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ONE Announces “ONE Vote 2012” Republican Advisory Committee and Campaign Manager

Republican group to raise awareness of critical American interests involved in fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease.

ONE Launches “ONE Vote 2012” in New Hampshire; Announces Granite State Co-chairs and Local Republican Ambassadors

Concord, NH – Today, ONE launches the “ONE Vote 2012” campaign in New Hampshire to engage directly with candidates, their staff and voters about the importance of maintaining American leadership in the battle to alleviate extreme poverty and preventable disease.

ONE and (RED) Call on President Obama to be Bold in the Race to Defeat AIDS

Ability to have an AIDS-free generation by 2015 Joint Statement from Michael Elliott, President and CEO of ONE and Deborah Dugan, CEO of (RED)

ONE Praises Introduction of Bipartisan Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012

Reforms to make foreign aid more effective, accountable, and transparent

ONE Launches Provocative PSA to Fight Famine in Horn of Africa

“The F Word: Famine is the Real Obscenity” Brings Together Stars from Entertainment, Media and Politics, Including Bono, K’naan, Mike Huckabee, Jessica Alba, George Clooney, Rob Lowe, Jenna and Barbara Bush, Arianna Huffington, Clive Owen, Joe Jonas, Kristin Davis, Colin Farrell, Michael Bloomberg and More PSA Part of Broad Global Campaign to Raise Awareness, Press World Leaders to Act

ONE on Senate Passage of U.S.-Rwanda Bi-Lateral Investment Treaty

Washington, DC – Today, Sheila Nix, U.S. Executive Director of the anti-poverty advocacy group ONE, issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the United States-Rwanda Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)

ONE Announces Commitment to Address Crisis in the Horn of Africa At the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

New York, NY- Today, the anti-poverty advocacy group ONE announced a new multi-year campaign to address the famine in Somalia and the wider crisis in the Horn of Africa. The commitment announcement was made at a press conference at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York, which brings together global leaders to develop and implement workable solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

ONE Statement on the Senate State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for FY2012

Washington, D.C. – Sheila Nix, U.S. Executive Director of The ONE Campaign, today issued the following statement regarding the release of the Senate State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill for FY2012

ONE Statement on U.S. Commitment to Open Government Partnership

New York, NY – ONE today welcomed the launch of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in New York, where eight countries made commitments on a range of issues that will help promote accountability and development. These commitments include transparency of aid, natural resource revenues and budgets in developed and developing countries.

USAID, World Food Programme Join ONE Call on Growing Crisis in the Horn of Africa

Washington, D.C. – Last night, anti-poverty advocacy group ONE hosted a conference call with USAID Administrator Raj Shah, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Josette Sheeran, and Somali-Minnesotan Ali Ali to educate ONE members about the growing famine threatening the lives of 11.6 million men, women and children in the Horn of Africa, and how they can use their voices to raise awareness and take action.

ONE Statement on the House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for FY2012

Washington, D.C. – Sheila Nix, U.S. Executive Director of The ONE Campaign, today issued the following statement regarding the release of the House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill for FY2012

ONE Statement on the Growing Crisis and Famine in the Horn of Africa

Washington, D.C. – Sheila Nix, U.S. Executive Director of The ONE Campaign, today issued the following statement regarding the growing crisis and famine in the Horn of Africa