[1/4] Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell perform during the "Power Our Planet: Live in Paris" concert at the Champ de Mars on the sidelines of the Summit for a "New Global Financial Pact" in Paris, France, June 22, 2023.
REUTERS/Stephanie LecocqPARIS, June 22 (Reuters) - Singers including Billie Eilish and Lenny Kravitz, politicians and activists took to the stage in Paris on Thursday at a concert calling for action on climate change and inequality as world leaders met at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact.
During his set, Kravitz told the crowd: "I want us all to be part of the solution, not the problem".
The concert took place amid the gathering of some 40 leaders seeking to give impetus to a new global finance agenda.
Reporting by Yiming Woo; Additional reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, de Mars, Stephanie Lecocq PARIS, Lenny Kravitz, Michelle Yeoh, Eilish, de, Kravitz, Jon Batiste, H.E.R, Diane Kruger, Connie Britton, Yiming Woo, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Cynthia Osterman
Organizations:
Summit, Global, REUTERS, Pact, Global Citizen, World Bank, Paris, International Monetary Fund, Thomson
Locations:
Paris, France, Brazil, Kenya, Barbados