Global Citizen has announced its star-studded lineups for its 10th annual Global Citizen Festival. The festival is set for Saturday, Sept. 24 in New York City and Accra, Ghana.
Mariah Carey is among the headliners scheduled to perform at Central Park in New York City. Other performers include Jonas Brothers, Metallica, Mickey Guyton, Rosalía and more. Meanwhile, in Accra, Usher is at the top of the bill. H.E.R., Stormzy, SZA and Tems will also play on the main stage at Black Star Square. More performers are expected to be announced at a later date.
According to a press release, the 2022 Global Citizens Festival “will call on world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and ahead of the G20 and COP27 in November to step up and invest $600 million into the future of women and girls, close the annual $10 billion climate financing shortfall, deliver $500 million to help African farmers respond to the global food crisis, and provide urgent relief from crushing debts to End Extreme Poverty NOW.”
“Decades of systemic and political failures have led humanity into the midst of converging and rapidly deteriorating crises – climate, hunger, health, war and conflict,” says Global Citizen co-founder/CEO Hugh Evans. “The most marginalized populations are paying the price of the stagnant inaction of our leaders, and now millions of lives, and the future of our planet, are at stake.
We refuse to just stand by and watch! We refuse to accept the starvation of multitudes when solutions are readily at hand. We demand a secure future for girls everywhere. We demand governments keep their promises on climate funding. We demand relief from debts unjustly crushing economies. And we demand action NOW, while there’s still time to change our collective trajectory.”