Shakira, Coldplay, Usher or Justin Bieber: music megastars mobilize to support the collection of donations in medical research against the Covid-19, during a large virtual concert on Saturday at a donors' conference .
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" Artists have the power to inspire change (...) On June 27, at the summit and concert, artists, scientists and world leaders will speak with one voice, in a sincere and rare moment of global unity "Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission who co-organizes the event with the organization Global Citizen, welcomed in a press release.
Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson, Christine and the Queens and others complete the list of participants. The event will be presented by actor Dwayne Johnson.
Many celebrities will also intervene to show their support: David Beckham, Salma Hayek, Charlize Theron, Forest Whitaker, Angélique Kidjo ... By their side during panels or interviews with experts or opinion leaders including Melinda Gates, the President of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (Gavi), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, or Derrick Johnson (President of NAACP, the largest black advocacy organization in the United States).
The event will be broadcast on numerous channels around the world, but also on social networks and digital platforms (Facebook, Twitter, European Commission YouTube accounts and the Global Goal Unite site).
In France, the concert will be broadcast on the CSTAR channel of the Canal + group, deferred on the night of Saturday June 27 to Sunday June 28 at 00.45 (Saturday 22.45 GMT). It will also be broadcast on Canal + Afrique, in the DROM (Antilles, Polynesia, Réunion) and in Caledonia during the weekend.
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" This event will encourage the global community that is attacking equitable access to health care and the other huge injustices our world faces." This moment in history concerns us all, so let us unite to trace the paths of a better future for all, "said Dwayne Johnson, quoted in the European Commission statement.
The donors' conference to be held at the same time as the concert is the continuation of a movement launched on May 4 with a first meeting. So far 9.8 billion euros have been collected, according to the latest accounts at the end of May.
The campaign “Global Goal: Unite for our Future”, was launched on May 28 under the patronage of Ursula von der Leyen and is supported by Bloomberg Philantropies, the Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates, and the Wellcome Trust.
