Bono

Bono

Abstract:
Bono, the lead singer of Irish rock band U2, who is also the Co-founder of ONE and (RED).

Acknowledged as one of the best live acts in the world, U2 have sold over 140 million albums and won numerous awards, including 22 Grammys. Bono is also a well-known activist in the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty in Africa. In 2002, he co-founded DATA (debt, AIDS, trade, Africa) to raise public awareness of the issues in its name and influence government policy on Africa. In 2004, DATA helped to create ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History, an advocacy and campaigning organization dedicated to fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease. In early 2008, DATA and ONE combined operations under the name ONE. As part of his work with ONE, Bono has lobbied U.S. Presidents and Congressional leaders, along with the heads of many other G8 nations.

In 2006, Bono and Bobby Shriver launched Product (RED) to raise money from businesses to buy AIDS drugs for people in Africa unable to afford them. Product (RED) has an ongoing relationship with a number of iconic global brands that sell (RED) products and donate a percentage of the profits directly to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Was nominee of Nobel Peace Prize, honored as KBE, Bono was also selected as ‘Time Person of the Year’ by Times magazine.

Causes Supported:
Health & Medicine, Poverty

Source of Information:
ONE.org

Photo Credit :
U2 Official Website

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Bono

Bono

義事摘要:
Bono 除了是愛爾蘭搖滾樂陡隊U2的主唱兼吉他手,亦是非牟利組織 ONE 及 (RED) 的創辦人。

U2被公認為世界首屈一指的樂隊,至今已售出超過1億4千萬張唱片,贏得無數獎項,當中包括22個格萊美獎(Grammys Award)。 樂隊大多數歌詞皆出自Bobo之手,而且擅用歌詞表達對政治、時局、社會的看法。

Bono 同時還是一位出色的社會活動家,特別是針對非洲的對抗愛滋病及解決貧窮的議題上。 2002年,他參與創辦DATA (借貸-Debt、愛滋病-AIDS、貿易-Trade、非洲-Africa),並以提高社會關注及影響非洲政府政策為目的。 2004年創立了 ONE, 並以消除貧窮為目標。 為推動減免非洲第三世界國家的債務和愛滋病問題,Bono 積極遊說西方各國以及梵蒂岡教廷,並曾以教宗特使的身份參加八國財長會議。 2006年他與 DATA 的Bobby Shriver 著手創立(RED) 以為全球防治愛滋病、結核病和瘧疾基金籌款。

曾被諾貝爾和平獎提名,並且被英國伊莉莎白二世授勳大英帝國勳章,以及獲《時代雜誌》選為時代年度風雲人物。

關注項目:
醫療及健康、貧窮

資料來源:
ONE.org

圖片來源:
U2 Official Website

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