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Anti-poverty group ONE responds to UKIP manifesto pledge to cut UK aid
Responding to UKIP’s election manifesto, which includes a pledge to cut overseas aid, anti-poverty group ONE highlighted findings which suggest the British public firmly believe that the UK must keep its promises to the world’s poorest.
New poll shows British public backs majority of aid going to world’s poorest countries
A new poll released today by the campaign group ONE reveals that most British adults believe the lion’s share of aid should go to those who have the least. Two-thirds (66%) of British adults agree that the majority of UK aid should be targeted towards the least developed countries.
COMMISSION TAX PACKAGE – ONE CALLS FOR WIN-WIN DEAL THAT BENEFITS POOREST TOO
BRUSSELS, March 18th. At today’s press conference, the European Commission presented a first set of tax measures, as part of its agenda to tackle corporate tax avoidance and harmful…
EU Development Ministers meet – must recommit to longstanding aid promise
Tomorrow, March 12th, all EU Development Ministers will get together to discuss the EU’s position on how to finance the forthcoming set of global anti-poverty goals.
The meeting will lay…
Anti-poverty campaign group ONE responds to Third Reading of International Development Bill in the House of Lords
Today the International Development Bill passed its third reading in the House of Lords, completing its final stage before receiving Royal Assent. Once passed, the Act will enshrine in law the UK’s long-standing commitment of investing 0.7 per cent of national income in lifesaving aid.
Poverty is Sexist
Girls and women are hit hardest by extreme poverty across every area of life, but they also hold the key to change, according to new analysis published by The ONE Campaign today, International Women’s Day.
Poverty is Sexist: How women and girls can and must lead the fight to end extreme poverty
Girls and women are hit hardest by extreme poverty across every area of life, but they also hold the key to change, according to new analysis published by ONE today, International Women’s Day.
Ebola – getting to zero and beyond: one asks for transparency and long-term vision
Brussels, 03/03/2015. Today the European Union and key partners organised a high-level international conference on the response to the Ebola crisis. The international advocacy and campaigning organisation ONE calls…
ONE asks politicians to ‘Just Say Yes’ and stand up for world’s poorest
Today ONE is launching its ‘Just Say Yes’ campaign ahead of the UK general election, which asks prospective MPs to sign the pledge and promise to do their bit in the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease in the next Parliament.
ONE applauds Commission’s pledge of €200 million to global vaccines programme
Commissioner for International Cooperation & Development Neven Mimica announced today a significant contribution to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, by pledging €200 million for the period 2016 -2020. The EU commitment marks an exponential increase from its current level of contributions and adds up to a massive expansion of the global vaccines programme, which today received $7.539 billion from international donors. The new funding announcement sets Gavi on a path to nearly double its impact, immunizing 300 million more children and preventing up to 6 million more deaths.
ONE celebrates massive expansion of global vaccines programme
Today international leaders announced a massive expansion of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, by pledging $7.539 billion. The new funding announcement sets Gavi on a path to nearly double its impact in the next five years, immunising 300 million more children and preventing up to 6 million more deaths.
The ONE Campaign response to The International Development Bill following the second reading in the House of Lords
“We are pleased to see this Bill pass its second reading in the House of Lords and continue its journey to becoming law. The Bill received overwhelming backing in the Commons last month and we are glad to see this repeated in the Lords.”