With the Global Citizen Festival, numerous stars in several places around the world draw attention to the climate crisis and global poverty for 24 hours. The Royals were also represented in New York.
New York – Duchess Meghan (40) and Prince Harry (37) campaigned for vaccination justice at the Global Citizen concert in New York’s Central Park.
The current situation of favoring affluent countries with corona vaccines is a “human rights crisis,” said Harry in front of tens of thousands of viewers. “My wife and I believe that the way you are born should not determine whether you survive”. Harry mainly criticized the current patent rights that prevent producers in poorer countries from producing successful vaccines themselves.
“And if we rightly view this as a humanitarian crisis, control of a vaccine that can save lives shouldn’t just be in the hands of the lucky few,” Meghan added to the warm welcome in front of the crowd in New York. While vaccines against corona are now abundant in the richest countries in the world, only around three percent of people in Africa have been vaccinated so far.
Before that, singer Cyndi Lauper played and dedicated her super hit “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” to Afghan women. The Cuban-American musician Camila Cabello and singer Shawn Mendes also took to the stage. The headliners of the New York concert were the band Coldplay and singers Billie Eilish, Jennifer Lopez and Lizzo.
At the Global Citizen Festival, greats of the music scene appear in several places around the world for 24 hours to raise money for the climate and against poverty. Specifically, the organizers are demanding financial support for climate protection in poorer countries, money for the fight against famine and donations of corona vaccines. The idea is to get a lot of people to get involved. dpa
