On 13 December,\u00a0Ras Al Khaimah,\u00a0United Arab Emirates\u00a0will\u00a0witness\u00a0one of the\u00a0most diverse\u00a0and dynamic\u00a0celebrations of global citizenship with a stellar\u00a0fundraising\u00a0evening illuminated by\u00a0musical\u00a0talents\u00a0and award-winning performers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Gala will be an intimate and authentic celebration of\u00a0humanity,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>shares Global Citizen Forum CEO,\u00a0Talimka\u00a0Yordanova.\u00a0\u201cWe are incredibly excited to welcome some of the world\u2019s most talented\u00a0artists to share the stage together in honor of our mission.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The acclaimed Global Citizen Forum Gala returns\u00a0to the global stage\u00a0with\u00a0one of its most\u00a0captivating\u00a0lineups to date \u2014\u00a0cue\u00a0Grammy-nominated singer and performer,\u00a0Nicole Scherzinger,\u00a0<\/strong>international\u00a0DJ and\u00a0producer\u00a0Afrojack,\u00a0<\/strong>Grammy-Award winning artist,\u00a0Wyclef Jean<\/strong>,\u00a0Award-Winning Poet and UNHCR Ambassador,\u00a0Emi Mahmoud<\/strong>,\u00a0and\u00a0viral X Factor performer,\u00a0Emmanuel Kelly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\u00a02021 Global Citizen Forum\u00a0Award\u00a0<\/strong>will be presented to actress, producer and director, philanthropist, activist, and entrepreneur,\u00a0Eva Longoria<\/strong> in\u00a0honor of\u00a0her\u00a0work with\u00a0underprivileged\u00a0communities\u00a0and her commitment to change the narrative\u00a0on\u00a0their\u00a0untapped\u00a0potential.\u00a0Nominated\u00a0each year\u00a0by GCF Board of Advisors\u00a0to\u00a0exemplary\u00a0individuals with outstanding and consistent contribution to the movement of global citizenship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m a firm believer in the potential of global citizenship as a catalyst for change.\u00a0In order to\u00a0create a better world for future generations, we need to start seeing the world through a global lens and tap into the power of human talent,\u00a0education\u00a0and innovation, all of which are indiscriminate to race, culture, religion, or nationality,\u201d\u00a0Longoria shares in\u00a0an\u00a0interview with Global Citizen\u00a0magazine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\u00a0Gala<\/strong>\u00a0will\u00a0also include a\u00a0benefit auction\u00a0with an impressive\u00a0item list\u00a0in support of\u00a0the\u00a0Global Gift Foundation<\/strong>,\u00a0a non-profit that\u00a0promotes women empowerment\u00a0and advocates for gender equality through education\u00a0and professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am honored to be part of the Global Citizen Forum as its impact worldwide is so important. As someone who has spent many years driving the positive narrative of female empowerment, it is so powerful to be amongst such inspirational people all using this platform and theirs to make change, be kind and develop a strong conversation,\u201d shares the Founder of the Global Gift Foundation, Maria Bravo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Global Citizen Forum Gala will close the\u00a0empowering\u00a02-day event\u00a0hosted in partnership with the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA).\u00a0As the Global Citizen Forum\u2019s first carbon-conscious event,\u00a0organizers\u00a0are anticipating record turnout while following strict health and sanitation protocols to ensure the safety of the participants.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On 13 December,\u00a0Ras Al Khaimah,\u00a0United Arab Emirates\u00a0will\u00a0witness\u00a0one of the\u00a0most diverse\u00a0and dynamic\u00a0celebrations of global citizenship with a stellar\u00a0fundraising\u00a0evening illuminated by\u00a0musical\u00a0talents\u00a0and award-winning performers. \u201cThe Gala will be an intimate and authentic celebration of\u00a0humanity,\u201d\u00a0shares Global Citizen Forum CEO,\u00a0Talimka\u00a0Yordanova.\u00a0\u201cWe are incredibly excited to welcome some of the world\u2019s most talented\u00a0artists to share the stage together in honor of our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14159,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14156\/revisions\/14159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}