new york – Global Citizen, an international advocacy organization, is highlighting Gen Z and Millennial leaders in the fight to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and end extreme poverty.
Global Citizen held its first international Global Citizen NOW conference on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia, bringing together more than 300 young leaders and world leaders including World Bank President Ajay Banga and former United Nations Secretary-General. announced that they would meet. General Ban Ki-moon. Celebrities such as Global Citizen ambassadors Hugh Jackman and Charlie Puth, as well as rock band Crowded House, will also be in attendance.
“The greatest movements that have shaped the world are those that see the possibility of a better future, create new solutions, and rise to power,” Hugh Evans, CEO of Global Citizen, told The Associated Press. It was started by young people who want to hold people accountable.” The organization will help participants, along with 32 Global Citizen Young Leaders Award winners, take new action to address the climate crisis, health financing, food insecurity, and inequalities in access to finance for women entrepreneurs. I look forward to being able to expand this.
Sarah, Duchess of York and TED director Chris Anderson will also be attending the three-day conference. “Since becoming a grandmother, I have become acutely aware of my and my generation's responsibility to do everything we can to improve the state of the world we leave to our grandchildren,” Sarah said. In a statement, he added: I look forward to participating in this “dialogue across generations.”
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