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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,…

Tipping Point in the Global AIDS Fight Finally Reached – New Report from ONE

WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than 30 years, the world has finally reached “the beginning of the end of AIDS.” This finding, from the 2014 ONE AIDS…

ONE Welcomes Ambitious New Canadian Pledge for Vaccine Financing

WASHINGTON — Today, as part of La Francophonie Summit in Dakar, Senegal, Canada announced a major increase in its commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, pledging CAD $500 million…

International Celebrities Join Liberian Healthcare Workers in New Video to Demand Global Action on Ebola

Bono, Angélique Kidjo, Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Ellie Goulding, and others call for quicker action from world leaders.