Press Releases

23 August 2008

ONE Reaches Out to Biden within Seconds of VP Announcement “Congrats on being #2 – Be ONE in the fight to end global poverty”

21 August 2008

The ONE Campaign Launches Pre-Convention Ad Featuring Matt Damon, Mike Bloomberg, Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain New ad highlights lifesaving difference America is making in poorest countries, need for continued support in election year

19 August 2008

Gov. Pawlenty to Sign Proclamation Making Minnesota a ‘ONE State’ Minnesota leaders from both parties to highlight issues of global poverty & disease in election and beyond

1 August 2008

Colorado’s ONE Vote ’08 Puts Global Poverty on 2008 Election Agenda Local volunteers part of national effort pressing presidential candidates to step up and follow through on commitments to address extreme poverty and global disease

31 July 2008

ONE Says Expanded PEPFAR Means Renewed Life for Millions PEPFAR, historic legislation with enormous transformational power, passes in the House Bono – U.S. AIDS efforts “paying dividends in lives saved, communities stabilized and America’s reputation in the world growing a little bit brighter”

25 July 2008

ONE Campaign and Bi-Partisan Delegation Witness Rwandan Revival with U.S. Initiatives American leaders experience first-hand U.S. policies that save lives, renew communities

18 July 2008

ONE welcomes EU 1 billion for long term solution to food crisis in developing world EU leadership on EU 1 billion must be backed by swift action says organisation supported by Geldof and Bono

9 July 2008

ONE Leads Bipartisan Delegation to Rwanda to See Lifesaving U.S. Initiatives Senators Daschle and Frist lead visit showcasing opportunities in the fight against poverty and disease

8 July 2008

Hokkaido G8 posts small gains for poorest – but little that’s new Germany, US and UK lead G8 efforts Some progress on accountability and monitoring Bono: ‘Sarkozy, Berlusconi critical to G8 legitimacy on Africa’ Bob Geldof: ‘The wealthiest economies in the planet can easily meet their commitments if they choose to.’

2 July 2008

Bold G8 action needed as rising food costs push millions more into extreme poverty Bob Geldof to attend G8 summit with ONE and DATA ONE releases proposals for G8 investments in African agriculture and health G8 must deliver on development promises

2 July 2008

Substantial Aid Increase by Germany The German government agreed on an Official Development Assistance (ODA) increase of 800 Million Euros in its 2009 budget proposal on July 2

26 June 2008

COMFEST: Jakob Freely and the Mixtape Bandits Celebrates with the ONE Campaign