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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Machel, Rudder star at UN tonight

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Machel Mon­tano and David Rud­der are part of a star-filled line up that will take the stage tonight at the Unit­ed Na­tions, for a unique con­cert host­ed by the Pres­i­dent of the Gen­er­al As­sem­bly, John W Ashe.

A re­lease said the event will shine a spot­light on the enor­mous sig­nif­i­cance of the year 2015: A once-in-a gen­er­a­tion op­por­tu­ni­ty to set the world on a sus­tain­able course and to take de­ci­sive ac­tion to­ward a peace­ful and pros­per­ous fu­ture for the plan­et and its in­hab­i­tants.

"In 2015 world lead­ers will agree on a set of de­vel­op­ment goals to fo­cus at­ten­tion and re­sources on key pri­or­i­ty ar­eas, which can re­al­ly make a dif­fer­ence in the lives of peo­ple," said Pres­i­dent Ashe in a re­lease, de­scrib­ing the on­go­ing prepa­ra­tions for the world sum­mit in 2015. "The con­cert will raise aware­ness and en­cour­age par­tic­i­pa­tion in the glob­al di­a­logue about what these pri­or­i­ties should be."

The con­cert will cel­e­brate the sig­nif­i­cant role artistes play in in­form­ing and en­gag­ing peo­ple in pos­i­tive change. Mon­tano and Rud­der will share the stage with zouk pi­o­neers Kas­sav and for­mer South Su­danese child sol­dier hip-hop artiste and ac­tivist, Em­manuel Jal.

UN Sec­re­tary-Gen­er­al Ban Ki-Moon thanked the artistes, mu­si­cians, ac­tivists and oth­ers "who are putting their in­cred­i­ble star pow­er to work for the Unit­ed Na­tions."

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