Look to the Stars
December 16, 2020
International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced the winners of the 2020 Global Citizen Prize.
Bryan Stevenson, Sir Elton John, Temie Giwa-Tubosun, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Warren Buffett, Sesame Workshop and the Black Lives Matter Movement will be recognized for their efforts in shaping the world we want and doing pivotal work to help end extreme poverty.
“We are honored to celebrate this year’s ‘Global Citizen Prize’ winners who have made it their life’s mission to be the change we want to see in the world,” said HUGH EVANS, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF GLOBAL CITIZEN. “Our hope is that through this award, their leadership will inspire people all around the world to make an impact in their own communities, at a time when the world needs it most!”
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Bryan Stevenson, Sir Elton John, Temie Giwa-Tubosun, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Warren Buffett, Sesame Workshop and the Black Lives Matter Movement to be Recognized at the 2020 Global Citizen Prize Awards
Published 12-15-20
to Perform at Ceremony Hosted by John Legend
With Appearances by John Oliver, Katie Couric, Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Oprah Winfrey, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Scott Evans and Usher
Televised Special Honoring People Shaping the ‘World We Want’ Will Air Starting December 19th on NBC, MSNBC, CTV, Albavision, Digicel, Insight TV, Mediacorp, MTV International, Multimedios Televisión, SABC, SKY Media, TRACE Anglophone West Africa and Vodafone
John Legend To Host Star-Studded Global Citizen Prize Awards
December 14, 2020
John Legend will also serve as host of the broadcast event, which will celebrate and honor leaders who are shaping the world we want and doing pivotal work to help end extreme poverty.
The Global Citizen Prize honors those making extraordinary efforts to lift up the world’s most vulnerable and make the world a better place, and who inspire others to stand up and take action. The broadcast special will premiere on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 8:00 P.M. ET on NBC in the United States and CTV in Canada.
The Global Citizen Prize will also air on MSNBC on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 10:00 P.M. ET, with a second airing on New Year’s Eve at midnight. Albavision in Central and Latin America, Digicel in The Caribbean, South Pacific and Central America, Insight TV in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Mediacorp in Singapore, SABC in South Africa, SKY Media in the United Kingdom, TRACE Anglophone West Afr