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ONE Welcomes UN Vision for Post-2015 Development Goals

ONE welcomes today’s report from the United Nations’ High Level Panel (HLP) outlining its vision for the next set of global development goals.

ONE’s DATA Report Reveals Wide Disparities in Africa Poverty Goal Progress

New analysis published today in The ONE Campaign’s 2013 DATA Report shows that 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have accelerated progress in the last three years on reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and 16 are on track to cut extreme poverty in half by 2015.

ONE Concerned by Proposed FY 14 International Affairs Budget Cuts

House draft represents potential retreat from US leadership in fight against extreme poverty and disease.

ONE Welcomes Bipartisan Food Aid Reform Act

Flexibility in the way US provides food aid can save more lives at lower cost.

ONE, Bono praise Obama’s pick of Mike Froman as US Trade Representative

ONE welcomes President Barack Obama’s nomination of Mike Froman as U.S. Trade Representative.

ONE Congratulates President George W. Bush on Library Dedication

ONE congratulates former U.S. President George W. Bush on today’s dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.

ONE, Bono Applaud Obama’s 2014 Funding Requests for Global Fund and Poverty-Fighting Programs

The president renews America’s commitment to the global fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease

‘ONE Thing We Agree On’ Winners

After hundreds of submissions from artists and activists around the world, ONE and iStockphoto are pleased to announce the winners of the video and image contest, hosted by Zooppa.

The Final 1000 Days: Accelerating the Fight against Extreme Poverty

With 1000 days to go until the deadline for the MDGs, ONE is asking, “Where do we stand in meeting these goals? And what needs to happen between now and 2015 to ensure that the world sprints to the finish line?”

Bono at TED2013: Virtually Eliminating Extreme Poverty is Possible by 2030

Bono’s much-anticipated talk at the recent TED2013 conference is being made available online today in its entirety. In the speech, the musician and cofounder of ONE and (RED) calls on a new generation of evidence-based activists, or “factivists,” to see that the injustice of extreme poverty is brought to an end.

ONE Welcomes New Chief Development Officer — Bob Pilon

ONE, the global campaign to end extreme poverty, is pleased to announce the hire of Bob Pilon as its Chief Development Officer (CDO).

New initiative from The ONE Campaign aims to bring African voices to the table as nations consider post-2015 development goals

As the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire in 2015, The ONE Campaign, an international grassroots advocacy backed by more than 3 million members worldwide, is launching a unique initiative to make sure the world’s poorest people have a say in the development of the next set of goals to eradicate extreme poverty.