May 28 (UPI) -- Miley Cyrus calls for more coronavirus (COVID-19) funding in a new Global Citizen campaign.
The 27-year-old singer and actress appeared in a video Thursday for Global Citizen's "Global Goal: Unite for Our Future" campaign, which focuses on the development of COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines.
"We now have the opportunity to take a stand for equality and health for all," Cyrus says. "Because this pandemic has affected our entire world, we need to ensure that everyone everywhere has the solutions for this pandemic: testing, treatments, and a vaccine."
"Together, people around the globe, across ages, borders, and identities, are calling on governments, businesses, and philanthropists to step up their funding for these critical solutions," she adds.
Global Citizen and the European Commission launched the campaign Thursday. The campaign strives to ensure that tests, treatments and vaccines are available to all communities equally, and to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on those living in poverty.
"Around the world, people everywhere are desperate to resume a greater semblance of normalcy, spend time with friends and loved ones, venture safely outside their homes, and to earn a decent wage," Global Citizen co-founder Hugh Evans said.
"To make this a reality, we need to make COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines available to everyone, everywhere," he added. "The critical work done by scientists globally, and the need to rebuild economies in the poorest countries, all require a massive increase in funding."
Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Adam Lambert, Hugh Jackman, Padma Lakshmi, Shakira, Coldplay and other stars will also take part in the campaign. The celebrities will use social media to engage fans and rally the public to call on world leaders.
Global Citizen hosted One World: Together at Home, a virtual benefit concert featuring performances from Cyrus, Lady Gaga and other stars, in April to raise funds for COVID-19 relief. The event raised more than $127 million for charity.
Moments from Miley Cyrus' career
\Miley Cyrus arrives at the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif., on August 20, 2006. Cyrus'
breakout role in "Hannah Montana" debuted on Disney Channel earlier that year. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus (L) and father Billy Ray Cyrus of "Hannah Montana" arrive at the ABC party for the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on January 14, 2007. In late 2006, the "Hannah Montana"
soundtrack hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Photo by Gus Ruelas/UPI |
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Cyrus
arrives for the Academy Awards in Hollywood on February 24, 2008. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI |
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Cyrus arrives for the CMT Awards in Nashville on April 14, 2008. Later that month, photographer Annie Leibowitz
made a controversial photo of Cyrus that ran on the cover of Vanity Fair. Photo by Frederick Breedon/UPI |
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Cyrus performs at "Good Morning America" in New York City on July 18, 2008. Cyrus would go on to celebrate
her 16th birthday at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in October of that year. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI |
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Cyrus provides voice work as "Penny" in the animated film "Bolt," attends the premiere of the film at the El Capitan Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on November 17, 2008. She was
nominated for Favorite Voice for her role at the Kid's Choice Award. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus rides down the parade route on a float at the Macy's 82nd Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on November 27, 2008. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Cyrus arrives at the
Academy Awards in Hollywood on February 22, 2009. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI |
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Cast members Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus attend the premiere of "Hannah Montana the Movie" in the Hollywood on April 2, 2009. Years later, Cyrus would joke that
Hannah Montana is buried in the backyard. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus performs on "Today" live from Rockefeller Center in New York City on August 28, 2009. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Cyrus arrives at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. The fourth and
final season of "Hannah Montana" premiered that month and finished later in the year. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cast members Cyrus (L) and Liam Hemsworth attend the premiere of "The Last Song" in Los Angeles on March 25, 2010. The couple
got engaged two years later. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus (L) and her sister Noah Cyrus attend the premiere of "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" in Los Angeles on February 8, 2011. The following month, Miley's mother, Tish Cyrus, said that the family
was stronger after the fame from "Hannah Montana." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus arrives for the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on January 11, 2012. Hemsworth and Cyrus
got engaged later that year for the first time. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit for the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2013. The following year, Cyrus'
godmother, Dolly Parton, would express concern for her behavior. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Cyrus
performed at the MTV Video Music Awards with Robin Thicke in New York City on August 25, 2013. Cyrus said she wanted to "make history" with the performance. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI |
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Cyrus sings "Wrecking Ball"
at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on November 24, 2013. Cyrus took home the award for Video of the Year for the song the following year at the VMAs and had her friend Jesse, a young homeless man,
accept the award on her behalf. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus performs in London on May 6, 2014. Cyrus' beloved dog died a month before that
she commemorated with a tattoo. Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI |
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Cyrus won Video of the Year award for "Wrecking Ball" at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards in Inglewood, Calif., on August 24, 2014. In September, Cyrus founded
the Happy Hippie Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on youth homelessness and the LGBTQ community. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York City on May 4, 2015. That summer, Cyrus
said she is pansexual in an interview with Elle U.K. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Cyrus hosted the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on August 30, 2015. In 2016, Cyrus would
join "The Voice" as a judge. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus marches in solidarity with
the Women's March on Washington in Los Angeles on January 21, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus
performed at the Grammy Awards in New York City on January 28, 2018. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Hemsworth (L) and Cyrus
arrive for the Elton John Aids Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing party in Los Angeles on March 4, 2018. Photo by Gregg DeGuire/UPI |
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Cyrus
performs "The Climb" during the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018. Photo by David Tulis/UPI |
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Left to right, Billy Ray Cyrus, Cyrus and her mother Tish Cyrus arrive for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 10, 2019. Miley Cyrus
starred in "Black Mirror" later in 2019. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cyrus and husband Liam Hemsworth arrive on the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit "Camp: Notes on Fashion" at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2019. The
couple separated after their on-and-off 10-year romance in August of 2019. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Cyrus
performs on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Music Festival in Somerset, England, on Sunday, June 30, 2019. The three-day event is the largest music festival in Europe, with over 120,000 festival-goers attending. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI |
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Cyrus performs
during the TikTok Tailgate party prior to Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on February 7, 2021. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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