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Who is NOT ignoring the global issues?
Despite the countless celebrities that either show no concern for all of the global issues including poverty, the AIDS problem in Africa, genocide, etc., various select celebrities have used their wealth and fame to try to make a difference. One of these celebrities is Paul Hewson, who is more commonly known as Bono from U2. Originally inspired to become a humanitarian by a benefit show staged by John Cleese and Martin Lewis for the human rights organization Amnesty International in 1979, Bono has since performed in benefit shows for Amnesty International as well, along with countless other charity projects, including the ONE campaign “to make poverty history,” of which Bono is the most recognized public supporter. Another extremely prominent humanitarian effort that Bono had a large hand in organizing was the Live 8 concerts, in which more than 1,000 musicians played throughout the world to pressure world leaders to drop the debt of the world's poorest nations, increase and improve aid, and negotiate fairer trade rules in the interest of poorer countries.
While some claim that Bono’s efforts are selfishly motivated by a desire for publicity, Bono has traveled the world to meet with various leaders including Brazilian President Lula de Silva, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, United States Secretary of Treasury Paul H. O'Neill, and President Bush in order to put pressure on them to do their part in relieving global poverty. Additionally, Bono has attended various political and economic functions including the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in which business leaders around the world discuss the challenges of an increasingly global world economy.
The previously mentioned humanitarian endeavors are just a select few of the most renowned of Bono’s accomplishments; he has been involved in a myriad of other projects, conferences, etc. including Product Red, in which he, along with Bobby Shriver have gotten corporations such as companies such as American Express, Apple Computer, Converse, Motorola, The Gap and Giorgio Armani to agree to create products with the Product Red logo, from which a large percentage of the profits will go to raise money for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
As a result of his incredible efforts, Bono was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, 2005, and 2006, and in 2005, he was named Time’s Person of the Year along with Bill and Melinda Gates.
Despite the countless celebrities that either show no concern for all of the global issues including poverty, the AIDS problem in Africa, genocide, etc., various select celebrities have used their wealth and fame to try to make a difference. One of these celebrities is Paul Hewson, who is more commonly known as Bono from U2. Originally inspired to become a humanitarian by a benefit show staged by John Cleese and Martin Lewis for the human rights organization Amnesty International in 1979, Bono has since performed in benefit shows for Amnesty International as well, along with countless other charity projects, including the ONE campaign “to make poverty history,” of which Bono is the most recognized public supporter. Another extremely prominent humanitarian effort that Bono had a large hand in organizing was the Live 8 concerts, in which more than 1,000 musicians played throughout the world to pressure world leaders to drop the debt of the world's poorest nations, increase and improve aid, and negotiate fairer trade rules in the interest of poorer countries.
While some claim that Bono’s efforts are selfishly motivated by a desire for publicity, Bono has traveled the world to meet with various leaders including Brazilian President Lula de Silva, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, United States Secretary of Treasury Paul H. O'Neill, and President Bush in order to put pressure on them to do their part in relieving global poverty. Additionally, Bono has attended various political and economic functions including the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in which business leaders around the world discuss the challenges of an increasingly global world economy.
The previously mentioned humanitarian endeavors are just a select few of the most renowned of Bono’s accomplishments; he has been involved in a myriad of other projects, conferences, etc. including Product Red, in which he, along with Bobby Shriver have gotten corporations such as companies such as American Express, Apple Computer, Converse, Motorola, The Gap and Giorgio Armani to agree to create products with the Product Red logo, from which a large percentage of the profits will go to raise money for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
As a result of his incredible efforts, Bono was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, 2005, and 2006, and in 2005, he was named Time’s Person of the Year along with Bill and Melinda Gates.
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