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ONE Pushes for Long-Term Help for Haiti through Debt Relief, Favorable Grants

Group calls on U.S. Treasury Sec. Tim Geithner to help secure cancelation of Haiti’s debt.

ONE Welcomes Rajiv Shah to USAID

Washington D.C. – Today, Rajiv Shah was sworn in as the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Following the ceremony, David Lane, President and CEO of ONE made the following statement.

ONE Reacts to Remarks from Secretary Clinton

Washington D.C. – Today, Secretary Clinton delivered remarks on the direction of United States global development strategy and its role in U.S foreign policy.

Without ‘additionality’ of climate funds, Copenhagen adds up to nothing

Creative thinking urgently needed to tap alternative sources of climate finance

ONE and Malaria No More Launch “Malaria Griots”

Interactive education program will train advocates to be leaders in the fight against malaria Project developed with support from experts in online learning, the Masie Center and Blackboard Inc

New ONE Celebrity PSA Campaign Urges Youth To Take Aim at Poverty and Preventable Disease

Campaign Features Stars from “Gossip Girl,” “Twilight,” “Heroes,” “High School Musical,” “90210,” “Star Trek” and “Tropic Thunder” “Coming Together as ONE” Launches on eve of World AIDS Day 2009

Kenyan Slum Youth Group Wins 2009 ONE Africa Award

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania-A community organization founded by young people in Nairobi’s slums has won the ONE Africa Award, an annual prize given by the global anti-poverty group to honor ground-breaking work by African non-governmental organizations

ONE Welcomes USAID Administrator Nominee Rajiv Shah

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Obama announced Rajiv Shah as his nominee for Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Global climate deal ‘matter of life and death’ for millions in Africa – ONE

•G20 Finance Ministers urged to agree major funding to help poorest fight climate change, over and above existing aid pledges •Africa must be a key partner in helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions

ONE reaction to G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St Andrews

Warm words alone won’t fight poverty or climate change. While the hosts can be commended for trying, the G20 collectively have failed to ensure that the resources to help…

Global AIDS treatment surges to 4 million thanks to increased investments

New York, NY-ONE welcomed today’s United Nations report that found the number of people being treated for AIDS worldwide surged to more than 4 million people last year, with enormous gains in several sub-Saharan African countries.

New Global Health Initiatives Bolster Smart Efforts Saving Lives in Africa

Two major announcements today take aim at preventable diseases in poor countries