International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced that Queen + Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, OneRepublic, H.E.R., and Carole King will headline the 2019 Global Citizen Festival, the free-ticketed event on the Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City on Saturday, September 28, 2019, presented by Citi and Cisco.
For the sixth consecutive year, MSNBC & Comcast NBCUniversal will air a live simulcast of the Festival on MSNBC and for the eighth consecutive year, iHeartMedia will broadcast the Festival live across its radio stations nationwide and stream the event digitally on iHeartRadio.
Special guest performances will be given by French Montana, Ben Platt, and Jon Batiste & Stay Human.
Deborra-lee Furness and Hugh Jackman will return as hosts.
The Festival will be co-hosted by Matt Bomer, Rachel Brosnahan, Elvis Duran, Taraji P. Henson, Rami Malek, Bill Nye, Joy Reid and Forest Whitaker.
2019 is a critical year for the movement to end extreme poverty – with 2020 marking the ten year countdown to achieve the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development; the blueprint to achieve an equitable future for all.
Building on momentum by activists from across the globe and coinciding with the annual UN General Assembly meetings, Global Citizens will stand together and call for government, businesses, and philanthropists to uphold their responsibilities towards fighting deadly infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria, tuberculosis and polio, empowering women and girls around the world, combating plastic pollution to protect the poorest parts of the planet, and building global human capital through quality education, skills, and health.
Hugh Evans, CEO of Global Citizen, said, “After next year we will have only ten short years to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The policies and progress that we make this year, and into 2020, will determine whether we successfully eradicate extreme poverty by 2030, and failure is not an option for the world’s poor. We are thrilled to have such an iconic lineup of artists, hosts, and partners join us at such a pivotal moment for this fight as we ask governments and world leaders to take action and end extreme poverty.”
Jennifer Breithaupt, Global Consumer CMO, Citi, said, “As a global bank committed to enabling growth and progress around the world, Citi shares Global Citizen’s deep commitment to helping forge a more diverse, sustainable and inclusive future. Citi has partnered with Global Citizen Festival since its inception, and we’re proud to help power this meaningful movement once again as a returning Presenting Partner.”
Chuck Robbins, Chairman and CEO, Cisco, said, “Our work with Global Citizen to eradicate extreme poverty lays the foundation for building an inclusive future. By empowering Global Citizens with Cisco technology, we can accelerate how we help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. We are proud to support this year’s Global Citizen Festival, along with many global leaders, in pursuit of our common goal to positively impact people around the world.”
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