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Required reading in Davos


Jan 25th, 2012 11:06 AM UTC
By Michael Elliott

As the world’s business, political and media elite made their annual trek to the Swiss town of Davos -– blanketed in more snow than I have seen there for a decade -– conventional wisdom had it they should have all the lightheartedness of a gray, winter, Alpine sky. The Eurozone crisis, the difficulty of getting tough political decisions in the United States, and worries in some of the champions among emerging markets – the chance of a property crash in China, for example, or of runaway inflation in India –- were all said to contribute to a note of pessimism among Davos devotees.

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My 2012 annual letter


Jan 24th, 2012 7:00 PM UTC
By Bill.Gates

In this guest post, Bill Gates discusses the themes of his annual letter, which looks back on progress made and lessons learned in the fight against extreme poverty. Originally published on Impatient Optimists, blog of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

My job is to learn about global health and development — and to travel to poor countries to meet farmers who can’t grow enough food, mothers who can’t keep children healthy, and heroes in the field who are doing something about those emergencies. Very few people can devote the time to really understand these complex problems. Even fewer can actually meet the people who are struggling to overcome them. That is why I write an annual letter every year.

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I want people to know about the amazing progress we’ve made. I also want them to see how much more progress it will take before we live in a truly equitable world.

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21st century development: Innovation with impact


Nov 3rd, 2011 5:06 PM UTC
By Peter Taylor

While leaders meet at the G20 summit in Cannes, Bill Gates was invited to speak about financing for development.

In his report, he makes the case for why we must continue investing in the livelihoods of poor people—and he suggests some innovative ways to do it.


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Bill Gates thanks ONE members for vaccines support


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Jun 23rd, 2011 9:31 AM UTC
By Malaka Gharib

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Bill Gates with ONE members at the GAVI conference in London

Ever since the big news last week, our ONE members have been thank yous from some pretty great people: GAVI’s CEO Helen Evans (listen to her message here), USAID Administrator Raj Shah (see his video here) and ONE’s Executive Director Jamie Drummond. Even the White House gave you guys a little nod in a blog post last week.

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Homeward bound


Apr 7th, 2011 1:46 PM UTC
By Roxane.Philson

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How to sum up the last three days in Europe?

Stamina.

Not mine, but Bill Gates’… It’s unreal. He flew in overnight on Sunday, and in just two and a half days travelled to three cities, delivered three powerful Living Proof presentations, lobbied Presidents, Chancellors, and Ministers, gave numerous media interviews and rallied activists. He is a testament to the ability of a committed person to change the world. Of course, he has a few more resources at his disposal than most – but all the more impressive to think he could just be sat on a yacht sipping down piña coladas.

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A whirlwind afternoon in Strasbourg


Apr 6th, 2011 9:58 AM UTC
By Eloise Todd

Living Proof hit Strasbourg yesterday afternoon and never has so much been done in 4 hours!

First stop was the European Parliament’s Development Committee, where Bill Gates answered questions from Members of the European Parliament on everything from investing in agriculture, why child vaccines are good for climate change (they will help reduce population numbers as better life expectancy leads families to have less children) to programmes for hand washing to improve sanitation.

Watch the video of Bill’s presentation and the questions and answers here [click on the 'Language' link on the video to select your chosen language]:

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Sometimes it’s the unexpected things that are the most powerful


Apr 6th, 2011 9:22 AM UTC
By Roxane.Philson

Bill Gates presents Living Proof in Paris

Last night ONE hosted a Living Proof event in Paris event aimed at convincing French politicians that development is worth their investment, and that they should stick to their promise of reaching 0.7% of Gross National Income on development assistance by 2015.

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