DUBAI: Palestinian Chilean singer Elyanna will perform at the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, alongside Colombian superstar Shakira, US rapper Cardi B and South African singer Tyla.
The festival will take place in New York’s Central Park with the goal of “ending extreme poverty.” The annual event supports campaigns to improve energy access across Africa and defend the Amazon against deforestation.
It aims to secure commitments to bring clean, reliable energy to 1 million people in Africa, mobilize $200 million for indigenous and local entrepreneurs to protect a chunk of the Amazon rainforest the size of Italy, and raise at least $30 million to help community-based education programs improve children’s literacy.
The festival is timed to coincide with the UN General Assembly that takes place in New York each September. The inaugural event, in 2012, drew 60,000 attendees.
This year, it will be hosted by Hollywood star Hugh Jackman.
