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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.
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.
ONE Applauds Congressional Passage of Provision to Boost US-Africa Trade
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2012 – ONE welcomes today’s passage in the House and Senate of an extension to a key provision of the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) that increases mutually beneficial trade ties between the U.S. and Africa and promises to lift millions of people out of poverty and into employment and prosperity.
UN panel must expand efforts to consult poorest people on new global development goals, says ONE
Anti-poverty campaign group ONE has welcomed the United Nations announcement of a 26-strong high-level panel to advise on global development beyond 2015.
Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman and stars team up with ONE and Funny or Die to promote the Beginning of the End of AIDS
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES – A new video by Zach Galifianakis featuring some of the hottest names in Hollywood is getting the message out that if the world comes together, we could be at the beginning of the end of AIDS in just a few short years.
ONE Hosts Nebraska ONE Vote 2012 Campaign Kick-off Party, announces bi-partisan State Advisory Committee
OMAHA, NE: The ONE Campaign, a global advocacy organization co-founded by Bono with 3 million members globally and over 7,000 in Nebraska hosted an official kick-off party tonight in Omaha for the NE ONE Vote 2012 campaign. The event announced its bi-partisan State Advisory Committee and highlighted the critical role that Nebraskans play in making global health and extreme poverty key foreign policy priorities in the upcoming local and presidential elections.
Chegg for Good and ONE Empower College Students Outside the Classroom
Eight students travel to South Africa and Zambia for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Obama, Romney and leaders from both major parties reaffirm US commitment to fighting global HIV/AIDS
Americans of all stripes – Democrats, Republicans, religious leaders, students and business people – have supported programs that are providing life-saving treatment to millions of people and helping to bring about the beginning of the end of AIDS
Mike Huckabee, Blanche Lincoln Join Tom Daschle and Norm Coleman as Co-Chairs of ONE Vote 2012 Advisory Board
WASHINGTON – ONE is delighted to welcome a bipartisan group of 41 individuals to the ONE Vote 2012 Advisory Board, including former Republican Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and former U.S. Sen. and U.S. Rep. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.). Huckabee and Lincoln join former U.S. Sens. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) as co-chairs of ONE Vote 2012 — a bipartisan initiative aimed at making the global fight against preventable disease and extreme poverty foreign policy priorities in the 2012 elections.
ONE Supports Commitments Made to Increase Energy Access
Anti-poverty group ONE has responded to the announcement today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that more than a hundred commitments and actions have already been mobilized in support of his Sustainable Energy for All initiative. This included over 20 from African countries.
G20 Disappoints as Global Poverty Challenge Ducked Again
G20 Disappoints as Global Poverty Challenge Ducked Again
ONE is criticizing world leaders at the G20 Summit in Los Cabos for failing to take concrete action tackling extreme poverty despite repeated promises.