At its most basic level, education provides children with the invaluable opportunity to thrive; in addition to the social and emotional benefits of going to school, even basic reading skills can dramatically increase a person’s income and…
This year's annual Mandela Day celebration of the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela takes on profound significance with the theme: “It’s in your hands.” This powerful call to action resonates deeply, urging individuals, communities, and…
As Global Citizens, we all want to make a difference in the world. One of the missions? Defeat Poverty. A simple enough goal: ensuring everyone has enough resources and opportunities to live a decent life.
May 28, 2024, marked 10 years of the UN’s Menstrual Hygiene Day. While progress has been made towards making sanitation and menstrual health resources accessible for all menstruators everywhere, more still needs to be done for the world to…
As if the Global Citizen Festival couldn’t get any better, world-renowned rapper, singer, dancer, and style icon, LISA, will join the artist line-up this year. Known for her dynamic performances and trendsetting style, LISA’s first-ever…
For the first time in 14 years, Labour is back in power after UK voters took to the polls last week in a historic landslide election. While recent electoral results across the EU and world have seen voters shift to the right, the UK bucked…
Bassam Alahmad is a Syrian human rights defender and the Co-Founder and current Executive Director of Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ), an organization concerned with documenting human rights violations throughout Syria.
In the poignant lyrics of Perfect Way to Die, a song from the Tony Award-winning musical Hell’s Kitchen, we hear a powerful reflection on racial violence today: “But it rained fire in the city that day, they say. A river of blood in the…
Earlier this year, Khardawi Abdullah received a phone call asking him to support health workers efforts to vaccinate children against measles. The Philippines was battling an outbreak and Abdullah, an imam — a Muslim religious leader —…
In the poignant lyrics of Perfect Way to Die, a song from the Tony Award-winning musical Hell’s Kitchen, we hear a powerful reflection on racial violence today: “But it rained fire in the city that day, they say. A river of blood in the…
“You might be an environmentalist. You might be a person who is against pollution. But if you are not talking about waste pickers, you are not talking about everything.”
The race to end extreme poverty has faced major setbacks over the last few years. Although COVID-19 no longer plagues our communities as it did in 2020, the pandemic’s cascading effects worsen the livelihoods of the poorest people globally…
The red pencil is a beloved tool of Germany’s Ministry of Finance. It has enabled Finance Minister Christian Linder to stick to the controversial debt brake (an economic policy enshrined in law for managing federal expenditure) during his…
Together with organizations like Project Everyone, ONE, Make My Money Matter, and Equal International, Global Citizen is calling for G7 leaders to take bold steps at the upcoming summit to address the climate crisis , extreme poverty, and…
There are more than 110 armed conflicts taking place around the world today. Due to regional wars, foreign interventions, devastating attacks on civilians and other reasons, 14% of the world’s population is affected by conflict; as the…
Looking back at past G7 Summit agendas, you’ll see many of the same themes: reducing inequality, promoting women’s equality, and advancing global security.
Despite having the world’s largest economy, poverty is a challenge in the United States. According to the American Census Bureau, in 2022, 11.5% of the population, or 37.9 million people, lived in poverty in the US. There are also…
The climate crisis has been fueling extreme weather events across the African continent, from deadly floods and cyclones to powerful wildfires and heatwaves — this year’s record-high temperatures and delayed rainfall in southern Africa are…
Haris Azhar is an advocate, human rights defender, and lecturer in Indonesia who has been involved in human rights work for over 25 years. In January 2024 Azhar, along with another human rights defender, Fatia Maulidiyanti, were acquitted…
The 2024 Waislitz Global Citizen Awards mark 10 years of honoring and supporting outstanding individuals worldwide for their efforts to end extreme poverty. Applications for this year’s awards are now open, offering a cash prize to uplift…
Rwanda’s economy relies heavily on agriculture, with the sector employing 70% of the country’s workforce, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Agriculture accounts for almost a third of the country’s economy, and…
Editor’s Note: On top of the journalistic research for this article, we’ve also included the voices of our Global Citizens. You can find their quotes woven into this explainer. For their protection, only their first names were used.
Action is the process of doing something and impact is the result. Transformative change occurs when the impact of these actions has the power to profoundly influence the thoughts and lives of those directly involved. For Global Citizens,…
In 1983, a group of university students in Japan got together and devised a plan to build community within the Asia-Pacific region — they would charter a boat and travel to neighboring countries to hear from people who were directly…
Many Zambians face a harsh reality: hunger and food insecurity threaten their well-being every day. Zambia's malnutrition rates remain among the highest in the world. Before the declaration of disaster, 48% of people (17.4 million) in…