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Global Citizen Festival Returns to Central Park With Ms. Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kra...

The 2026 Global Citizen Festival, taking place in New York\'s Central Park on September 26, will feature spectacular performances by world-renowned artists such as TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT), Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and John Legend, alongside a new ticketing system. Attendees can earn points by taking \"action\" to solve social issues through the Global Citizen app and then enter the traditional free ticket draw. Alternatively, through a new method introduced this year, they can secure a guaranteed ticket on a first-come, first-served basis by reaching a point goal and making a $25 donation. The collected donations will be used to support the City Parks Foundation and homeless assistance programs. The festival\'s global campaign focuses on achieving three core goals: providing educational opportunities for 2 million children, strengthening food security for 1.5 million smallholder farmers, and supplying electricity to 2.5 million households through clean energy. Your $25 will go a long way in New York City. The raised funds will be directed to the City Parks Foundation to support free programs and community engagement activities in parks across all five boroughs, as well as organizations helping the homeless throughout the city. The first-ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show produced by Global Citizen helped raise $60 million for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. \"The lesson here is that extreme poverty can be overcome, and progress is a choice,\" said Hugh Evans, co-founder and CEO of Global Citizen. \"The question facing us and our leaders today is simple: Will we be the generation that finishes this task, or the generation that lets decades of progress slip away?\" Creating opportunities for 2 million children to attend school. The 2026 Global Citizen Festival campaign is calling on the governments of Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Spain, and Norway, along with corporations and philanthropists, to collectively pledge $100 million to provide education, sports, school meals, and healthcare for 2 million children. These funds will be used to support initiatives through the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, Gavi, Education Cannot Wait, GPEI, and the Child Nutrition Fund. Supporting 1.5 million smallholder farmers who feed their communities. The 2026 Global Citizen Festival campaign is urging the governments of Spain, Norway, Ireland, and Kenya, as well as corporations and philanthropists, to jointly contribute $100 million to strengthen the food security of 1.5 million smallholder farmers in Africa and the Brazilian Amazon through IFAD and Amazônia+21\'s Rural Green Fund. Helping to supply electricity to 2.5 million households. The 2026 festival campaign builds on Global Citizen\'s \"Scale Up Renewable Energy in Africa\" campaign—which helped secure over €15.5 billion—and will focus on expanding clean energy and microgrids across vulnerable small island developing states and Indigenous communities in the Indo-Pacific region.※ Hugh Evans is the laureate of the 6th Sunhak Peace Prize. If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information. → http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/en/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=971

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31 August 2026
Akinwumi Adesina, make list as Daily Times unveils centenary heroes awards winners

Daily Times Nigeria has announced the winners across 29 categories for its centenary Heroes Awards.These awards are a key initiative celebrating the 100th anniversary of Daily Times Nigeria. They were established to honor individuals, institutions, and organizations that have contributed to the nation\'s political, economic, social, and corporate development through leadership, innovation, and service.In commemoration of its centenary, Daily Times Nigeria (DTN) has unveiled the primary winners of the \'Heroes Awards\' across 29 categories, chosen through public voting to recognize those who have driven national development. This year\'s honorees include Aliko Dangote (Business Icon of the Century), Jim Ovia (Change Agent of the Century), and Akinwumi Adesina (Global Impact Award), alongside distinguished politicians, public agencies, and leading corporations. Voting for certain categories, such as Financial Innovation, National Development, and Sustainability, will remain open until August 5. The final awards ceremony will be held in Abuja on September 3, where the winners will be officially enshrined in the \'Nigerian Book of Life\'.※ Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina is the laureate of the 3rd Sunhak Peace Prize.If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information.→ http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/kr/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=71

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31 August 2026
Global Citizen x FIFA Successfully Hosts Final Halftime Show, Continuing Support for the FIFA Glo...

(source: Global Citizen)(source: Global Citizen)Madonna, Shakira + Burna Boy, BTS, Justin Bieber, Gustavo Dudamel, and the PS 22 Chorus featuring Coldplay performed at the historic FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final Halftime Show, which took place on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at New York New Jersey Stadium. For the first time in FIFA World Cup™ history, the final featured a Halftime Show, bringing together superstars for a singular moment at the intersection of sport, culture, and purpose, broadcast live around the world.The Halftime Show supported the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, a landmark initiative working to raise USD $100 million to expand access to quality education and football for children worldwide.WHAT IS THE FIFA GLOBAL CITIZEN EDUCATION FUND?The FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund is an initiative to expand access to quality education and sports for children worldwide. The Fund mobilises resources and partnerships to support grassroots organizations improving education outcomes, particularly for children in underserved communities.The Fund\'s four main messages are:▶ Education and Opportunity: Every child deserves access to quality education and the chance to thrive.▶ Sport as a Force for Change: The power of sport can transform lives, strengthen communities, and open pathways to education.▶ Partnership & Collaboration: The Fund brings together governments, companies, and communities to create sustainable impact.▶ Equity & Impact: Focused on underserved communities and inclusive education outcomes. (Details: FIFA https://www.fifa.com/en/global-citizen)Speaking on stage at Global Citizen NOW, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, said: “Last summer, I joined the Global Citizen Festival to announce a major partnership between FIFA and Global Citizen, and to reveal the cities that will host the first FIFA Club World Cup to be held in the US. Today, we are announcing the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, a new initiative to raise money from philanthropies, businesses and the public to support global learning. I’m pleased to announce that one dollar from every ticket sold to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will go to the fund. Football unites the world, and over the coming years we will harness that unity to improve education for millions of children globally.”\"The FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund represents a bold step towards a world where every child, no matter where they’re born, has access to education and opportunity. By harnessing the transformative power of football and music, we are going to raise $100 million. Together with our incredible partners FIFA, we’re investing in a better world where every child has the chance to thrive,\" said Hugh Evans, Co-Founder & CEO, Global Citizen. (Details: The FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund: Everything You Need to Know - Global Citizen)※ Hugh Evans is the laureate of the 6th Sunhak Peace Prize.If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information.→ http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/en/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=971

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30 July 2026
Gavi commits US$ 50 million to Bundibugyo Ebolavirus vaccines and outbreak response

Gavi commits US$ 50 million to Bundibugyo Ebolavirus vaccines and outbreak responseGavi | 5.29. 2026(Source: Gavi)▶ Gavi’s First Response Fund will make up to US$ 40 million available to enable accelerated access to investigational doses and, eventually, approved vaccines▶ A further US$10 million will support outbreak response and protection of routine immunisation services in impacted countries▶ Dr Sania Nishtar, Gavi CEO: “We need to act now to ensure that, once one or more vaccine candidates are ready, manufacturers are in a position to start producing doses at scale.”Geneva, 29 May 2026 – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance today announced it would make up to US$ 50 million available through its First Response Fund (FRF) to support the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak. Of the US$50 million investment, which is the highest amount that can be approved by the Gavi Chief Executive Officer without further approvals from the Gavi Board, up to US$ 40 million will be dedicated to accelerating vaccine access while a further US$ 10 million will be directed towards supporting outbreak response needs.“While we are some way off having a safe and effective vaccine against Bundibugyo virus, we need to act now to ensure that, once one or more vaccine candidates are ready, manufacturers are in a position to start producing doses at scale,” said Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. “Leveraging this allocation, Gavi will work closely with CEPI and partners to design the right incentives to achieve this goal, exploring all options including potential Advance Purchase Commitments. This effort, alongside ensuring emergency funds are on hand to support outbreak response and protect routine immunisation services in the communities impacted, is exactly what our First Response Fund was designed for.”Enabling vaccine accessThe First Response Fund is the only globally approved mechanism that allows “at-risk” financing for scaled-up production of vaccines under development. This means Gavi is able to make vital early investments even when development outcomes are uncertain. The US$ 40 million in immediate surge financing that has been approved today will enable manufacturers of the leading candidates of a vaccine against the Bundibugyo virus to directly commit to high-capacity manufacturing. This in turn will ensure that, as soon as clinical trials demonstrate positive outcomes, investigational vaccine doses* could be deployed rapidly to support outbreak response. Looking to the longer-term, Gavi will also provide incentives for manufacturers to adopt the fastest pathways towards WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) and/or WHO Prequalification (PQ), which are critical global approvals that will enable the rapid use of these vaccines in future emergencies.In the coming weeks, Gavi will finalise the design of a financial mechanism that leverages the US$40 million FRF allocation to achieve these vaccine access goals, in close partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) as well as WHO, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and UNICEF. The final design will take into account the characteristics of individual vaccine candidates and the needs of their manufacturers and may include mechanisms such as Advance Purchase Commitments. Work will also be undertaken to ensure successful candidates from African-based vaccine manufacturers can benefit from accelerated support through Gavi’s African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA) initiative.In particular, close alignment with CEPI will ensure a coordinated approach to funding across the full continuum of vaccine development, production, licensing and delivery. CEPI plays a critical role as a “push” funder, enabling rapid research and development (R&D) steps and locking in the initial production of vaccine candidates for clinical trial purposes. Gavi, meanwhile, acts in a complementary “pull” capacity to ensure manufacturers can make higher-scale production and development investments faster, i.e. offering the financial incentive to accelerate all the steps towards EUL / PQ submission, while also providing financing to secure investigational doses that can be used for outbreak response (in alignment with WHO recommendations and regional and national response plans).Supporting outbreak responseIn addition to these investments, Gavi will also immediately release US$ 10 million to support countries and partners with outbreak response. This funding will support implementation of national outbreak response plans, including targeted investments to protect routine immunization, protect health care workers and ensure readiness for future vaccines. Gavi will work closely with countries, partners including Africa CDC, WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, and donors to ensure these investments complement other efforts. The Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is the recipient of the 5th Sunhak Peace Prize.To learn more about Gavi’s contributions to peace through global immunization efforts, please click the link below for detailed information.→ https://sunhakpeaceprize.org/en/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=570

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10 July 2026
Gino Strada Remembered as a Guardian of Peace in Italian Schools and Streets

Bra2 Comprehensive School Named After Ilaria Alpi and Gino StradaBRA — On the morning of Saturday, May 9, the official naming ceremony of the Bra2 Comprehensive School, now dedicated to Ilaria Alpi and Gino Strada, was held in two locations: first at the Politeama Theater, and then on Via Brizio, in front of the Dalla Chiesa lower secondary school building.The Politeama Theater was filled with teachers, students, and families who wanted to take part in this meaningful moment for the entire school community and the local area. The ceremony was dedicated to the memory of Ilaria Alpi and Gino Strada and to the values they embodied: civic commitment, solidarity, peace, justice, and care for others.Many groups of students took part on stage. Some served as presenters, some sang, others performed, and some conducted interviews. It was a truly meaningful involvement of the entire student community.Principal Catia Multari said:“The former Bra2 Comprehensive School officially becomes the Ilaria Alpi and Gino Strada Comprehensive School: a name that represents courage, civic commitment, peace, justice, care for others, and the defense of human rights. This moving and well-attended naming ceremony brought together institutions, families, students, teachers, and citizens in a moment of great symbolic and human value.”Professor Multari concluded:“From today, we proudly carry a name that reminds us every day how important it is to educate young people in respect, awareness, solidarity, and critical thinking. My sincere thanks go to everyone who helped make this day special. The future of a school also depends on the values it chooses to represent.”After the institutional part of the ceremony, a commemorative plaque was unveiled on the wall of the school on Via Brizio. This was followed by refreshments offered to those present by the comprehensive school and prepared by students from the agri-food course at the CNOS-FAP Salesian Training Center in Bra.https://www.gazzettadalba.it/2026/05/listituto-comprensivo-bra2-intitolato-a-ilaria-alpi-e-gino-strada/＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Gino Strada to Have a Street Named After Him Between Sesto San Giovanni and Cinisello BalsamoA street between Sesto San Giovanni and Cinisello Balsamo will be named after Gino Strada, the founder of Emergency.The naming ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, April 24, at 4 p.m. The road connecting the parallel road of Viale Fulvio Testi in the Cinisello area with Via Giacomo Leopardi in Sesto San Giovanni will bear a plaque dedicated to “Gino Strada, surgeon and man of peace.”Gino Strada, who passed away on August 13, 2021, was born in Sesto San Giovanni and was a surgeon and humanitarian activist.After earning his degree in medicine and specializing in surgery, he worked in Italy and abroad, gaining extensive experience in war zones and humanitarian crisis settings, including with the International Red Cross.In 1994, he founded Emergency, an organization that provides free medical and surgical care to victims of war, landmines, and poverty. Over the years, the organization has built and operated hospitals, surgical centers, and assistance programs in several countries.Simonetta Gola, Gino Strada’s wife, will attend the naming ceremony and deliver remarks. The news was announced by the Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo.Mayor Giacomo Ghilardi said:“This decision is part of a broader path: that of a city that listens to and engages in dialogue with local associations, and recognizes the value of proposals that emerge from the community. The naming is an act of gratitude from the municipal administration toward a figure who, also through his humanitarian organization, left a profound mark and became a major point of reference.”https://www.sestonotizie.it/una-via-intitolata-a-gino-strada-tra-sesto-e-cinisello/※ Gino Strada is the laureate of the 2th Sunhak Peace Prize.If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information.→ http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/en/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=107

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14 May 2026
Ghanaian university unveils monument honouring Genocide victims

Ghana’s Ashesi University, on April 10 unveiled a monument on its campus, the first ever at an African university, in honour of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.The unveiling of the monument, which was witnessed by Rwanda’s Minister of Education, Joseph Nsengimana during his visit to Accra, saw him join Ashesi University’s Founder and President, Patrick Awuah, for the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.The monument also recognises the contribution of the Ghanaian contingent that served in the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), under the leadership of (Rtd) Major General Henry Kwami Anyidoho. Despite orders to evacuate, he convinced the Ghanaian government to remain, helping save thousands of lives.“The country [Rwanda] now represents Africa’s hope, and proves that when people put their minds to something, they can achieve it,” Awuah said.Minister Nsengimana described the monument as a significant milestone, noting that Ashesi is “leading African academic institutions in raising awareness about this atrocious crime committed on our continent in the not-so-distant past.”“You are making a strong statement that the lives we lost in Rwanda, men, women, and children, matter to our shared Africanness and humanity,” he added.At the event, Major General Henry Kwami Anyidoho, former Deputy Force Commander of UNAMIR and leader of the Ghanaian contingent, joined fellow veteran peacekeepers in welcoming the initiative, highlighting Rwanda’s remarkable journey of recovery and resilience.The solemn gathering, according to the organisers, provided a space for reflection, remembrance, and solidarity, bringing together members of the Rwandan community, students, and invited guests to honour lives lost and reaffirm a shared commitment to peace, humanity, and justice.Reacting to the initiative via X, foreign affairs minister Olivier Nduhungirehe noted the memorial is a symbol of solidarity between Rwanda and Ghana.“I wish to express the appreciation of the government of Rwanda to the Ashesi University in Ghana, and to its President Patrick Awuah, for erecting this memorial to honour the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, and to pay tribute to the Ghanaian contingent in Rwanda for its bravery,\" he wrote.※ Patrick Awuah is the laureate of the 6th Sunhak Peace Prize.If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information.→ http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/en/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=970

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14 May 2026
Global Citizen Appoints Industry Leaders in Entertainment, Business, Technology and Sports to Boa...

Source: Global CitizenGlobal Citizen, the world’s largest movement dedicated to ending extreme poverty, announced today the appointment of five new members to its Global Board of Directors. The newly appointed board members are▶ John Legend: Artist and producer▶ Avie Glazer: Co-Chairman of Manchester United▶ H.E. Mariam AlMheiri: Vice Chairwoman and Managing Director of 2PointZero▶ Omar Al-joulani: President of Touring at Live Nation Concerts▶ Ankur Jain: Founder and CEO of BiltThe appointment of these new board members reflects Global Citizen’s next phase of growth, as the organization expands into new regions and sectors. They are expected to contribute to the organization’s expansion into the Middle East through a new partnership with IHC, strengthen engagement with the private sector and new audiences, and support campaigns that convert public action into measurable impact across education, health, climate change, and economic opportunity.Hugh Evans, Co-Founder and CEO of Global Citizen, stated:“At a time when bold, cross-sector leadership is essential to solving extreme poverty, we are proud to welcome these exceptional leaders to our Board. Spanning culture, sports, business, and global policy, each of them brings the expertise needed to mobilize new audiences and expand our campaigns across the Middle East and Africa.”※ Hugh Evans is the laureate of the 6th Sunhak Peace Prize.If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information.→ http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/en/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=971

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22 February 2026
Patrick Awuah, Top 100 Ghanaians Powerlist: Avance Media names Ghana’s 2025 most influential pe...

Avance Media, a leading public relations and rating firm in Africa, has released the inaugural edition of the “Top 100 Ghanaians Powerlist 2025,” an annual publication recognizing individuals who have demonstrated significant influence and leadership across Ghana’s political, economic, social, and cultural spheres over the past year. Unveiled across 10 carefully selected categories, the list spans all key sectors of Ghanaian society, including governance, civil society, corporate leadership, media, sports, religion, traditional leadership, education, law, and national security. Among the prominent figures named in the 2025 list are key leaders of the Ghanaian government. Notably featured are President John Dramani Mahama, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, and Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang. The list also highlights influential personalities from the corporate, cultural, media, and civil society sectors. Business leaders recognized include Dr. Daniel McKorley, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, and Patricia Obo-Nai. In entertainment and sports, honorees include Diana Hamilton, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, and Mohammed Kudus. In the media sector, Manasseh Azure Awuni, Anita Erskine, and Kwadwo Sheldon were selected, while notable religious and traditional leaders include Rev. Elvis Agyemang, Dr. Eric Nyamekye, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, Ojeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, and Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin. The 2025 Powerlist also features 28 distinguished Ghanaian women, reflecting the growing leadership and influence of women both nationally and internationally. Among them are Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, Gertrude Araba Torkornoo, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, and Professor Rita Akosua Dickson. Prince Akpah, Founder and Managing Director of Avance Media, stated in conjunction with the announcement: “The Top 100 Ghanaians Powerlist represents our editorial assessment of the most influential Ghanaians. It goes beyond titles to examine influence, impact, and relevance—recognizing those who exercise leadership, shape narratives, and possess the power to drive change. The Powerlist is also designed to document how power is exercised within Ghana’s evolving society, while inspiring national reflection on leadership and accountability.” Selections for the Powerlist were based on five key criteria: influence; leadership and authority; measurable achievements; relevance within the year under review; and public visibility and accountability. ※ Patrick Awuah is the laureate of the 6th Sunhak Peace Prize. If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information. → http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/en/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=970

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22 February 2026
Inside The Revelation Spiritual Home: A New Book by Massimo Introvigne and Rosita Šorytė

The Revelation Spiritual Home: The Revival of African Indigenous Spirituality (2025, Cambridge University Press)In their 2025 book published by Cambridge University Press, Massimo Introvigne and Rosita Šorytė explore The Revelation Spiritual Home (TRSH) through immersive ethnographic research. They analyze its ritual choreography, cosmology, dress codes, and role within South Africa’s spiritual landscape.Led by Dr. Samuel Radebe (IMboni uZwi-Lezwe Radebe), TRSH calls for Africa to “reclaim its ancestral spirituality” by reviving African Indigenous Spirituality (AIS) and shedding colonial religious residues from Christian and Islamic syncretism.The book consists of five thematic chapters, examining TRSH’s relation to African Initiated Churches, its emergence and ideology, organizational structure, and social controversies.Radebe’s personal journey—from childhood visions and discrimination in the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God to his founding of TRSH in 2009—illustrates the movement’s spiritual roots and transformation, including a major rebranding in 2020.The authors also highlight TRSH’s economic network of about 70 enterprises across fashion, food, healthcare, investment, and insurance, describing this phenomenon as “Business Ecumenism.” Connections with Korea’s McCol (Family Federation for World Peace) and Scientology’s “Tools for Life” program are noted as pragmatic, not doctrinal, partnerships.※ Dr. Samuel Radebe (IMboni uZwi-Lezwe Radebe) is the laureate of the 6th Sunhak Peace Prize.If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information.→ http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/en/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=971

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30 October 2025
The Weeknd Joins Advisory Board of the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund to Raise $100 Million

FIFA and Global Citizen Launch Advisory Board for $100 Million Education InitiativeFIFA and Global Citizen, the world’s largest movement dedicated to ending extreme poverty, today officially announced the formation of the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund Advisory Board, which will support a groundbreaking initiative to raise USD 100 million for global education and literacy.The non-fiduciary advisory board includes Hugh Jackman, The Weeknd, Ivanka Trump, Gianni Infantino, Hugh Evans, Serena Williams, Shakira, Kaká, and Jim DeMare, Co-President of Bank of America. The members will provide strategic guidance to ensure that organizations dedicated to education and literacy achieve the greatest possible social impact.Supporting Children Through Education, Literacy, and FootballFirst unveiled earlier this year at the Global Citizen NOW summit in New York, the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund aims to expand access to quality education, literacy, and football for children around the world.Half of the funds raised will support basic education and literacy programs in more than 200 communities, while the remaining portion will go toward the Football for Schools (F4S) program—jointly operated by FIFA and UNESCO—to promote life skills, learning, and community development through football.Over $30 Million Already RaisedAt last month’s Global Citizen Festival, it was announced that the fund had already raised over USD 30 million. The contributions come from founding donors, proceeds from The Weeknd’s “After Hours Til Dawn” tour, and a portion of the revenue from the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup 2025.It was also revealed that for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, USD 1 from every ticket sold will be automatically donated to the education fund.※ Hugh Evans is the laureate of the 6th Sunhak Peace Prize.If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information.→ http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/en/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=971

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30 October 2025
Global Citizen Festival 2025 returns to Central Park's Great Lawn headlined by Cardi B and Shakira

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Thousands of music fans packed Central Park\'s Great Lawn on Saturday for the return for the Global Citizen Festival.The 13th installment of the Festival featured some of the most influential figures from the entertainment industry, leading policymakers, and passionate activists.This year\'s musical line-up is headlined by Cardi B and Shakira along with performances from Tyla, Ayra Starr, and Mariah the Scientist.\"I\'m honored to headline the incredible Global Citizen Festival in Central Park this September. Music has always been my way of connecting with people and leaving a mark on the world. I can\'t wait to perform, unite, and inspire action,\" said Shakira.\"Central Park, I\'m coming for you!!! I can\'t wait to be home in New York, and to bring my new songs and all the DRAMA to the Global Citizen Festival,\" said Cardi B. \"This one\'s not like other music festivals - this one is about coming together to help children around the world, and I\'m so proud to support such an important cause. New York City - see you Saturday. Let\'s get it!!!\"The 2025 Global Citizen Festival campaign will focus on providing energy access for 1 million people across Africa, ensuring 30,000 children around the world can access a quality education and football, in partnership with FIFA, mobilizing $200 million to protect 30 million hectares of the Amazon rainforest, and registering 40,000 New Yorkers to volunteer across the city.Longtime host Hugh Jackman is passionate about the mission behind the music, ending extreme poverty, demanding equality and defending the plant.\"Ending extreme poverty is within our reach - but only if we come together to ensure governments and corporations deliver on their promises: scaling up renewable energy, protecting the Amazon, and investing in education for the next generation,\" said Hugh Evans, Co-Founder & CEO, Global Citizen. \"The time to act is now - because every delay puts more lives and more futures at risk. This is about investment in our future, not about aid.\"Global Citizen was established in 2008. In the last decade alone, the organization has raised more than $43 billion, used to better the lives of nearly 1.3 billion people.※ Hugh Evans is the laureate of the 6th Sunhak Peace Prize.If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information.→ http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/en/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=971

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1 October 2025
Curtain Falls as Akinwumi Adesina Ends 10-year Reign at AfDB

The story of a man can sometimes read like the story of a continent. For Akinwumi Adesina, who stepped down this September after 10 years at the helm of the African Development Bank (AfDB), his journey seems stitched into Africa’s own restless quest for growth and dignity.Raised in Ibadan by farming parents, Adesina was no stranger to hardship. He spoke often of classrooms where poverty was as real as chalk dust. Those early lessons carried him through First Class honours at Ife, a doctorate at Purdue, and eventually, into the nerve centre of development finance.When he assumed the presidency of the Bank in 2015, he promised more than balance sheets. “Not just numbers, but lives,” he said. A decade later, the results sparkle: 565 million people touched, power grids expanded, food security strengthened, and investments mobilised at scales once thought fanciful.The Bank’s capital base swelled from $93 billion to $318 billion. A coveted AAA rating was preserved. An $8.9 billion replenishment of the African Development Fund broke records. And the African Investment Forum drew billions in private capital, proof that hope can be bankable.Yet the years were not without shadows. In 2020, allegations of misconduct threatened to derail his career. Cleared of wrongdoing, he emerged re-elected with unanimity. His reply was sharp: “Just because you are African doesn’t mean you are corrupt.” It was both a defence and a manifesto.Through it all, Adesina leaned on faith, family, and purpose. His wife, Grace, remained a constant, his speeches laced with scripture. “This is not a job,” he liked to remind audiences. “This is a mission.” And the inconspicuous silver hair he now carries tells its own story of unrelenting service.At 65, his tenure ends, but the ripple continues. Like seeds planted in fertile soil, the reforms he championed may take root in places unseen. And perhaps, in quiet fields across Africa, a farmer’s child will one day look up and find their own horizon widened.※ Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina is the laureate of the 3rd Sunhak Peace Prize.If you would like to learn more about his achievements in promoting peace, please click the link below for detailed information.→ http://sunhakpeaceprize.org/kr/laureates/laureates_view.php?idx=71

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1 October 2025

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Sunhak Peace Prize

Future generations refer not only to our own physical descendants
but also to all future generations to come.

Since all decisions made by the current generation will either positively
or negatively affect them, we must take responsibility for our actions.