Quincy Jones, Barbra Streisand, Cher Align With United Nations’ ‘Call for Code’ Initiative
June 4, 2021
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Carole King, Rod Stewart, Melissa Etheridge, Sia, Kesha also join call for developers to create solutions to climate change issues
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Quincy Jones, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Carole King, and Rod Stewart are among the artists who will take part in the United Nations Human Rights’ Call for Code initiative on Saturday, June 5th, which is also UN World Environment Day.
Melissa Etheridge, Sia, Kesha, Perry Farrell, Pitbull, and Tegan & Sara — as well as actors like Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, Pierce Brosnan, Don Cheadle, and Padma Lakshmi — will also take part in the social media initiative that is “a call to action, encouraging developers and innovators to use cutting-edge technologies to immediately create solutions for critical issues stemming from the global climate change.”
Since 2018, nearly 180 nations have signed on for the Call for Code initiative, a partnership between the David Clark Cause, UN Human Rights, and IBM, which pledged $30 million to the project.
“United Nation Human Rights has helped guide the Climate Change Call for Code effort, as they continue to work with the 193 member states to address the unfolding human rights crisis posed by climate change,” David Clark said in a statement. “We also extend our deepest gratitude to IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, and the entire IBM family for their support and unparalleled leadership in harnessing the Call for Code platform to sign up more than 400,000 developers to help address world problems.”
Aryana Sayeed, Afghanistan’s well-known singer and women’s rights advocate, has been awarded the 2025 High Note Global Prize, an international honor supported by United Nations Human Rights, for her song “We Believe in Hope.”
The uplifting “We Believe in Hope” anthem by award-winning composer Jeff Beal, renowned Afghan artist and advocate Aryana Sayeed, and lyricist Joan Beal was inspired by the true story of Afghanistan’s courageous first all-female robotics team.
Joint Statement from United Nations Human Rights, the University of Oxford, the International Universities Climate Alliance, and the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance
Students and educators globally will come together virtually on 6 June for the Right Here Right Now Global Youth Climate Summit, hosted by Saïd Business School and UN Human Rights.
Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit to bring together global audiences online and in-person in June 2025 On World Environment Day (5 June), universities from around the world will host a global plenary discussion on human rights and climate change over 24 hours The University of Oxford announces a packed schedule of local events and activities, including public lectures, panel dis cussions, photography exhibits, and interactive workshops
In its eighth year, Call for Code presents a series of SDG-focused hackathons throughout the year, kicking off with a competition to build AI agents
Winning teams from Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Persistent, and independent consultants developed AI-powered solutions to help improve equitable access to essential resources and opportunities
Khatia Buniatishvili, Felukah and Fally Ipupa performed intimate concert at the Recording Academy's New York Townhouse to help raise awareness for climate action
Celebrities Billie Jean King, Barbra Streisand, Neil Young, Ziggy Marley, Carole King, Annie Lennox, Cyndi Lauper, Pierce Brosnan, Jack Black, Laura Pausini, and more unite with United Nations Human Rights and leading universities to support upcoming global climate justice summit and call world attention to the human rights implications of the climate crisis.
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