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ONE calls for a Doha Development Deal to “draw a line in the sand”, to stop backtracking on development promises

As world leaders and several thousand participants prepare to gather in Doha this week at the Doha International Conference on Financing for Development, ONE urges governments to seize this opportunity to prove that the financial crisis has not knocked the world’s poor off the agenda

ONE calls for a Doha Development Deal to “draw a line in the sand”, to stop backtracking on development promises

ONE calls for a Doha Development Deal to “draw a line in the sand”, to stop backtracking on development promises Bono to attend Doha conference to press on innovative financing, new donors and to stop backtracking by traditional donors

ONE: New Advisors Present Opportunity at Home, Abroad

ONE: New Advisors Present Opportunity at Home, Abroad Economic advisors bring strong background on global development policy

ONE welcomes EU €760m for world’s poorest farmers

ONE welcomes EU €760m for world’s poorest farmers Member States urged not to take funds from bilateral aid

Crunch time as fate of EU €1 billion to world’s poorest farmers hangs in the balance

Crunch time as fate of EU €1 billion to world’s poorest farmers hangs in the balance As almost 1 billion go hungry worldwide, tomorrow the EU decides on the level of its response Member States are stalling over source of the €1 billion The political will of a few key players will be decisive on the outcome

Economic Summit Must Provide Solutions for All Nations, Not Just Powerful Countries

Economic Summit Must Provide Solutions for All Nations, Not Just Powerful Countries

Proposed aid budget deeply damaging for Africa and for France

Proposed aid budget deeply damaging for Africa and for France Lifesaving projects in Africa will not be funded France will be overtaken this year by Germany in its support to Africa Obama commits to double American aid

World Leaders Told Not to Let Financial Crisis Detract From Ending Poverty and Achieving Millennium Development Goals

WORLD LEADERS TOLD NOT TO LET FINANCIAL CRISIS DETRACT FROM ENDING POVERTY AND ACHIEVING MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS Bono, Archbishop Tutu and Martin Luther King III Join Millions to Demand Governments Meet Promises made at Millennium Summit in 2000

ONE Reacts to World Bank-IMF Closing News Briefing

ONE Reacts to World Bank-IMF Closing News Briefing “While we feed the world’s banks, we must feed the hungry, too.”

Crisis Ripple Effects Could Mean Rip Tides for World’s Poor

Crisis Ripple Effects Could Mean Rip Tides for World’s Poor IMF Managing Director Urges Advanced Nations to Keep Commitments to Developing Countries

ONE Campaign Urges Candidates to Keep Commitment to Fight Poverty

ONE Campaign Urges Candidates to Keep Commitment to Fight Poverty

It’s “Game On” for the ’08-’09 ONE Campus Challenge

It’s “Game On” for the ’08-’09 ONE Campus Challenge Tom Brady helps kick-off nationwide competition between college campuses Students spur each other to action in fight extreme poverty and disease