this Vision, so please. join me, let's leave it for our amazing rock stars, Black Star, are you ready? When I envisioned bringing the festival back to Africa it was because I knew the importance for the staff and talent of our partners to be in places where we hope to have an impact and it really takes a village to put on a show that is incredible.

I also like to give a massive statement from Ghana without you we would not be on this stage in Ghana and our neighboring West African countries. There is a concept called Sankofa which means one must remember the past to make positive progress in the future, looking back at the last 10 years of the Global Citizens Festival, we have made a lot of progress, but to achieve more the structures and processes must be changed. systems, that's why we need everyone. of you here tonight to continue to raise your voices and call on world leaders to take action and here tonight here in Accra, thanks to everyone's efforts, we have seen more than 400 million US dollars committed, that is, more than 4 billion cities, but as we gather in this historic place where we say that to be truly successful we need a global reset, we need IMF shareholders to deploy all their resources and we need global solidarity, so raise your voices and continue to take action tonight.

We have shown the world that Africa has a lot to offer, but we must create a level playing field and include all levels of society to move forward. Ghana, once again you have shown us that you are the heart of Africa. Make some noise thank you Ghana, thank you Global Citizens, happy birthday, how amazing! Tonight we have seen some iconic performances, we have witnessed what real change can look like and we have received promises from our world leaders that we will hold them accountable and the best thing is to see all of you in this crowd tonight ready to make changes. happens umbrella I just have to say about your country oh yeah, okay, okay, but now, tonight, the world sees this.

It's absolutely time to give that guy a name. I draw it because yeah, which one is okay, I'll take it on what day of the week you were born. yeah, okay, then we'll get that call from Joy, thank you, thank you. The black star square of Ghana has long been a symbol of freedom and justice and tonight that legacy continues and you have been an incredible audience, please put your hands together, let's do this. better, okay, and tonight I'm very glad to have shared this night with you, goodbye, it's not over yet, it's not the great Global Citizens, our final performance of our is not one of the biggest superstars in the world, no needs some introduction.

Please raise your voice, clap your hands and get rid of me, sure, foreigner on every level, yes foreigner, I hate that it feels like it's the same old songs, made me feel what it is, she's got me twisted, she's got a shot straight around me, son of what with the boys. But baby, 'cause tonight is a foreign night, let's go right away, stop now, foreigner, foreigner, so much love and appreciation for this moment, so happy to be here with you tonight, listen, I'm just going to slow things down a little, yeah, Would that be okay with you, foreigner, it's going to require a little crowd participation.

Nice, okay, wait. Loop, once again. I want to hear you all singing. No, my number one stays. 50,000 friends came in a race. 100 photos. Thank you. Everyone is where they are. I love all my friends, you know we had to do it again, right? Oh, oh, oh, everyone sees that in mind, tonight they can't change. Come on, happy 25th. Thank you if you have light tonight. I want you to turn it on right now. Everyone in the audience, if you have a light on your phone or a light in your pocket, I want you to turn it on right now.

Foreigner, happy birthday. The vision is not the same for me, that's right, I am on the other side, inside me. telling me that I on the other side foreigner happy birthday foreigner everyone put your hands in the air I mean everyone with your hands up everyone with your hands up bounce this please I don't know what to do the hardest thing I think I'll ever have to do me caught talking to myself please wait what is listen it won't be easy thank you I hope you can wait I hope you can accept the fact that I'm man enough to share this with you testing this man we have You've seen me keep making the same mistakes ability to be empathetic we have to change Accra you know I have spent some time here and I have actually been able to visit some of the most difficult places and go to some of the most difficult places and see the realities of what Ghana has offered us in history as men blacks who came to the United States.

You know, this story is very important for boys and girls in the United States to understand the reality of what happened in Cape Coast and the reality of that. It has been the separation that has not allowed us to recognize Africa as our home in America, we cannot necessarily see that bridge, but tonight and since I have been here I have felt nothing more than that love and that energy that said welcome home . I accept you, we welcome you with open arms throughout the years that I have been able to be here I have enjoyed my time very much but this time something happened differently in my heart and in my mind so much that I just wantTake advantage of this.

It's time to celebrate them. I want you to give yourselves a round of applause for just two seconds. They have been an incredible, phenomenal audience tonight. I want you to join hands for Ghana, specifically, thank you all so much for welcoming me. and to all of us for allowing us to be the community that is growing global citizens and I am very happy to be able to be a part of this incredible concept and this incredible concert tonight, this concept that unites us while closing this gap, as I said, of America to Africa, now they know very well that I was not going to come here and I represent all my Africans, so I wanted to do this.

I'm going to go off the beaten path, right? I don't care if I bring one of you here, ladies and gentlemen, give a warm round of applause to my brother about me, foreign ideas, myself, God bless Africa, God bless everyone, okay, put your hands together, yeah, yes, yes, oh me. I'm keeping you here ladies and gentlemen, I have one more guest for you, I made you two, you want another one especially for you ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for one, the only two or seven, should I try it again? new? foreigner foreigner foreigner I thought oh oh oh my God foreign pressure pressure ladies and gentlemen I have one more for you join your hands for my brother's life go abroad tonight it is none of my business great love great love thank you very much show your love for your own ladies and gentlemen's fears go together, okay, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, so I decided Regards, come the next day and what all, all, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, take that and rewind it.

Lil Jon's got the beat to make your booty go, take that rewind back Usher's got the vocals, make your booty go, take that rewind back Ludacris has the flow to make your booty go, take that rewind back back small town You have the rhythm to make your booty low thank you foreigner thank you foreigner foreigner very good thank you very much for an incredible night channel ladies and gentlemen many for having an incredible time with me here the show is not over outdoors The Citizen Festival continues in everyone ladies and gentlemen of Black Star Square in Central Park Aqua Make some noise for New York City, yes foreigner, welcome to the

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Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, let's hear it, are you ready for the opening act?

I can not hear you. I'm so excited to present the first act to hit the stage New York Make some noise for my favorite the Jonas Brothers thank you closing times to leave with me again come on so why would you fight? We're trying to deny the way you feel better. Dance, yes, yes, okay. I think it's time for us to get a little closer to you. What do they say? You will return to the largest city in the world. New York City is making noise now that we are across the river in New Jersey. And this is a bit of a homecoming for us, the place to come together for an incredible cause.

Each and every one of you today is incredible and we are so grateful to be able to be here to play for you. What do they say? We take this up a notch, all you foreigners, foreigners, all you foreigners, thank you, what do you say? We keep this party here tonight. Come on, you know, I know you love me, I didn't have to post it, that's all said and done. just for me attractive or possessive girl charlie face i still can't be sexy beautiful everyone myself okay let's start living dangerously crazy crazy right now my real life fantasy your real life crazy crazy oh yeah now it's your turn to sing it for us drinking baby foreigner foreigner we're not done yet we're not done yet come on now come on foreigner happy birthday now it's not again and live what an amazing crowd thank you so much and thank you to the global citizen festival for having us here, Global Citizen does an amazing job and We are so honored and excited to be a part of this wonderful night with so many incredible acts and we couldn't be more grateful to all of you for showing up and showing so much love. all in this together and it's great to see so many people doing such a good job so we tip our hats to each and every one of you and we hope you enjoyed tonight and to everyone watching around the world right now, the we love.

I am very grateful to have been here tonight. Now we have one more for you. I want to see you completely crazy in the next song. Come on, I'm a jerk to you, yeah, to you, very complicated, hey, hey, the tattoo inside my brain, baby. It's myself to you thank you, thank you very much, thank you Central Clark, you guys look amazing tonight, thank you your host. Tonight is an incredible actor, activist, and long-time global citizen ambassador, and I am honored to call her my wife. so please welcome Priyanka Chopra Jonas crushed it let's hear it for the Jonas Brothers I'll see you for dinner okay come to Central Park let's hear it for you you guys the reason we're here is you guys you've done this you've taken measures. and you have created a change.

I am very excited to be back here with all of you. I remember the first time I walked on the Global Citizen stage it was in 2016 and I walked out and saw 60,000 people just like I see tonight on this Great Lawn and it was such an honestly impressive moment that you have to realize you're not a regular audience. of Festival attendees, you are a movement of people taking action, so let's leave it to ourselves. We have an amazing night ahead of us and since I've been here several times, so for those of you who have seen me before, if I repeat my jokes, just laugh so everyone thinks it's funny, okay, okay, act surprised, the show is just beginning for all of us here, but today thousands of people filled Black Star Square in Accra for the first time at the Global Citizen Festival in Ghana, as you all already know, tremendous progress has been made to end extreme poverty, but there is still a lot of work to do, especially since the pandemic pushed us so hard.

Long overdue, we need to break down the barriers that hold women and girls back, we need to address the climate crisis, we need to address the fact that right now over 700 million people are still living in extreme poverty, so there is much to do and AS Global Ciudadanos, we know how to do it well, we know how to ask for change and generate impact. In fact, we've been doing it for 10 years. Let's take a look back. Thank you all for being global citizens. In no way has 250 million US dollars been committed. the one and only Beyoncé, deserve the same opportunities to receive an education as my daughters and yours.

Everyone knocks down the door of the global citizen to take action because it's like nothing else. You are now part of the global fight to end extreme power. Global citizens like you know that fighting for justice and equality begins with the empowerment of women and girls. The global citizen movement that began just seven years ago with a few friends in an office the size of a broom closet in downtown New York Times that I hear you, I see you work with everyone who governs you, that this is our world and our children deserve better and that we try to save this world abroad.

We are thanking first responders and others on the front lines of this global pandemic, we all need each other and we are capable of this When we are united in the mission to normalize equality, there is a spirit in all of us to unite and demand that no one , wherever it is born, it is left behind. This is real, like it's not a joke. The actions of a movement. It takes a lot of people to drive lasting change, which is why Global Citizen is about action Join our host, welcome, Guy Osiri. Global Citizen has always been right and has always responded quickly to the urgent crises facing the world's most vulnerable people and is able to do so because of the support of all of you who take action.

I'm going to say this a lot because I'm really proud of the fact that I'm among so many people who care about the world and want to do something about it. and they have taken action, so bear with me because I love all the global communities who are willing to step up and the artists who are constantly committing to showing up this year. We saw Global Citizens respond to a new crisis with their Ukraine defense campaign and this guy here because his name is guys, here you go, okay, was there a really important part of uniting the music industry around this, so please, let's give it a big hand, thank you, thank you Priyanka, we launched Stand up for Ukraine, which began with a social gathering media demonstration led by hundreds of thousands of artists, athletes, actors and creators of Global Citizens in the period Ahead of an engagement event in Poland and the success of this event shows what can be achieved when we call for collective action, we need everyone from Global Citizens to world leaders. to people who have influential platforms to continue raising their voices for those who cannot be heard.

I'm committed to doing it and so are the artists I work with, like Bono, who led the effort with Global Citizen to raise support for Ukraine and now. It is a great pleasure for me to introduce you to someone who is instrumental in the success of this campaign, Presidents of the European Commission, Ursula vanderlein, thank you, good evening, New York, hello, it's great to be with you. There is incredible energy here. Bravo, I want to thank you. all from the bottom of my heart and to all the artists who use their voices to call for change Global citizen I hear you loud and clear and Europe is answering your call we must end hunger and I am happy to announce that Europe is mobilizing 600 million euros for food security in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific and we need to defeat deadly diseases like malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis and that is why we are contributing 715 million euros to the global fund and today, my friends, I pledge 45 million additional. euros to the United Nations population funds is so important that we have to take care of our girls and women, they deserve it and my friends we must also take care of our planet, which is why Europe will provide 7 billion euros to protect biodiversity around the world.

Nature needs our help. and I call on world leaders to step up and I am counting on you to propel us forward thank you have a great night thank you so much for joining our host please welcome actor and activist folake Olo ofoyaku, come on guys, let's do it, look at this. the day I decided to wear sneakers it's okay around the world over 100 million people have been forced to flee their homes representing displaced children around the world please welcome to the stage little Amal little Amal has traveled since the Syrian border through Turkey and across Europe in the quest for her mother to receive an education and start a new life, she represents a young Syrian refugee, but you know she symbolizes all the unaccompanied children who have been forced to leave their homes earlier this year.

More than 6 million people left their homes in Ukraine becoming refugees in search of safety. its borders armed conflict has displaced children in places like Sudan Myanmar Eritrea and many more and if we do not find a way to address this crisis children risk losing out on an education during their childhood, we risk an entire generation of children suffer violence the refugee crisis extends beyond Ukraine and war, people have become refugees due to natural disasters, hunger or persecution based on gender, sexual orientation or religion in Africa, South America, Asia and Elsewhere this week, little Amal came to New York City to shed light on this urgent refugee crisis. a global problem we cannot ignore we must all join little lamal in her quest to remind the people in power that refugees around the world need our help please welcome journalist and talk show host Tamron Hall on Right now there are over 100 million displaced people around The world is small, they are all like this tonight and here tonight is such an important reminder of this global crisis.

We know this crowd is ready to use their voice for change and I want to hear them now. Central Park, are you having a good time? catch me now it's time for me to pass the microphone, not to you, to an artist who uses her voice to entertain, inspire and impact the world. I call her my sister, please put your hands together for the activist singers, songwriters, UNICEF Ambassador, the incomparable Queen Angelique, oh. good afternoon New York good afternoon Central Park, are you there? I want to thank each of you for coming tonight and joining the Global Citizen Festival to raise your voice and solve the problems we face in this world.

We all know them. I will not say. You about it I just know that you are committed andI am here with you and we have to sing what we are, what we are and what we are about to do. Are you ready? Then you are going to sing. This is a celebration. It's not a funeral, come on, let's go for it all foreigners foreigners foreigners foreigners oh my god, happy birthday foreigners foreigners the center of the world the city where one of rock and roll's iconic bands comes from talking heads with David Byrne are you ready?

For once in your life, let's do this today and you might find yourself living in a shotgun shack and you might find yourself in another part of the world and you might find yourself behind the wheel and you might find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife. and you may wonder, how did I get here? Foreign time, come on everyone, I just don't care, wonder what the beautiful house is and you may wonder where the road goes and you may wonder if I'm right. I was wrong and you said to yourself: "Everyone in our life is a foreigner, foreigner, our host, please, welcome actor, activist and global citizen.

Ambassador Rachel Brosnahan, leave it for the incredible Angelique Kidjo, come on, at the current pace of progress, it could take more than 267 years. achieve gender equality, which would make women around the world active decision makers in all aspects of their lives; would also see male allies rising to the occasion and standing up as proud feminists with global citizens like you taking action, we can turn the tide and get things working again. path to achieving that reality and in the last 10 years Global Citizens has taken more than four million actions to empower women and girls, which helped mobilize more than 4 billion dollars.

Education has been a major focus as part of this and efforts to end poverty for over 10 years. Last 10 years in 2016 Global Citizen partnered with other organizations to launch the Education Can't Wait $1 Billion Global Fund to meet the educational needs of millions of children in crisis. Take a look at what happened when Global Citizens like you stood up for girls. education imagine you are in the middle of a conflict, I mean you have literally lost everything in your life and as a child the only hope I have left is if I can get an education. I can change my life right now. 62 million girls are out of school, giving them opportunity at the heart of our work to end global poverty.

There are people all over the world who need help and we are all here right now making a change, so thank you very much a few weeks ago. I met Rihanna, we decided to launch a goal for education and precisely commit to the global association for education. We want to raise 3.1 billion for the next few years. My government is committed to increasing our national budget for education. I have been working with global citizens to call on the UK, Ireland, the US and other world leaders to ensure equal education for children in crisis by supporting education. I can not wait.

Fun tonight. I am proud to give effect to that commitment by announcing a pledge of €6 million so that education cannot go to waste for foreign Japanese. Please welcome the CEO of the Lego Foundation and Brigitte Albertson and Director of Education, Yasmine Sharif, you can't wait, so imagine if there was a magic wand that could transform the lives of millions of children affected by war and disasters. Well, there is education. The Lego Foundation is delighted to be able to tonight. announce 25 million in new funding for Education cannot wait the united nations global fund for education and the protracted and emergency crisis now I call on others to commit to the same cause because together we must invest in children most frequently marginalized and show the world that governments and philanthropic Non-profit organizations can do anything when they stand shoulder to shoulder to face the challenges of our time, let us truly work together to transform the world through education.

Thank you The Legal Foundation, you shine as an example of the private sector. Transformative force for humanity 222 million. Children around the world have had their education disrupted, but crises are multiplying, so commitments like this are essential to get them back on track. We call on all public and private sector partners to help ensure that education cannot wait to achieve our minimum funding goal of an additional $1.5 billion. Yes, together we can. urgently provide quality education to millions of affected children, so join us in asking for commitments today thank you Global Citizen and thank you Rachel and thank you Abe from Legal Foundation and thank you Yasmin who makes all this happen, let's welcome the minister of cooperation for the development of Belgium and the largest cities Miriam qatir hello I don't think it is normal that girls are forced to get married at 14 some of them become mothers at such a young age have a child when you are still a child about you It is a decision that has such a huge impact on the rest of your life and as parents want the best for their children, parents should not have to choose due to lack of money, sending daughters to school or forcing them to get married. and that is why I am announcing 2.6 million euros to the international labor organization to invest in social protection girls should be able to make their own decisions girls should go to school because who runs the world yes girls thank you please give it welcome award-winning journalist and media founder Katie Couric Katie Couric and dancer author and philanthropist Misty Copeland hello everyone, are you having fun?

I participated in the first Global Citizen Festival here in Central Park in 2012 and it made me think about how much has changed in the last 10 years. NASA, for example, announced its first spacewalk by an all-female crew Quitting NASA Serena Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam title and my friend Misty Copeland became the first African-American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Yeah, growing up, I didn't see many girls. or the women represented at the forefront in sports or politics, it wasn't that they weren't capable, they just needed the opportunity and then one day I saw Katie Couric become the first solo anchor of a network evening newscast and it was a big deal what girls see what we decide to show our girls and what we show our boys.

In fact, it really makes a difference if girls see women represented as artists, athletes, scientists, world leaders in business and government, they can see themselves in those roles in the future. Female representation in the media plays a vital role in that and PNG is a company that has really recognized its responsibility to deliver accurate and authentic representations in its advertising. It also matters who tells the stories, having women behind the camera and doing advertising and film media, which is Why I'm pleased to welcome to the stage, an advocate for girls and award-winning filmmaker, Zuriel Arawale. Leave it for Zuriel.

Everyone, come on, what's going on? New York, how are you guys today? Well, yes, they sound amazing. Make some noise. Thank you so much. Katie and Misty For that introduction, uh, I'm honored to share the stage with trailblazing women like you, as well as Global Citizen. I have been taking action for girls and our planet for the last 10 years, when I was 12 years old. part of png's iconic forever campaign that changed norms and culture around the world and made being a girl mean something amazing tonight. I'm pleased to announce that PNG is stepping up again to create new content that showcases a more gender equal world and the housework gap for women. and girls have only grown since the pandemic affected girls' education and women's economic opportunities by leveraging air movement to share the load in India and Dawn and the Swifts close the gap in the US PNG will launch more campaigns that portray equal sharing of work in our homes because we believe that home quality and equality in our homes goes a long way to creating more equality in our world.

Thank you all so much, let's welcome women in training founders Brooke and Brianna Bennett and Miss Universe 2021 tap Sandhu just Namaste Global Citizens. I'm proud to join you and these two extraordinary young women to talk about periods. My mom is yes, my mom is a gynecologist. So I grew up talking about my period without shame and always had access to the products I needed, but that is not the case for the over 500 million people around the world who experience poverty during the term. Poverty affects one in five people in the U.S. Girls in the U.S. miss school or activities because they don't have access to the menstrual products they need.

We started training women in our hometown of Montgomery, Alabama to advocate for menstrual equity and health education and to help our girls in our community and they have been doing that. incredible work, but tonight we are here to announce a new Collective, the global mental equity accelerator, so this group is starting a new campaign called period for change, yes period for change, that will fight against the policies of influence of stigma and will ensure the resources necessary to end poverty. Please welcome the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Patel, and the executive director of the United Nations population fund, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, Natalia connem.

Global Citizens Luxembourg shares a new commitment to empowering women and girls around the world for too long. Humanity has accepted the denial of the autonomy of women and girls, which is not normal, practices such as female genital mutilation damage the life and future of bodies. I am proud to announce tonight that my country, Luxembourg, will increase its funding by more than 70 percent over the next four years to support the joint programme. between UNFPA and UNICEF to end this practice once and for all we need to empower women, girls and adolescents to exercise their sexual and reproductive health and rights and make autonomous decisions about their bodies sorry guys, it's not our place I'm sorry guys, it's not up to us to decide what's good for a woman, let them make their decision themselves thank you, thank you for this commitment, thank you and I'm also delighted to announce an additional 10 and a half million dollars to boost a improved delivery of quality services to promote the health and well-being of women and girls. well-being thanks to the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation join us here tonight as we rally around the world for women's health and rights I need a problem foreign host and founder of dream.org Tech, van Jones, uh what another amazing performance by Stormzy all the way at Black Star Square was amazing listen global citizens it's good to see you all here today I'm here asking for change you're asking for change one of the best ways we we can fight for a positive future is To open access to education, especially around technology, my entire family rose out of poverty on a bridge called my father's back and it was largely because my father had access to a quality education that is a ticket out of poverty for everyone, especially when we focus on preparing young people. people for the jobs of the future young people and people of color need to be able to participate and design what is coming in technology.

It's not about fighting to be at the back of the line for the jobs of the last century, it's about putting underappreciated young people to the front of the line for the jobs of the new centuries and ensuring that the change that is coming works for everyone. Verizon knows this, they've made great strides in empowering young people in technology, so join me in welcoming Verizon's Chief Corporate Social Officer to the stage. accountability officer Rose Kirk and two incredible young people William Chavez and menu Patel Hello global citizen, what would you do if you were given a billion dollars to spend over 10 years?

What would you do with them? I used it to create Verizon Innovative Learning that provides free technology curriculum and connectivity for students across the US. Through this work we will reach 10 million young people with digital skills training by 2030. Technology innovation will play a role central to addressing some of the world's most important and pressing issues in the coming years, but millions of people still lack access to vital technology resources like the Internet, which is why our Verizon innovative learning initiative is so important to we.Today I am joined by two of the program's alumni, William and Manu.

I'm William, a freshman in high school and a community. activist with plans to become a software engineer I am one of the over 1.5 million students who have been impacted by Verizon Innovative Learning and I am Mino when I was in high school or was exposed to Verizon Innovative Learning Lab to technology and possibilities. for my future I am now majoring in Information Sciences and Technology at Temple University and learning how to apply innovative solutions to the world around us William Eminem thank you for the last decade Verizon has focused on closing the digital divide in education Committing over $1 billion in market value to date, we are excited to offer the best resources from our Verizon Innovative Learning program for free through the Verizon Innovative Learning Headquarters and Online Education Portal. line that brings next-generation learning tools to classrooms.

We are committed to closing the digital divide. Welcome back. Award-winning journalist and founder of Katie Couric Media Katie Couric Hello everyone again. I love Vance, so I asked him to come and stand next to me. This is very exciting for everyone because this Texas native has made history and changed country music forever by using his voice and visibility as a platform for social justice. He has refused to cower in the face of critics who want him to just shut up and sing and She knows how important it is for girls around the world to see her living her dream out loud. your hands together for this vocal power the one and only Mickey Guyton together one in a billion go ahead That's what makes you different foreigner go ahead you have it you have it you have it thank you all so much my name is Mickey Guyton and it is a great honor to represent country music at the Global Citizen Festival.

That's right, black girls sing country music. Remember to never let them pigeonhole you into the next song. In fact, I just want to say that it's a great honor. It is an honor to sing in front of you, hello and to sing for so many people committed to making this world better and fighting hunger and poverty in the world and fighting for equality and equity for women and girls and what is happening in this world. I felt really moved. to sing a version for you guys, I'm actually really scared because she's Beyonce like I'm a kid if you know this song please sing it with me even for a day girl I would collaborate with whoever I want.

I feel like I hear you are destroyed. I would turn off my phone and tell everyone it's broken so they think I'm sleeping alone. I put myself first because I know she would be faithful waiting for me to come home. She comes home if she were. a foreign boy, you start with a boy, you don't understand him because he takes you for granted, children, thank you very much, thank you very much, so the next song I wrote about my husband, who is standing there and a few years ago he had I got very sick and we didn't know what was wrong with him and the next thing I knew we were in the Cancer Ward and I saw him with bone marrow biopsies and so many things and it was very difficult to see the person that I love so much.

I was so scared and it was hard and I knew that no matter where I was, I was going to walk this journey with him and I want to dedicate this next song to all the men and women who are supporting their families in a really difficult time. time, so we had a very long intro for everyone and now it's just starting, so guys, I just want to say that I love you all and it's really been a great honor to sing for so many amazing people here in New York. a dream come true so thank you so much for making this black girl from Waco Texas Dreams Come True this song was called leave it to me baby pour it until the sun comes up so dancing on the tightrope let your walls come down to be your savior but I'm here I'd like to feel the darkness tonight I want the truth the darkness came upon me tonight thank you very much so this is my last song and I want to encourage everyone here to chase their dreams. and never let anyone put you in that imaginary box they so often try to put us in.

Be exactly who you are meant to be, who God designed you to be again. My name is Mickey Guyton. This is my new single. Something about you. Come on, it's hard to pinpoint exactly what you do, but you have me in my feelings forever. Citizens have taken more than 2.4 million actions for the planet that have led to the mobilization of millions of dollars not only in commitments but also in political measures to save the planet and its people, but we must keep up that pressure. The poorest nations in the world are those that contribute the least to climate change but suffer the most from its effects.

It could be too hot to live in places in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and India, sea levels are rising today faster than ever. and yet the funds allocated to international climate finance that would help communities respond globally and adapt to climate change is obviously far less than what is needed to address this problem at scale. Joining us now are two activists who are part of the world's largest climate movement and are making sure their message is heard. Please welcome him to Uganda. Climate justice activist Vanessa nakate and Mexican climate activist Shia bastida from the Fridays for Future movement hello everyone and how are we hello everyone yesterday she and I yesterday she and I took to the streets to demand Justice for the most affected people Because of the climate crisis, the most affected in the community are also the most marginalized.

We are suffering the devastating consequences of a problem that we did not create. So who is going to pay for these communities? For Pakistan, for the Lost Islands of the Caribbean and the Pacific, for the destruction in Uganda? communities that must flee the coast of Bangladesh and the drought in the Horn of Africa the rich nations are the ones that created this crisis and they have to step forward we are fighting for our future and to create a society that works in harmony with Mother Earth is not against this you cannot adapt to hunger you cannot adapt to extinction you cannot adapt to the loss of your cultures you cannot adapt to the loss of your identity the loss and damage is happening right now and it is time to put it into action the center of all negotiations and we can all still take action, ask leaders to meet the climate commitment of $100 billion a year to finance the global South, demand the implementation of a fossil fuel treaty that you all can sign personally and defend against the destruction of nature. at a decisive moment and we can all do something for climate justice so what do we want?

Climate justice, when do we want it now? What do we want the climate? Justin, when do we want her now? Goodbye, please, welcome, climate change activist and 2022 Global Citizen Awardee. Citizen Award winner Brianna Fruen and science educator and television host Bill Nye here are some facts about the Pacific Islands. There are 25,000 of them inhabited by 2.3 million people who speak almost 1,800 different languages. The ecosystem has unique fish. Birds. Turtles and seagrasses. Magnificent places are on the front lines of climate change as the planet disintegrates, glaciers melt, storms intensify and destruction hits, hitting them first and hitting them fast.

Climate change is Our Generation's crisis, but we don't need to see it. As the end, we can see it as the beginning of a new era in which we all come together to renew our relationship with nature. I have been working to combat climate change since I was 11 years old and I can tell you that for this to work we need to defend climate defense the attacks on activists must stop this intimidation deter others from speaking out and creating change the time for change is Now is the time for rich nations to pay for the damage they cause to island nations like mine, we feel the effects we see the destruction and experience the despair of climate change even though we have never had anything to do with the cause and now let me introduce you to two leaders of the island nations, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Brown, and the President of Vanuatu, thank you all.

Distinguished Global Citizens despite our negligible contributions to climate change, it is small island states like Antigua and Barbuda that are experiencing its worst effects as chair of the alliance of small island states. I am asking Global Citizens to call and we are leaders to engage with. create an official damage loss response fund at COP 27 as a form of climate justice where the polluter pays, the polluter must pay our demands do not end there, high and middle income small island states must not be excluded from much-needed development assistance, especially during times of climate crisis, which is why I call on the United Nations to adopt a new system that looks beyond mere income and adopts a multidimensional vulnerability index. that takes into account the vulnerability and resilience of small island States.

In this call for a just response to climate change, much love and blessings. I thank you, hello global citizens. I am fortunate that Vanuatu, together with a coalition of countries, is leading an international campaign to bring the issue of climate change to the international court of Justice is also important, but what do we do supporting countries and are called to face in the face of coal, oil and gas, the three most important drivers of the climate crisis we now face? Global citizen, when water hears your voice, we will do it. Let us leave no stone unturned and deliver our unbreakable and faithful climate Justice thank you Tomás México to whom I thank you all and have a good night everyone, please welcome the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia.Love Motley, good afternoon, this is a story that we have seen unfold on the world stage time and time again, poor countries paying the price for richer nations, my friends, we are seeing this now in Pakistan, where the flooding is so extreme that it has pushed a third of the country under the water, it's apocalyptic.

Pakistan has a very small carbon footprint and yet it is suffering some of the most devastating effects of this climate crisis and yes, this is just one example among many here in the Americas. Rico has been paralyzed by flash floods this week Guadeloupe, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bermuda have been victims of Hurricane Fiona, my friends, this is proof that the climate crisis is real and, yes, it is man-made. We have to convince world leaders to take action. action to help the countries that need it most. I said last year that this is a death sentence for us and that the crises are only going to multiply, so today I am here speaking directly to the leaders of the rich nations, but through you, because these nations have the power They have received billions of dollars from the IMF and through special drawing rights we want them to receive them for covert activities 19. now keep your promise to reallocate some of those funds keep your word to provide at least the 100 billion dollars that was promised in Paris years ago for the adaptation of climate vulnerable countries and yes, we are going to establish a network, a framework for funding loss and damage because it is fair, it is right and it is the only thing that will make them pay for what we are suffering, My friends, I am also here to call on multilateral institutions like the World Bank to act.

The only way forward is a green transition with fair energy and yes my friends our time is running out, you can't win slowly and get ahead because you will lose fast thank you please welcome to the global citizen stage Charlie Puth let's do it abroad where We started to sing leave us but you have to go so soon she has to go but she has to leave me when I needed you the most play your I come back again and again and I hear your last words I know you're in a better place but it's always going to hurt So take it with me all the strength I need to continue a long day without you, my friend screams every time I am without you.

Feeling so cold, so carry on, give me all the strength I need to carry on. Wait for every memory as you go and every route you take. Clark tells me. See you again abroad. Today's memories of New York occupy every corner of my mind ever since. oh no, I'm going around in a circle, the sky is trapped in my head since you left, memories every time I close my eyes, I can feel it, you occupy every corner of my mind, listen now, look, everyone turns and looks. that Skyline right now is something incredible. I want to thank you all for being here today, you took action so that a better world is here today.

The little things add up and together we can achievelasting change for those who really need it most, no one. We should go to bed hungry at night No one should be denied the right to education or be discriminated against because of their race or gender We have the resources and we have the ability to end extreme poverty We just need those in power to find the way willingness to do it abroad having grown up in New Jersey, spending most of my life in this beautiful city. I went to school here. I know how much this next song means to New York, so please sing along with me if you know the words. this song thank you foreigner foreigner I'm in a New York mood I've seen all the movie stars and their fancy cars and their limos I know what I need and I don't want to waste my time.

In a New York state of mind it was so easy to live day to day without contact with a foreign rhythm and blues. I'm in a New York mood everyone give up, turn up, I have no reason to. I'm in New York I'm in New York State New York City thank you very much for inviting us to be foreigners, please welcome United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Chris Coons, hello everyone, I'm Charlie Puth, the greatest and your New York, the greatest, so the Senate passed last month and President Biden signed the most important climate legislation in history: it will reduce the amount of carbon that enters atmosphere by 40 percent by 2030, build green infrastructure, create 9 million new good-paying green jobs and We will finally make polluters pay, but we didn't stop there last week, we passed the Kigali Amendment.

It will eliminate the poison HFCs, the hydrofluorocarbons that are poisoning our atmosphere. One molecule of hydrochlorocarbon is 10, it is a thousand times worse for our atmosphere than one. carbon dioxide molecule and this bill will reduce global temperatures by one degree Fahrenheit by the year 2100. So this was the biggest one-two punch against climate change that any Congress has ever delivered and we're just getting started, thank you all, thank you. thank you Senator Schumer hunger, food insecurity is also a big problem for many people around the world and it is one more crisis that climate change is making much worse.

I'm glad to say that the United States is working to address this. The Senate just passed my Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act unanimously, demonstrating that there is bipartisan support to help those in need; That bill now heads to our president's desk for his signature, along with President Biden's decisive and determined action to fight the climate change our country now faces in the face of the greatest challenges our country faces. The Global Community faces off as chair of the Senate subcommittee that funds all of our foreign aid. I will continue to work with Senator Schumer to fund issues like climate change and improve the lives of millions and millions of families around the world.

Thank you, Global Citizens, for all you do. you are the wind beneath our wings you are the greatest and we are in the New York mood thank you no one sees the world like an airline but the world we see beneath us every day quickly that's why Delta has already committed a thousand billion dollars to reduce our carbon footprint that's why we're working with Airbus to create the future of aviation with the world's first hydrogen-powered aircraft and switching ground vehicle after ground vehicle to electric that's why we're accelerating our fuel Push To Source sustainable aviation and that's why we're also getting rid of 4.9 million pounds of single-use plastics annually.

It's just what we're doing, but it's going to take more than just the 85,000 of us at Delta, it's going to take everyone at every airline and every foreign industry because we know a thing or two about how to get where we need to be and it's time to May we all move forward together. Please welcome Delta Airlines General Manager of Sustainability Stephanie Zhu and President of Greenup Sustainability Business Resource Group Alyssa Moskowitz. Janice Aviation's Reliance on jet propulsion and fossil fuels makes it one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize. At Delta, we believe in a future for aviation where there is no choice between seeing the world and saving it, from accelerating the availability of sustainable aviation fuels to disruptive driving.

Innovation for the planes of the future We are taking steps today to ensure that the miracle of flight remains accessible for generations to come. We are excited to join you in making meaningful changes and continuing to move towards a more sustainable future. Welcome, please, 2022! Global Citizen Award Citizen Award winner Mitzi Cortez and actress, singer and activist Sophia Carson, how we feel global, it is a great honor to be here with all of you and share the stage with Mitzi, a true leader representing the indigenous communities that are disproportionately affected by climate change. Mother Earth esteems signature foreigners and women around the world are being displaced as a result of the climate crisis and the exploitation of our foreign mother earth to achieve climate justice we must work with indigenous communities like Mitzi's, they are the living solutions to the Climate Crisis resisting deforestation Mining and megaprojects that are destroying your communities The needs of the Earth join indigenous people in their fight to defend the planet Global Citizens please make some noise for Mitzi now our next artist is a force of Nature and wants us all to use our voices to become climate activists and defenders of the Earth, it's okay stranger, you're a compressor, remember I'm not okay, we're together stranger, I love playing this song for you in the piano, foreign husbands of yours, well, well, foreigner, come on, I must buy now well Center I saw something in the dark thank you very much can you give me some water thank you very much for inviting me tonight thank you for giving me so much love you know today I feel very grateful to be here performing because today is a special day because Global Citizen and also a curious fact in a few hours it is my birthday and honestly for me the greatest gift, the greatest gift is to be able to sing for you tonight, so thank you very much Thank you very much, Global Citizen Foreign. hello hello foreigner no more darling baby I without my heart I will die foreigner I know myself without all my river mm-hmm thank you very much for continuing Foreign social platforms have allowed activists to connect across borders and mobilize in numbers like never before.

I saw it with movements like Fridays for the Future and platforms like YouTube that can be really helpful in creating content that engages people yesterday. Global Citizen held its first YouTube Creator Summit for Climate Change and I had the opportunity to connect with these amazing creators right here. Summit stage yesterday and we heard from leading activists and experts explaining how we can use our social platforms to amplify messages and collectively create change. I think I can speak for everyone, I felt super inspired, thank you all for everything you are doing. I completely agree with Priyanka. We left the summit energized and ready to create stories that spark meaningful conversations around the world.

We are all influencers with international audiences who have the potential to generate a real and lasting impact, so in this global citizen scenario we are committed. To use our platforms to drive real change on the climate crisis, we can create content, we can reach millions and, like global citizens, we can take action. Now is the time to invest sustainably in Africa When the American Bridge opened in 2014, all offices were closed. the city of Abidjan reduced hourly commutes and carbon emissions in the process, this infrastructure improved lives at Harvard General Partners investing African Capital to put Africa at the center of our philosophy because we believe infrastructure is a catalyst for development and economic growth by joining our host Please welcome television personality and best-selling author Anthony Perowski.

Yes, Global Citizens has taken more than 30 million actions in the last 10 years, directly contributing to the fight to end poverty by helping 1.5 billion people, but the last two years have threatened the progress made . The Covid-19 pandemic pushed almost 100 million more people into poverty than extreme poverty and the Russian invasion of Ukraine has obviously made things worse, with up to 323 million people now facing acute hunger. 1.2 billion people now live in countries experiencing food, energy and financial crises we must call on world leaders to respond to the global food crisis to help developing countries recover from the pandemic to close the gap on foreign aid join together to us on stage is someone who knows exactly what needs to happen it is a privilege to introduce the UN undersecretary general Amina Mohammed hello New York I can't hear you hello New York it's great to see you as incredible Global Citizens and it's wonderful to be here with all of you what such an incredible crowd thank you for standing together as a human family rich in diversity and equality in our dignity, let's call it like it is our world is in big trouble and we are facing crisis after crisis people are hurting our planet is burning hunger is increasing and we are becoming much more unequal the war is in full swing and human rights are under attack but let me also say this we are not desperate and we are not helpless we are foreigners what we face is a problem we created so it is a problem we can solve together a world of peace is not impossible a world free of extreme hunger is not impossible and the deepening of inequalities is not impossible, it is a world that we promise ourselves through the United Nations 2030 agenda and the goals global, but time is running out fast just look at Pakistan, a tragedy of an extreme climate event and there Tomorrow there will be another one, we have a serious list of things to do, it is the 17 global goals and we need all your hands on deck , we need leaders to be held accountable, their leaders, my leaders, and demand equitable climate action, gender equality, and social justice now. your voices matter your actions matter turn your frustrations into positive changes we are betting on you I am betting on you and you can bet on the United Nations my question for you is will you be the change we are waiting for? you know the change we are waiting for thank you you are New York imagine the world today without this moment or without this moment or this moment we, the children, are doing this to wake up the adults, so what connects these moments, these movements, these transformations, a prosperity? and open civic space a place to defend ideas and hold leaders, institutions and companies accountable we have to achieve equal rights throughout history the only way we have expanded rights is through collective action Through Today's People Power movements around the world are asking difficult questions about sustainability inequality and the violence and oppression that still exists at the Ford Foundation, we are listening as part of our long-term commitment to protecting and expanding civic space and democracy. .

We've spent more than $140 million outside the U.S. alone and are committing an additional $30 million next year to ensure everyone has a voice. and the decisions that affect their lives, we all create civic space together, we can keep it alive and vibrant and ensure an equitable democratic and prosperous future for us all. Global citizens, please welcome 2022 Global Citizen Award winner Barbie Esquiredo and the United States Ambassador to the United States. Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield good evening speaker Pelosi says food is medicine first lady Biden says food is love Chef José Andrés says food is hope and I say food is home I grew up in Louisiana as a diplomat for over 35 years I've been stationed all over the world, from Pakistan to Liberia to Jamaica to Switzerland, every time I miss Louisiana, I cook a big pot of red beans or gumbo because food brings us back to where we are safe and happy, it takes us brings back home, everyone deserves it, in the president's words.

Biden if parents can't feed their children Nothing else matters my father used to proudly say my children never go to bed hungry but many parents around the world can't say that because right now the world is experiencing the worst hunger crisis of all. We have ever seenGlobal Citizens the world needs food, we need it to survive, so I was very proud when earlier this week the president announced that the United States would provide almost three billion dollars to fight hunger, but while that money will go a long way , is not sufficient. I need your help you are the generation that will make sure that everyone in the world has enough to eat for the first time in history.

I know it's true because I've seen it in action over the last month alone. I met with young rural farmers in Ghana. and young urban farmers Chicago farmers Ghana and Chicago are as different as jollof rice and deep-dish pizza, but in both places young people told me they were learning more about where their food comes from, that they were learning how to grow crops. and keep food to live on and how to turn that into jobs and careers for your communities let's make sure everyone feeds everyone no one should go to bed hungry let's give everyone medicine love hope and a home thank you hello , New York, I am a mother and activist from the North.

Philadelphia, with some big goals, I want to eradicate hunger and end poverty now, but it is not an easy task because in the US alone, almost 40 million people are still food insecure, which must change and change will occur on September 28 next week. President Biden will host the White House Conference on Health and Nutrition Against Hunger that will address food insecurity and create a roadmap to end hunger in America. I want to thank the nearly 30,000 global citizens who joined me in advocating for an end to hunger by sharing their experiences with the White House by signing our petition and joining our events, no one should go hungry in 2022.

Thank you, let's give the Welcome to Accenture's Chief Leadership and Human Resources Officer, Ellen Shook, and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Jill Kramer. We are delighted to be here again this year. On behalf of Accenture's 721,000 people around the world, in 2021 we committed to our nature-based carbon renewal program, which is expected to remove more than 13 million metric tons of carbon over the next 20 years, and we have started new We are working to help rebuild biodiversity, make agriculture more sustainable and help create green jobs this year. Accenture held our annual Sustainability Innovation Challenge with our clients and partners, including Salesforce Mandalay's International, AXA Ecolab Marriott International and more, tackling the most challenging sustainability topics we think about together. and we aim to solve them and we are pleased to announce that next year we will invite students from schools around the world to participate in the Sustainability Innovation Challenge with us.

It is the creativity and richness of the diversity of our people that drives a standing ovation coupled with the power of technology that truly allows us to tackle the most difficult sustainability problems together climate education and resilience the future of food the future of net positive water and beyond we hope to support and invest in the next generation of thinkers and doers and taking action with global citizens like you, foreigners, please welcome journalist, host and producer Scott Evans, what's up everyone? How are they? Oh yeah, here, here, an amazing moment on stage that was perfect. I also support these ladies.

Listen to the plus lgbtq. The community also faces challenges globally, including the denial of basic human rights and dignity that pushes them below the poverty line simply for being who they are. There has been some progress thanks to Global Citizens' advocacy and calls to action, but we all know we have a long way to go. road ahead At least 67 countries still have national laws that criminalize consensual same-sex relationships between adults, and some of those countries impose the death penalty as punishment. It is unacceptable with the support of partner organizations. The global citizen is committed to demanding equity for marginalized communities in all countries. corner of the world it is an honor to welcome two people who are on the front lines of this movement every day, CEO of Maria shardeen and YouTube creator, Maria gadu, around the world, hundreds of millions of lesbians, gays , bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer.

People suffer violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression when covid-19 hit lgbtiq people. Lgbtiq people were disproportionately affected and so International created a coveted emergency fund. google.org supported us with a grant that doubled the size of our fund making it the largest of its kind in the world, thanks to which we have been able to reach more than 175,000 lgbtiq people in 110 countries tonight. We are proud to announce that google.org is committing one million dollars to the creation of a new program, the first of This friendly program focuses on increasing the employment of lgbtiq people in Latin America, Africa and Asia Pacific will work directly with local organizations and the private sector to provide vocational training, soft skills development, and employer support for thousands of LGBT IQ people to find sustainable work.

Hello Central Park. Hello Black Star Square, over the past 10 years your advocacy has meant financial commitments totaling $41.4 billion to the world's most marginalized people and we want to share with you some of the greatest moments of power, one very special to my heart was in 2016. the opportunity to be on the big stage in Central Park and we launched a campaign called Hopeland and our initiative revolves around vulnerable children in foster care and through adoption, it takes a village and Global Citizen has created a global village to address the biggest issues. of our time, we loved seeing Delta Good Room perform last year in front of sales at the Sydney Opera House.

It was a very special moment. I will never forget. I love the moment in 2019 when Hugh is the host and gave it to the fans. just a little peek behind the scenes of the people who put it together The Team The Producers the political team driving the defense the NYPD keeping the crowd safe was amazing it's very, very easy to get overwhelmed by bad news, but There are many There are many advances right now and there are solutions big and small, so when you find them, advocate for them and support them, everyone can do something, no matter who you are, no matter where you are.

Have an amazing night in Central Park and here's to the next 10 years. this order get off the stage guys from all over the world women stand in solidarity and fight for their rights women defend their access to healthcare demanding the right to choose whether and when to marry or have children and advocating to walk freely and safely in the world streets is thanks to women like Natalia khanim paisy Mahmoud and Anusha Amir khalili who continue to see that we continue to see the progress wengo of Latin America I am a Latin American woman more than 200 women I am sorry more than 200 million women and Girls still cannot access contraceptives and want to decide when and how many children to have.

I am here to defend them. Let's hear it. I am a Kurdish woman and after my experience of child marriage I changed the law in the UK. I am here today for the millions of girls who are at risk of child marriage every two seconds around the world. I'm here for them. I am a German Iranian woman. I have seen my sisters forced to flee abuse, oppression and femicide around the world. Women like Masa Gina Amini. She died last week after being arrested by the moral police representing the Iranian state. We must defend oppressed women. I am here to defend them.

I am an Indian woman and right now across my country we are denouncing violence against women and pushing for stricter laws and stricter punishments for perpetrators women should not live in fear I am here to defend them I am an American woman and here and now in this country women are losing access to their sexual and reproductive health care I am here for them tonight women stood in solidarity on stage in Accra, Ghana, just as we do now from Ghana to the US and on all the places in between We Stand United Park, could you join us?

Raise your light so high so we can see how many of you are united tonight. the Great Lawn and join this call for women's rights when their rights are being questioned. Will you support your mothers when their salary is unequal? Will you support your sisters and when their future demands it? Will you support your daughters? with us thank you so much everyone this is amazing please welcome co-founder and CEO of Worldwide Technologies Jim Cavanaugh and executive vice president of global human resources and Mar Tha wow what an amazing night welcome to NY. It's so exciting to be here. and I can't express how grateful we are.

I just want to say it's a great time to be here in New York City and a great time to make a difference in the world. I am very happy to be here and I just want to say and I have told you that I always wanted to be a rock star, this is the only time and the only chance, although I know that will never happen, but saying that on a very serious note, I want thank Global Citizens and me. I want to thank all of these amazing artists who have been doing amazing work supporting these amazing causes that are so important to all of us and so important to the world.

Yes, thank you very much. I also want to announce with great pride the global commitment to our race. to zero and basically I also want to express how committed we are to the development of girls and young women at all levels into leadership positions, so we are very proud to be here and I am very proud to hand it over to my vice president and Ann Mar, leader global technology senior, who is an incredible person and leader and hello, investing in a better future for our planet and our people has been part of the global technology DNA for over 30 years.

We are very proud to have donated more than 50 million. dollars to organizations and causes that matter most to our employees, investing in people and communities will continue to be a focus as we continue to make and create a more equitable and sustainable world for all and Jim is an extraordinary CEO, he is a football legend and is a rock star let's leave it by Jim Cavanaugh he as a rock star is fine thank you very much thank you thank you what if we could connect people with new possibilities turn thinking into a path forward solve problems before they become a problem and share the future?

With everyone we can we are Global Citizens focused on improving the lives of others through technology creating paths to economic prosperity for all opening doors for a new generation of leaders moving towards a more sustainable future together let's make a new world a reality we know The devastating effects of climate change are destroying livelihoods, cultures and communities, but it is people living in poverty who are hardest hit, where disease and food insecurity are exacerbated by a dramatically changing environment. Climate change has already increased economic inequality between countries and threatens to push millions of people into extreme situations. poverty and puts them at risk of hunger, which is why both world leaders and private sector companies must commit to reducing emissions and investing in climate change mitigation.

Ending climate change and ensuring that everyone everywhere is protected from its life-threatening consequences is critical if we want to end extreme poverty now, this is today's problem, not tomorrow's, we need Net Zero targets that are based on cold, hard facts driven by data, the planet and its most vulnerable citizens demand it, which is why the companies it belongs to are committed to the science-based targeting initiative. then shout from your solar paneled rooftops every time you hit your annual goals because you're on the right side of History. We are very proud to announce that this fantastic line of companies are leading the charge and are now signed up to make a difference.

Now is the time for impact and change, these companies are on who will be next, please welcome dancer, author and philanthropist Misty Copeland, yes I feel the energy, thank you all for waiting for the queen. I remember when this upcoming artist's debut album came out because it changed my life. a quiet, introverted girl when I first heard her voice I was drawn to her music and her presence in a way I couldn't understand at the time I thought it was just the power of her music but as an adult I came to realize it was much more.

I saw myself through this beautiful biracial woman whoIt was, as Nina Simone sings, Talented Black Girl, and that's when I discovered the power of representation. Today I am very proud to call her my friend and it is an honor for me. introduce her so please make her feel truly welcome on this stage Make some noise for the incomparable Queen Mariah Carey Georgia, foreigner, goodbye, give me energy. I thought: why are you so upset with me? I should have known right now and it's true. Thank you. I need festive people. We can do it? I'm supposed to walk over to the piano but I'm trying to get the lighting right you know anyone who's ever been to one of my shows knows I don't take anything but the ultimate advice tippity Tip Top toppity tip tops from lighting So why did they make me rehearse during the day?

Now you know. I wake up at night. We are awake. We are here together. I see a lot of fans who have other people coming soon. Get excited, get your guys excited. Boys are coming, Dukes are coming. I see you, hold on, Darlings. I also have some special friends and thought it would be nice since we are in the New York area to relive the splendor. I wanted to relive this blender moment. He had this song, his album is called okay, first of all, does anyone know anyone in the crowd, even if it's two people, one or two people, however, one, three, four, five, six, the whole kitty caboodle, does anyone know about the celebration we are having?

The 25 butterflies album is available to the public. This is my um, this is one of the things we're doing in the butterfly situation, but I have to give this back to you. I wonder: can I understand this? They are happy butterflies. We're so excited because it's all going to good causes and that's what tonight is all about. We hear that everyone thanks you for your participation. Billions have already been raised for the cause so far, so yeah, I just wanted to start with this because I have a couple of friends who are New York natives, some kids come here to steal the show, but first I want to do an introduction with this little moment.

Look, when you left, I can't believe it. Won't you come back, darling? Please, why who is it? yes, remix, remix, show your respect every time you hear or see me, this is my emancipation. It caught me like a real fever, the real diva, so successful but still so anxious, no matter what they say, everything is forever, time is up right now. Until death we're gonna have it all together in MC, you know we belong together, yeah in fact I know a fly song we could buy, let's get it straight if it's a quarter to six or eight then I'm gonna throw out Babyface. to shine, yeah, kiss, shine and MC, get close to the Divas in them, go, uh, the trees are blown, drink cups of Pinot Grigio, take it easy, we belong together though, you know that, but I think Now it's time for us to prove it despite every moment.

It won't be a Kodak, sometimes we argue, I get out of breath, I grab my phones and come back now because I have to, I want no, I don't just want to have you, I want you to leave it, come on, Metallica fan down there, I see. You, yes, yes, yes, yes, because honey, come back, honey, please tell me. If you think you're alone. Now wait a minute. Throwing foreign stuff, don't listen to me foreign, so I just want to acknowledge it since we're all here together. Okay, I'll get over it and we'll sing a song for you and go out, but I just want to say that like most of us, I guess we all know it was only two weeks ago that we remember. the tragedy that was 9/11 and while few if any of us have ever forgotten it, you know, I was honored to have played a small role after that day when my song Hero became one of the unofficial anthems And he did.

I have to admit I have a hard time acknowledging my own stuff, but whatever it is, it comforted us in our collective loss and recovery recently. I was listening to that song again and in light of more current issues and, in particular, you know the state of women in our country and around the world in a very different way. I discovered a very appropriate message for our times and for the women of our time in the lyrics of that particular song and I am very proud of everyone this generation is. taking the steps that everyone is taking towards equality for all equity for all, I mean, whether it's related to race or gender, and I like it so much that I can't even tell you how honored I am MC where is Misty Copeland that my friend Misty Copeland came today? a woman of that stature, imagine she is just incredible, came to this Global Citizens Festival and to help us put together this very special song, one of a kind, this is the first time that there is only one version of this song and I dedicated it to all women.

Girls, all the Lambs of the earth and all the beautiful butterflies that live and thrive in the margins and to anyone who believes in the power of our Collective Humanity and because you are all here, we will do this for you if you look into your hearts, no You have to be afraid of what you are and there is an answer if you look inside yourself and this and that will fade away trying to carry on and you know you can't survive so when you feel like this Love is gone, it's a long road and no one reaches the void and you know you can't survive, do things so no one will tell, wait, wait, and then you put your fears aside because you know, look inside, I want you to know. how far away a hero Getting up thank you all so much we love you all because you are here thank you tonight thank you for being here thank you for helping everyone and we love you so much thank you thank you thank you Mr.

King Ehrlich I have no sense of direction even at home in New York , but I will continue on my way thank you Daniel Moore thank you all on stage Ghana is very committed to achieving the sustainable development goals here on the continent and here in Ghana the United Nations is proud today to commit at least 260 million US dollars 2.6 billion Ghana cedis let me know Global citizens, let's listen to the scissors Who turned it on today in akara Do you know this is the only festival I know that will take you from West Africa to the top West side of New York City, yes, in I have both lived and called my home for many years.

For the first time in history, the Global Citizen Festival kicked off in Ghana, not only did they do it big with $400 million worth of engagements, but so did the performances. Level, I mean, Mariah, come on, yeah, okay, we'll keep the same energy here in Central Park with our next artist. He is truly a National Treasure who believes that his art is his activism and, as a fashion icon, he makes sure to look good. while doing it, he has never missed an opportunity to stand united with global citizens to demand change, so let's give it a big big big big global citizen, welcome to Billy, everyone, how are you, wow, look at all you people fabulous and I'm feeling all the positive energy here tonight, our positive energy and you know Global Citizens is all about positive energy, so look despite the state of the world today, when I come to an event like this, I'm filled with hope for the future and it's because of what the global citizen represents and what you all represent here tonight it's about all of us and it's about all of you and how we do this together yes, we will make it happen, we will make it happen, now You know and I think a lot about our children these days and how much more we could do to help them secure their future and make sure we're doing everything we can.

There's a song by one of my favorite writers, Ted. Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, sums up a lot of my feelings pretty well and really sends a strong message. If it's okay, I've invited a group of kids from the First Corinthian Baptist Church of Harlem here, that's okay. I'm going to sing it to you tonight, come on kids, this song has a special meaning for today and I know that all of you will remember it fondly just because we are children because you are a little small because we are closer to the ground and you are bigger per kilo you don't have right you have no right to push these little kids just because you have mustaches on your face to embarrass yourself you think he will treat them like slaves so it's not fair and because you carry a wallet close to your heart you think you're twice as smart you know that's not it's just they will grow up one day when they do I pray they don't grow inside or just grow pound by pound I hate they grow up like some I know who push and push these little kids come here yeah just because they're kids.

I love you all, thank you. Say goodbye to people right now. Maybe they know that this has to leave them. children, over time it means stopping listening I came with a message of Hope today I want you to turn to your neighbor and tell him don't be afraid because the change has already happened hey Blue Rabbit crossing the street Red Hills checkpoint you see me more than I I see I can't do anything but turn that energy into something together forever. The Stranger Things, the big red man, so I started a revolution that I will never lose if you could see the things that I have seen reflected in the non-human beings that you get. emotions we can't lose it's time we get our Humanity back all of you come on it's time we get it back let's get back together forever against me thank you close please welcome to the stage comedians Chris Redd and Amber .

Ruffin, what's up everyone? How's it going? Make some noise if you're ready to have a good time tonight. Yes. Make some noise if you're ready to go crazy. Joe. Now I make some noise if you're voting midterm. elections oh oh no I need to hear more applause than that no ma'am today no aha that was not enough for me to applaud I didn't even look I understand it man voting is boring it takes time and sometimes the lies are long and you You may not find anyone with whom You agree 100, but you have to do it.

It's more important now than ever because I want to be able to access all the medical care I need and I don't want to live on a burning planet. I want you to marry who I want to marry and I want to live in a world without extreme poverty that would be nice so let's try this again let me hear you if you're going to vote in the next midterm elections sins yeah that's it What I wanted to hear from you all and if you are not registered to vote, there is a really cool organization called head count, they are at concerts, festivals and community events all over the country, even here today to help you, so there will be no excuses. and vote yes foreigner join our host please welcome #1 New York Times bestseller Jay Shetty how is everyone feeling well?

Okay, just a little bit more guys, keep up the spirit. Access to clean water should be a basic human right, but the sad truth is that around the world 4.5 billion people do not have access to safe sanitation and 2 billion people currently lack access to quality water. Having clean water and sanitation allows people to avoid exposure to disease, empowers women and girls to face their periods with dignity, and keeps people safe, but access around the world is not equitable and I am personally committed. to change this and I am pleased to say that many impact makers around the world are too.

Global Citizens have taken hundreds of thousands of actions and, as a result, secured commitments to bring sanitation facilities in schools and much more. I think my dream world is that everyone can take for granted that clean water and sanitation should be available to everyone. The World Bank group has the ambition to invest $15 billion over the next five years in sanitation and water. Solutions Sweden's nearly 10 million people will support efforts to improve access to sanitation for 60 million people. I am here to pledge our commitment that the practice of open defecation will be eradicated in Nigeria by 2025 or even sooner.

We are delighted to invite Global Citizen and everyone. from you to India I believe that everyone has the power to create a change in the world because everyone who has created a change in the world has simply been a person and therefore acting alone means that if you care about sanitation in India, especially in places like Global Citizen, you can find a way to raise your voice in a way that makes politicians take notice. Hello, I am a citizen. Festival India, we can proudly announce that today, in the next three hundred thousand water and sanitation services, we are committed to open defecation free Maharashtra. times 2018.

Unfortunately, more than 47 percent of schools do not have functional toilets, especially for girls, this creates a major problem in terms of diarrhea, urinary infections and leads to school dropouts. The best way to get girls to come to school is the basics, not rocket science. give them better bathrooms give them clean water, that's good, so if nandini keeps coming to school, her father is a sweeper, but nandini could end up being a doctor and she will lift her entire generation out of poverty. Please welcome thePresident of Rotary International, Jennifer. Jones, hello New York, earlier this month New York declared a state of emergency to combat the resurgence of polio, this virus is preventable by vaccines and remains endemic in two countries in the world, one of them being Pakistan, where I recently spent time with frontline health workers who put themselves at risk every day, are committed, even with obstacles, to reaching every last child with the polio vaccine, but in recent years polio vaccination for children in developing countries was interrupted by the coveted 19.

In the last year alone, 25 million children were left without vital vaccines to protect against diseases like polio the world has defeated this virus significantly, but we must redouble our efforts, so tonight I am especially proud to announce that Rotary International will commit an additional $150 million to the global polio eradication effort. We want this to be the beginning. of a massive effort to reach the Global Citizens initiative's $4.8 billion funding goal Use your voice help us call on governments, businesses and others to join us and make ambitious commitments at the Global Citizens Summit. Health in October to end polio forever.

I do not remember. Please welcome artist, actress and activist Michaela J. Rodriguez and No Child Hungry CEO Tracy Sanders and now Central Park, can we have some more music? They are one of the best live artists I have ever seen. It's inconvenient, come here. I'm bad again, let's all go, baby, because I don't want to lose you, an empty shell. It used to be the Shadows, thank you, the black one, because I'm bigger, okay, that's fun, let's party abroad every night abroad. We love him, that's what. Well, come on, and that's from your eyes, let's dance some bad gasoline, the whole world is waiting for you to leave, wait, let's dance, come on, let's dance abroad, okay guys, uh, this one will be the The last song we will play tonight we also forgot to change instruments, so we are wasting time, we have to go fast, sorry, even the best make mistakes, come on.

I want to be a slave. I want to be a teacher. I want to make your heart beat. roller coasters I want to be a good boy I want to be a gangster 'cause you can be the beauty or not I'm crying my tears 'cause baby come on I wanna be a slave I wanna be a master I wanna make your heartbeat run like a roller coasters I wanna be good but I want to be a gangster because you could be the beauty and I could be the monster I want to free you It could be a deal yes thank you someone foreigner thank you New York thank you Global citizen thank you Central Park It has been an honor, foreign citizens, fellow Africans.

I am delighted to announce together with my brother and respective South African colleague, President Cyril Machamela Ramaphosa, my co-champion of African prosperity, the launch of the Africa Prosperity Fund, the billion-dollar African fund for Africans. The Africans still have nothing ah there we go like magic uh can we surrender one more time? Ramona left. What an incredible performance that made me sweat. Listen from Ghana to New York. We are seeing the power of defense in action tonight in our closing. The performance is going to be incredible. Look, I already have some love for Metallica, oh man, here we go, but listen before you rock out to Metallica.

I wanted to give a big thank you to google.org, who is making a million dollar commitment. and the Dutch Postcode Lottery, which committed €1 million, the legal empowerment fund that seeks to address systemic injustices and advocate for expanded protections. While we're at it, let's look at some other important engagements tonight. Take a look outside. We have seen the connections between war and food insecurity, we have witnessed the impact that any crisis has on gender inequality, as well as poverty, and today more than ever we have to defend the rights of girls and young women, These are fragile rights and we must protect them at all times.

During my time in Congress I have been proud to work with Advocates on important issues such as combating human trafficking, protecting vulnerable populations around the world, helping lift families out of poverty abroad, we have We must fight hard against the consequences of war and against all existing and future consequences. inequalities and fighting hard means unlocking billions and mobilizing our energies and our finances towards poor countries to confront climate change to confront the pandemic and health difficulties and to fight inequalities 7 million Ukrainian children are affected by the war in order to help them and assist Ukraine with the reactivation of its educational sector.

Today I commit another 10 million euros to education. I can't wait because the international community urgently needs to increase its investments in education so that all young people can exercise their right to education. Ukraine is fighting for its freedom and ours. and values ​​that are showing the great example of inspired leadership that we must follow and do everything possible to help Ukraine fight now and return to normal life as soon as possible without investing in the rights of women and girls we will not achieve the world What we want. We want a more just, peaceful and prosperous world for all.

Over the last eight years, hunger and food insecurity have constantly increased, which is unacceptable. The African continent is where we find the largest number of people without enough food. We cannot allow That continues each and every person has the right to adequate food and to alleviate the current food crisis we must all increase our efforts, we must work together to protect millions of people in communities around the world from the continuing threat of HIV, malaria and AIDS. tuberculosis, we must understand that global health is our business. I love joining our host. Please welcome the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.

We know climate change is a global crisis, but we can begin to address it by responding at home as president. of the Chamber I am here to thank you for her dazzling advocacy, business thinking and determination. AS Global Citizens, it is thanks to your help that the United States recently enacted landmark climate legislation that will be a game-changer and reduce carbon pollution by 40 percent by 2030. It will deliver a historic and historic $370 billion. to fight the climate crisis and will have water and better water and air for our children, better paying jobs and lower energy bills for their parents and will allow us to pass on the planet responsibly.

The way your actions help make this happen and I'm here to say thank you, how's that for having an incredible impact? Global citizens do a great job, thank you Speaker Pelosi, but as everyone knows, much more needs to be done to help countries. suffering most from the climate crisis we are working to increase international climate finance Financing to ensure we meet President Biden's $11 billion commitment, at the same time we must recognize that democracy contributes to a safer planet and we will continue defending democracy in Ukraine Slava ukrani my promise to all of you tonight is that, inspired by your powerful activism, we will do everything in our power to preserve this planet for generations to come for the children and I do it here with my grandchildren, Paul and Thomas who said Keep it brief we want to hear more time for music thank you Speaker Pelosi you are amazing come on guys with urgent action we can turn this ship around and defend our planet let's listen to amazing music thank you , breaking news tonight, millions of Americans.

I ordered a shelter in place as the coronavirus pandemic spreads. The feds are already running out of massive supplies and testing materials. The number of coronavirus cases in the US surpasses half a million, but there are encouraging signs. Foreign countries, so we can't play together. I had an idea that we could call this together at home and who knows maybe tomorrow someone else will take it down the international advocacy group Global Citizen and the World Health Organization announced they will air a two-hour television special called One World Together at home. To support healthcare workers, the creative force behind the special happens to be the one and only Lady Gaga.

I've dedicated all my time to creating this special and I'm also making a lot of phone calls to help raise funds with The Who and Global. citizen I just want to help in any way I can and I wanted to find out what I could do with my time to be of service star studded lineup Paul McCartney Stevie Wonder Taylor Swift the list goes on and on we all hope that We can give people something to hold on to while We are in the middle of this pandemic. We are currently on three major American networks at the same time, NBC ABC and CBS, as well as social networks such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. -19 pandemic is a global crisis, we have to all come together to fight it on a global scale, let's tell our leaders that we need them to strengthen healthcare systems around the world so that a crisis like this never happens again in a world United. home Life Concert raised just $128 million to fight the Covid-19 pandemic foreign foreigner please welcome to the stage the executive director of the global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, Peter Sands 20 ago For years, AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria were killing millions each year and seemed unbeatable, but the world refused to stand by and let the epidemics take over.

We came together in an unprecedented way to start the global fund to raise money to bring life-saving treatments to those who needed it most. To date, the global fund has saved 50 million lives, but Covid-19 set us back, so this year we made our most ambitious funding appeal. I am pleased to announce today that that call was answered this Wednesday. President Biden hosted our seventh pledging conference here in New York. where world leaders once again pledged to fight together against the three diseases, they pledged the incredible amount of 14.25 billion dollars listen to that 14.25 billion dollars this is the moment of greatest promise for global health, so Thank you, Global Citizens, those who are here today, those watching around the world, your actions were instrumental in bringing together Canada Germany France Japan the European Commission and other countries to step forward alongside many companies and philanthropists and even we are not done UK Italy we are watching you Global citizens can help ensure more donors join us to reach our 18 billion dollar target together we can achieve a world without AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria together we can fight for what counts thank you for joining our host, welcome 2022 Cisco Youth Leadership Recipient needy pants nidhi pants here is a special kind of triple threat she is an engineer, she is a farmer and she is an entrepreneur, her organization when it comes to Technologies not only uses solar energy to reduce food waste, but also empowers hundreds of women by helping them become micro-entrepreneurs.

Should we pause that sound? Thank you very much for talking about it. My mission is to create change in Indian farming communities by placing women farmers in decision-making positions. Technology has also played an important role in helping us. Provide nutrient-dense foods to more than 1 million people. The solar driven dryers we distribute to farmers help them. dehydrating and preserving food, which has helped many of them escape poverty. Farmers have been exactly the farmers who have been demanding their rights in India recently and before we need more people like nidhi to help break the cycle they are trapped in by speaking out about the challenges they face. confront and find real solutions.

I'm so sorry, but we'll figure it out. I'm very excited to introduce you to Cisco Networking Academy Vice President Laura Quintina and Cisco Chief Sustainability Officer Mary D. Wysocki. Hello New York City and hello global citizens. around the world on behalf of the Cisco team, we are delighted to participate in this day of music and purpose. This is our chance to celebrate together, act together, and do good together at Cisco. We are driven by our purpose of driving an inclusive future for All our purposes inspireway we develop technology, connect our world and invest in communities. We know that education changes lives.

Education is a human right through Cisco Networking Academy. We empower people around the world with career possibilities through technology and education. It is a powerful combination and surpassed in the past. For 25 years we have educated more than 17 and a half million students in one hundred and ninety countries, but we don't do it alone, we partner with academic institutions, non-profit organizations and governments to create a more diverse technology workforce and we provide free courses . and then next year, we plan to educate another three million people around the world. At Cisco we know that technology is a force for good and we are proud to create an inclusive future for all, just as you dance to achieve it. your booty, take that rewind back or lord, he's got the voice, make your booty, take that rewind, Ludacris's got the flow to make your booty go, take that rewind, little town, you've got the beat to make your booty go Come down, joining our host.

By the way, please welcome Global Citizen co-founder and CEO Hugh Evans for all you Metallica fans out there. I just saw you backstage, you're ready guys, this is about to start, get ready guys, make some noise. Make some noise for Metallica. two minutes of your time alone these will be the best two minutes two minutes of your time where you are we are here for this two minutes tonight we come together to join the fight for girls for the planet and to end the extreme poverty that We still have a long way to go, of course, but thanks to the actions of all of you here in Central Park and our incredible audience at Black Star Square in Ghana, we have made it loud and clear that the progress we need cannot be awakened with Frequently these days, we hear the end of the world. messages and we want to say that hope lies in the fact that millions of citizens are rising up to take action more than at any other time in history ten years ago.

Global Citizen was just an idea and now we are seeing a generation of Global Citizens. who are starting to run for office, start businesses and transform their communities, the media is trying to push us to the far left or the far right, but the solutions are at the center, as the end of extreme poverty is not a partisan issue and we cannot We cannot allow the poor to be treated as political pawns, our job is to not allow leaders to forget that and if you are lucky enough to be able to live in a democracy please use your voice, that's right Hugh, you can hear it.

I would like to personally thank the incredible artists and presenters who lent their voices tonight over the past 10 years to this movement. The support has created a platform that has driven over 30 million actions and impacted the lives of 1.5 billion people. There is a long road ahead and sometimes it may seem too dark to find a way, but we have time to change the path we are on. You are with us? Are you ready for Metallica? An even bigger round of applause, let's go, and to all our incredible artists and representatives from Partners and the producers of the world cast.

Thank you to the city of New York and the government of Ghana who took advantage of our dream and I also want to thank more people. For really standing up for yourself, thank you to our presenting partners City Cisco Accenture Delta PNG times life Verizon YouTube worldwide Technologies and Live Nation nothing we've done would be possible without your support and we know we can't just solve these problems alone before we nothing, my friend Hugh Evans, come on, he started all this, you guys are the reason he's here, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I know who you're waiting for, but Hugh Evans, guys, thank you so much before I close. our night with our final performance we have a special message from President Biden and first lady Jill Biden.

It's fantastic to join you for the tenth year of this Festival. Thank you for building this movement and making great things happen from all corners of the world. speaking for the future of our planet, we are inspired and grateful for all the work you have done and we want you to know that your fight is our fight last month I signed the largest climate bill in history, the largest in history for 369 billion dollars. reduce emissions by nearly half improve health Advance justice and build a clean energy economy and create generations of good-paying jobs and last week the Senate ratified the historic Kergali Amendment gradually reduce the use of super-polluting hydrofluorocarbons.

This is a whole new chapter for America. and for the planet and we have to do much more. I pledge $11 billion a year to help poor countries fight climate change working with Congress with your help we can get it done from the Paris agreement to defending democracy to defending democracy. to the NRA we have seen what is possible when we come together when we vote when we raise our voices and work for change the world is counting on all of us to defend the values ​​we hold dear, so when you look around you and feel the power of this crowd remember there is nothing you can't do, so enjoy the festival and keep the faith, we can do it and without further ado, the biggest rock band in the world, thank you, thank you, foreigner, foreigner, three days, foreigner, foreigner , foreign. steps in Florida Hills ah a foreigner foreigner from New York City along with you foreigner foreigner foreigner why didn't you know quickly still alive? can you sing it for me? foreigner this is so strong oh absolutely foreigner foreigner wow are you still out there kick your house tonight? honey, take me foreigner face up here foreigner myself for you foreigner I like to sing Together part sounds so good sounds feels good when we're together good coming together You feel pretty good playing, we'll play something heavy now finally okay, thank you foreigner foreigner amazing foreigner make you real foreigner I am your dreams said before that's right, I am your hate I am what you want love hey pay the price pay for nothing it's fair New life I am your life foreigner foreigner foreigner thank you foreigner foreigner the young man fights foreigner and he with me I just want to be a foreigner foreigner I will never see you yes you are never afraid you live on me it's okay please please forgive each other thank you foreigner and she remains satisfied only knowledge no I don't sit down, take my free time to say what I think, brother, foreigner too, take my time, let's go back to the foreigner, oh yes my mind, we are ready right now, foreign destruction, obey your master, he will be your shepherd, that is your purpose, fill your life, Master, faster, thank you. foreigner foreigner beautiful things foreigner me oh my god I'll run to you can you sing it for me New York Times hahaha thank you so much New York City It's an honor for Metallica to be here and be a part of this bringing people together if so? fun follow me foreigner beautiful New York thank you Metallica loves you thank you for performing with us tonight we hope you enjoyed the show please get home safely yes let's go please minutes