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ONE Congratulates New Head of The Global Fund
ONE President and CEO Michael Elliott released the following statement on the announcement of Mark Dybul as the new Executive Director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Influential ‘Mom Bloggers’ visit Ethiopia for first-hand look at global problems and solutions
ONE Moms (and ONE ‘Mums’ from the UK) visited schools, farms, health clinics and other sites in Ethiopia that have benefited from development assistance as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the unique challenges facing women and children.
Top Chefs, Mom Bloggers, Churches, YouTube Foodies and ONE Members Highlight Global Hunger on World Food Day
From celebrity chefs and mom bloggers to churchgoers and YouTube stars, ONE members are mobilizing en masse around the country on World Food Day, October 16, to raise awareness of global hunger and malnutrition.
Oil industry’s SEC lawsuit out of touch with the global drive toward greater transparency
This summer, 143,000 Americans signed on in support of the principles adopted in the SEC ruling which, when implemented, will protect investors, fight corruption, promote human rights and strengthen U.S. national security.
ONE Applauds IMF Decision to Use $2.7B to Help World’s Poorest Countries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve the use of $2.7 billion in windfall gold sales profits to keep loans to the world’s poorest countries at extremely low interest rates.
ONE’s Reaction to President Obama and Governor Romney’s Remarks on Foreign Policy at the U.N. General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 – Anti-poverty group ONE issued the following statement on remarks made today by President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney at the U.N. General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel and Twitter’s Claire Diaz-Ortiz Launch ONE Initiative to Lift Women and Girls out of Extreme Poverty
Ferrera, Bledel and Diaz-Ortiz travelled with ONE to Honduras to see first-hand how women in one of the world’s poorest countries are working to lift their families out of extreme poverty and what role US development programs have to play.
ONE Applauds Passage of Foreign Aid Reform Bill in Senate Foreign Relations Committee
ONE welcomes today’s passage of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 (S.3310) by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Ashley Judd, Tom Daschle, David Miliband & Zimbabwean PM Discuss Global Fight Against Poverty at DNC
During a discussion co-hosted by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and ONE, a distinguished group of U.S. and foreign leaders made the case for continued international investment in fighting global poverty and disease.
Condoleezza Rice, Senator Kelly Ayotte, and GOP Leaders Underscore Need for Strong and Effective U.S. Leadership in the Developing World
The International Republican Institute, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, and ONE hosted a panel discussion during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida to highlight U.S. leadership in international development.
Bono and ONE praise SEC ruling, call transparency “the best vaccine against corruption”
ONE warmly welcomes the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) historic adoption of regulations to implement the Cardin-Lugar Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
Condoleezza Rice, Lawrence Summers, Sheryl Sandberg Join ONE Board of Directors
ONE is delighted to welcome former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg to its Board of Directors.