Lauryn Hill and 3RACHA star at Global Citizen Festival

STORY: Actor Charlize Theron addressed the crowds on women's rights while singer Anitta performed as well as talking about the need to protect the Amazon rainforest

The annual call to action was held in Central Park as part of the advocacy organisation's 'End Extreme Poverty NOW' campaign, in the same week that world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.