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ONE Campaign to POTUS: Publicly endorse new global poverty goals at UN
In letter, ONE urges President Obama to engage Americans on new Global Goals and put accountability measures in place for ensuring success
Strong Girl Remix: Male And Female Artists Harmonize Together For Women’s Empowerment and Justice
Some of Africa’s top male artists are to remix Strong Girl – a rallying cry for women’s empowerment featuring some of Africa’s top female stars that first got the world dancing in May.
ONE Campaign reacts to Financing for Development agreement
World leaders agree to plan to pay for renewed effort to fight poverty, but action must follow words
ADDIS ADABA, Ethiopia – World leaders at the third Financing for Development…
Ahead of UN’s Ebola conference, ONE warns about lack of accountability for governments’ Ebola donations
In new white paper, The ONE Campaign calls for more transparent and standardized reporting of donors’ pledges and disbursements
WASHINGTON – As the outbreak of Ebola spread last fall, and…
ONE celebrates President Obama’s signing of Africa trade bill
The ONE Campaign today applauded the enactment of legislation reauthorizing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through 2025. Since its initial passage in 2000, this bipartisan trade preference program has played an integral role in creating economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as supporting nearly 120,000 jobs in the United States.
ONE applauds House introduction of bill to modernize and expand Africa’s electrical grid
Electrify Africa Act could have transformative impact on global fight against extreme poverty
ONE and Engineers Without Borders Canada team up to urge policy makers to put #PoliticsAside in fight against extreme poverty
U2 lead singer and ONE cofounder Bono in Ottawa Monday to meet Canadian development experts and support the #PoliticsAside campaign
ONE’s 2015 DATA Report: Putting the poorest people first
A new funding plan to deliver basic health and education for everyone is essential to end extreme poverty, according to The ONE Campaign’s DATA Report 2015: “Putting the Poorest First,” published today.
ONE Applauds Senate Reauthorization of the AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The ONE Campaign applauds the Senate’s reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through 2025. Since its initial passage in 2000, this bipartisan trade preference program has played an integral role in creating economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as supporting nearly 120,000 jobs in the United States.
US Advocates Join ONE Global Day of Action to Fight Poverty and Sexism
Malala Yousafzai, Beyoncé, Arianna Huffington and Danai Gurira Pledge Support and Stand in Solidarity with Women around the World
ONE Welcomes Bipartisan Senate Bill on Global Food Security
WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign welcomes the introduction of S 1252, the Global Food Security Act (GFSA) of 2015. This bipartisan bill, along with its counterpart in the House (HR 1567), contains long-awaited reforms that would empower people living in the poorest places to stabilize food production and address chronic hunger – especially among women and children.
ONE Co-founder Bono Applauds President’s Nomination of Gayle E. Smith for Administrator of USAID
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Barack Obama nominated Gayle E. Smith as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In response to the nomination, Bono, lead singer…