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[VIDEO] ONE Paris lights up the Hotel de Ville with a plea to end the famine


Nov 1st, 2011 5:34 PM UTC
By Sara Kianpour

On the eve of the G20 summit, hundreds of ONE members, along with celebrities Yann Arthus Bertrand and Friedreric Diefenthal, gathered on the steps of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris to tell world leaders that though drought is an act of nature, famine is man-made.

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Bono calls on the G20 to fight extreme poverty in Africa, even in tough times


Oct 26th, 2011 3:34 PM UTC
By Sara Kianpour

Supporting Africa is “not just a moral imperative, but a strategic imperative” said Bono this week in Paris, reminding the French people of the importance of the upcoming G20 Summit in Cannes and the impact it could have on people living in some of the poorest parts of the planet. The co-founder of ONE was in France for two days last week working to raise awareness about the issues at the upcoming Summit that will no doubt have significant implications for the continent of Africa as a whole.

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Bono in ONE’s Paris office

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G(irls)20 Summit: 3.3 billion ways to change the world


Oct 18th, 2011 3:23 PM UTC
By Sara Kianpour

Photo courtesy of GirlsandWomen.com.

The second edition of the G(irls)20 Summit opened today in Paris, and will run until October 21. Because girls and women are half of humanity and that they are always the first affected by the different global challenges, this international summit is dedicated to women and to solutions they can provide to major global economic issues. The G(irls)20 is an integral part of the international campaign “3.3 Billion Ways,” based on the assumption that the planet has 3.3 billion women and therefore, there are 3.3 billion ways to change the world!

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Op-ed: Threat to the lives of 4 million children


Jun 1st, 2011 4:15 PM UTC
By ONE Partners

This op-ed was originally published in Le Monde newspaper earlier today, translated from French.

Pneumonia patients at Siaya District Hospital

Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a vaccine-preventable disease before his or her fifth birthday. This translates into two million preventable childhood deaths every year. The causes of this drama are well known by health care specialists as well as my fellow citizens. Complications from diarrhea and pneumonia are the two leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in the poorest, or low-income, countries.

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Balance of the G8: The intentions are there, but what about concrete action?


May 31st, 2011 3:28 PM UTC
By Sara Kianpour

Sara Kianpour from our ONE France office reports live from the G8 in Deauville.

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The G8 Summit ended yesterday and here’s a quick summary of what we learned:

For the first time, freedom and democracy are headlining and ONE welcomes them. However, we are concerned that the final statements are primarily statements of good intent.

We would like first to refresh the G8′s memory regarding the $14 billion to help sub-Saharan Africa that is still missing compared to the G8′s promises in 2005.

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Dear G8 leaders, what if the 2.8 million children dying each year were yours?


May 31st, 2011 1:03 PM UTC
By Sara Kianpour

Sara Kianpour from our ONE France office reports live from the G8 in Deauville.

Mothers wait in line to receive vaccines for their childrenThe Final Deauville Declaration has been made public. It is full of good intentions. Great. However, you must read between the lines to find (or not) concrete commitments, particularly on immunization, from the G8.

At ONE, we wonder if all these good intentions will change the face of the world?

Even if the G8 have expressed support for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) and called for its funding, there are no firm commitments regarding the amounts to be allocated by rich countries.

It’s really time for world leaders to take concrete action. Otherwise, children under 5 years will continue to lose their lives due to preventable diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia, 2 of the biggest killers of children around the world.

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From the e-G8: We must do a better job of connecting Africa to the Internet


May 27th, 2011 10:41 AM UTC
By Sara Kianpour

Sara Kianpour from our ONE France office reports live from the G8 in Paris.

zuckerbergDuring two days, the French capital was the world capital of the Internet. The e-G8 gathered the web elite –- from Google’s Eric Schmidt to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to Rupert Murdoch — in the Tuileries Park. Their objective? Discuss the web economy and changes happening.

For the first time, a discussion about the Internet has been put on the agenda before the G8 in Deauville that starts today.

At first, ONE welcomed the concept of such a meeting. We have all been witnessing the key role that the Internet played, in particular during the recent Arab revolutions. The web is an effective means to enforce rule of law, to increase transparency and to end poverty.

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