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Former ONE Campaign staff attend private meeting with members of ONE Leadership and Board in Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa – Former staff from the ONE Campaign’s South Africa office met with the organization’s co-founder, Bono, as well as ONE CEO Gayle Smith, ONE Board Chair…

House Foreign Affairs Committee advances bipartisan bill to prevent violent conflicts in fragile countries

WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign welcomed the House Foreign Affairs Committee markup of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (H.R.2116) which would create a comprehensive strategy to reduce poverty,…

Debunking Pompeo’s budget testimony on AIDS cuts

Testifying today before the House Appropriations Committee on President Trump’s FY20 budget request, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, “we’re going to succeed” in the fight against AIDS

ONE CEO urges full funding for the Global Fund in FY20 budget testimony

WASHINGTON — Today, former USAID Administrator and current CEO of The ONE Campaign, Gayle Smith, testified before the House Appropriations Committee on the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs…

ONE reacts to massive global AIDS cuts in President’s FY20 budget proposal

WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign released the below statement today following the release of President Trump’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2020, which contains massive cuts to global AIDS…

ONE welcomes new bipartisan bills to help reduce fragility in unstable countries

WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign today welcomed the introduction of companion measures in the House and Senate, called the Global Fragility Act of 2019 that recognizes the importance of…

Letter to World Leaders Calls for Action on Gender Equality, Fight Against AIDS

WASHINGTON — Ahead of International Women’s Day, 45 female activists from Africa co-signed an open letter to world leaders calling for concrete action on gender equality. In the letter, these advocates…

Tomorrow: 150 ONE advocates urge lawmakers to “Go on the Record” to fight AIDS

WASHINGTON —  Tomorrow on Capitol Hill, over 150 global poverty and health advocates from The ONE Campaign will meet with lawmakers and urge them to “Go on the Record”…

ONE applauds new women’s economic empowerment initiative

WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign applauded a new effort, the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (WGDP) initiative, aimed at improving and strengthening economic outcomes for women living in developing…

ONE reacts to HIV/AIDS in the State of the Union

WASHINGTON —  In his remarks, President Trump announced a commitment to end AIDS in the United States by 2030. In response, Tom Hart, the North America executive director for The…

ONE hires Sarah Swinehart as Communications Director for North America

WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign, the global advocacy organization co-founded by U2 lead singer Bono to fight extreme poverty and preventable diseases, has appointed Sarah Swinehart as its new…

ONE and Bono warn urgent action needed to meet Global Fund replenishment target

Today, [Friday, 11 January], The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria announced it is seeking $14 billion to continue its life-saving work for the next three years. If it meets this goal, the Fund could help save 16 million lives between 2021-2023.