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Signs of hope in new aid figures
Today, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) released the preliminary Official Development Assistance (ODA) figures for 2015, showing how much aid donor countries contributed in total last year.
Country-by-country reporting: ONE reaction to the EU commission proposal
Today, the European Commission has presented a legislative proposal on the public disclosure of country-by-country reporting by multinational companies. The disclosure requirements will only apply to the largest multinational…
ONE Campaign response to Prime Minister David Cameron’s statement to Parliament (11 April 2016): Trusts are the missing ingredient
Diane Sheard, interim Europe Executive Director at The ONE Campaign , said:
“We welcome the Prime Minister’s statement on the Panama Papers. But he misses a vital ingredient: a clear…
The ONE Campaign reacts to International Development Committee report on UK Aid Allocation of Resources
Saira O’Mallie, UK Director (interim) of The ONE Campaign, said: “By underlining that poverty reduction must be the primary purpose of aid, the IDC have shown that the new…
The UK has a better chance of stability if it invests in supporting the world’s poorest
In his Budget, Chancellor George Osborne guaranteed to continue to invest 0.7% of GNI in UK aid. With a reduction in the UK’s economic growth forecast, this amount will be less than initially projected by 2020.
Poverty is Sexist: Oprah Winfrey, Melinda Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, Bono, Sir Elton John and Muhammad Ali among names joining ONE Campaign’s call for global gender equality
Ahead of International Women’s Day, influential figures urge world leaders to act on promises to end extreme poverty faster by investing in girls and women.
ONE and Bono welcome EU’s leadership in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
BRUSSELS, 03 March 2016. The European Commission will contribute €470 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2017-19. This was announced today…
The EU announces new funds to support refugees within its own borders
BRUSSELS, 2 MARCH 2016. European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Christos Stylianides announced today an emergency programme to support refugees within Europe’s borders. The EU will allocate…
The ONE Campaign responds to GSMA announcement on SDGs
Jamie Drummond, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The ONE Campaign, said:
“GSMA’s recognition of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development is a boon to the fight against extreme poverty. Through…
OECD members agree to broaden overseas aid definition
BRUSSELS, 19 FEBRUARY 2016. OECD development ministers gathered this week at a meeting of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in Paris. OECD members agreed to broaden existing reporting…
The world’s poorest should not pay for the security and defence of Europe
Governments are considering diverting limited aid funds to security and defence, and may also increase the amount they use to cover refugee costs in rich countries
A large coalition of…
ECOFIN to discuss Anti-Tax Avoidance package – ONE calls for more transparency
The European Commission will present the recently launched EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Package to European Finance Ministers