welcome back. we are just miptsz away from the start of this year s global citizen fest. and among the people that we ll be seeing on the stage just behind us tonight is the host demi lovato and she has distinguished herself as a global citizen with her tireless work supporting refugees and as a mental health activist. our very own kate snow sat down with debbie and joins us now. we all know her, right, for her huge hit songs. you also need to know that at 25 years old she is trying to reduce the stigma around mental illness. she told me that fans sometimes come up to her and tell her that she literally saved their lives because of her advocacy and speaking out. and that all ties in with a surprise announcement she ll make right here tonight. i sat down with denim i and global citizen cofounder hugh
world s population lived in extreme poverty. it s now down to less than 18% today. so extreme poverty has more than hafld in the last 30 years. so we believe one day that, you know, there will be a world without extreme poverty. that people will have homes that they don t need to be forcibly displaced from that they will be able to have a safe environment where they can work through mental health challenges. this is really the world that we dream of. a dream that demi lovato is committed to turning into a reality, and why she ll be on rt global citizen stage tonight to contribute to a better tomorrow. is there something about music that brings people together and inspires activism? i think there definitely is something about music that brings people together. i feel like music is a universal language and whenever you re able to put positive messages into music, it changes lives and it helps others. and i think this is inspiring people to make a difference.
globally. today it s my pleasure to introduce two women pioneering efforts in their home countries, south africa and costa rica. please welcome to the stage them both as well as the ceo of we connect international who have a special announcement to make on behalf of multinational corporatio corporations. hello global citizens. i m vimala from south africa. i own the southern africa institute of learning and we offer education and training services to companies of all sizes. i m proud to be a reconnect international certified woman seas owned business and woman
the last 12 months here on the global citizen stage represents a total of $1 billion in spend with women. thank you for your commitment. hello new york, how are we feeling today? still not that great? it s gotten cooler. all right. let me talk to you about these wonderful people that i m going to be introducing. if i could have two seconds of your time to something serious, okay? scars left behind by violence, war and abuse run deep. where can we help is to pledge
citizen and you can help people all around the world. go to global citizen dot org right now and register. a big thanks to our friends at the voice who took the time to record such an important message, especially since they have been busy preparing for their new season which begins in two days. the voice returns with blake shelton, adam levine, hudson and miley cyrus. the premiere monday at 8, 7 central on nbc. meanwhile global citizen continues to expand its scope. this past july founder hugh evans took the festival to hamburg, germany on the eve of the g 20 summit. before we get to hugh, i want to bring in mark cuban, who actually just came by. yep. from the stage. how are you doing, mark? i m great. a little bit warm, but it s a great event, great cause. have you been involved no. they invited me and i was like i ve got to do it.