The 2024 World Citizen Competition will function performances from Submit Malone, Doja Cat, Jelly Roll and Rauw Alejandro, the presenting group introduced Tuesday morning.
This 12 months’s competition will happen on September 28 at New York’s Central Park Nice Garden, with extra performers to be introduced quickly. World Citizen is the world’s main worldwide advocacy group on a mission to finish excessive poverty.
Hugh Jackman will host the fest, with Jane Goodall and competition curator Chris Martin additionally set to seem.
“The starvation disaster continues to develop, infectious illnesses are nonetheless spreading, debt is on the rise and final 12 months was the most well liked on document,” a launch from World Citizen reads. “In the meantime, governments in every single place are lowering their contributions to international help, with greater than half of G7 international locations having proposed cuts this 12 months. Regardless of the rising hole between what the world wants and what appears politically attainable, the plight of the world’s most susceptible communities is extra pressing than ever. This can be a essential 12 months for the worldwide neighborhood to help frontline organizations, spend money on lifesaving options and act right now, to save lots of tomorrow.”
World Citizen Competition
Tickets to the World Citizen fest are free, and could also be earned by taking motion on the World Citizen app or at globalcitizenfestival.com to demand change from governments and personal sector leaders. Organizers are this 12 months asking residents to name for motion in defeating poverty, defending the planet and demanding fairness.
“All of us have a component we will play to assist finish excessive poverty and arise for fairness. I’m wanting ahead to being a part of this main night of constructive change,” Doja Cat mentioned in an announcement.
“For over a decade, World Citizen has pushed life-saving affect for practically 1.3 billion individuals around the globe,” Jackman added. “We’ll collect as soon as once more on September 28 to assist finish excessive poverty, defend the planet, and demand fairness. I can’t wait to see you all on Central Park’s Nice Garden to collectively name for change on behalf of the world’s most susceptible communities.”
