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Stars Sign Letter Urging Leaders To Tackle Poverty By Addressing Gender Inequality

Stars Sign Letter Urging Leaders To Tackle Poverty By Addressing Gender Inequality

by The Daily Eye Team April 1 2016, 2:39 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 35 secs

Sir Elton John was one of the more than 70 celebrities who urged world leaders to tackle poverty by addressing gender inequality, adding his name to an open letter to government today to mark International Women’s Day earlier this month. The letter calls for more funding to help girls and women fight HIV and malnutrition ahead of two summits – Nutrition For Growth and Global Fund – this year. Among the other celebrities to sign the letter were Oprah, Emma Watson, Hozier,Bono, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Zuckerberg, Meryl Streep, Mary J. Blige, Muhammad Ali, Padma Lakshmi, Patricia Arquette, Robert Redford, Tina Fey and many more.

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