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‘One World: Together At Home’ airs, streams today

Published:Saturday | April 18, 2020 | 12:00 AM
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‘One World: Together At Home’, a historic, first-of-its-kind global broadcast event to celebrate the heroic efforts of community health workers and to support the World Health Organization (WHO) in the global fight to end COVID-19, will be televised and streamed today, starting at 3 p.m. The broadcast will feature stories from front-line healthcare workers, as well as commitments from philanthropists, governments, and corporations to support and equip front-line healthcare workers around the world with masks, gowns, and other vital equipment and to local charities that provide food, shelter, and healthcare to those who need it most.

Launched by international advocacy organisation Global Citizen and the WHO, ‘One World: Together At Home’ will show unity among all people who are affected by COVID-19 and will also celebrate and support brave healthcare workers doing life-saving work on the front lines. It will air on Digicel Home & Entertainment and Digicel streaming apps and will be available on D’Music tomorrow.

Performances

Curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, ‘One World: Together At Home’ will include performances and appearances by Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, Andrea Bocelli, Awkafina, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Burna Boy, Camila Cabello, Celine Dion, Chris Martin, David and Victoria Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Ellen DeGeneres, Elton John, FINNEAS, Idris and Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, LL Cool J, Lupita Nyong’o, Maluma, Matthew McConaughey, Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Pharrell Williams, Priyanka Chopra Jones, Sam Smith, Shah Rukh Khan, Shawn Mendes, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, and Usher.

Commenting on the partnership, Digicel Group Chairman Denis O’Brien said: “At Digicel, our mission is to help create a world where no one gets left behind. That is manifested in our work to connect people across our markets using world-class technology and to connect communities via our philanthropic outreach activities.”

He continued: “On Saturday, the 18th of April, we will experience a powerful moment of unity as we come together to honour and pay tribute to our front-line healthcare workers who put duty ahead of self each and every day. As we celebrate their heroic efforts, ‘One World: Together At Home’ will also uplift, inform, and entertain the at-home audience, who, by staying home, are also playing their vital part in the fight against the pandemic. The Digicel family is humbled by the incredible strength of the human spirit on display and honoured to be part of celebrating it and sharing it with the people of the Caribbean, Central America, and Asia Pacific regions.”