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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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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…

ONE and Scholastic Team Up to Teach Kids about ‘Energy Poverty’

WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign and Scholastic have launched a new program called “Life Empowered” to raise awareness and educate students in grades 3-8 about the lack of…

Poverty is Sexist: How women and girls can and must lead the fight to end extreme poverty

Meryl Streep, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Lauren Bush Lauren and Sheryl Sandberg join international women in call for world leaders to take urgent action for women’s empowerment

ONE Reacts to Obama’s 2016 Budget Proposals to Fight Global Poverty & Disease

Overall, we applaud President Obama for submitting a budget that supports global efforts to fight extreme poverty.

ONE praises US pledge to Gavi; celebrates massive expansion of global vaccine alliance

The ONE Campaign applauds today’s largest-ever US commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

ONE Mobilizes with 1,000+ Groups for action/2015

The ONE Campaign joined thousands of activists around the world today for a global day of action to launch action/2015, a new coordinated effort calling for ambitious agreements to fight poverty and protect the planet in 2015

ONE Welcomes Passage of Anti-Corruption Legislation in Canada

WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign welcomes the passage of the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act in Canada, a new law establishing mandatory reporting standards for oil, gas, and mining…

ONE Applauds The Ebola Fighters as TIME’s 2014 Person of the Year

The ONE Campaign applauds TIME’s announcement today that The Ebola Fighters are the 2014 Person of the Year for risking their lives to serve and protect others. Michael Elliott, President…

Celebrity Chefs and ONE Members in DC to Fight Energy Poverty

WASHINGTON – Passersby at some of Washington, DC’s most iconic spots will do a double take this week when they see life-size cardboard cutouts of Senate Majority Leader Harry…

ONE Responds to Release of UN report on Sustainable Development Goals

NEW YORK – The United Nations today released their synthesis report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to member states. The report brings together existing information on the SDGs,…