Chloe x Halle among lineup of stars for global Covid-19 fundraising

In this May 28, 2020 photo, Chloe Bailey, left, and her sister Halle Bailey, of the R&B duo Chloe X Halle, pose for a portrait in their backyard in Los Angeles to promote their latest release, "Ungodly Hour." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

In this May 28, 2020 photo, Chloe Bailey, left, and her sister Halle Bailey, of the R&B duo Chloe X Halle, pose for a portrait in their backyard in Los Angeles to promote their latest release, "Ungodly Hour." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Published Jun 22, 2020

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International music and film

stars will headline a globally televised and streamed

fundraising concert on Saturday to help fight Covid-19 as part

of a joint initiative by the advocacy group Global Citizen and

the European Commission.

The initiative, called "Global Goal: Unite For Our Future,"

is aiming to raise billions of dollars in private and public

donations to help lessen the impact of the pandemic on

marginalised communities.

Speaking at an online panel ahead of the event, pop star

Miley Cyrus said the pandemic was hitting the world's poor and

marginalised people the hardest. 

She urged donors committing

funds for tests, treatments and vaccines to ensure they are

developed in ways that everyone everywhere has access to them.

Researchers and drugmakers across the globe are working on

more than 100 potential vaccines against Covid-19, which has so

far killed more than 463 000 people.

Hosted by actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, the virtual

concert will feature Cyrus, Chloe x Halle, Christine and the

Queens, Coldplay and Shakira and others, and include actors

Charlize Theron and Hugh Jackman as well as retired soccer star

David Beckham.

"We need our world leaders to commit the billions of dollars

needed to develop and equitably deliver testing, treatments and

vaccines,” said Hugh Evans, Global Citizen's chief executive.

European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen said the

concert would coincide with a pledging summit, at which artists,

scientists and world leaders will "commit to helping the world

end coronavirus, while leaving no one behind."

The EU is increasingly taking a role as a champion of global

cooperation in efforts to control and end the pandemic of

Covid-19 caused by the novel coronavirus, while the United

States and China are focused more on national initiatives.

Reuters

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