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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…
ONE Reacts to Canada FY 2015 Budget
Ottawa, Canada – ONE applauds Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Joe Oliver for maintaining current levels of funding for foreign aid in the 2015 budget.
ONE Raises Alarm About Lack of Government Poverty-Fighting Commitments at Spring Meetings
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WASHINGTON – As this weekend’s 2015 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund draw to a close, ONE expressed deep concern over the…
ONE Welcomes Bipartisan House Bill on Global Food Security
WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign welcomes the introduction of HR 1567, the Global Food Security Act of 2015. This bipartisan bill contains long-awaited reforms that would empower people living…