Press Releases related to Thrive
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A GROWING OPPORTUNITY: Investment in agriculture crucial to drive down poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
Agriculture could be a catalyst for economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, but lack of funding for strategic investment risks undermining progress, according to a report published today by the ONE Campaign. Despite agriculture’s significant contribution to the economy of most African countries, investment in infrastructure, technology, and market development for the sector remains very low. More
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ONE welcomes EU nutrition proposals
The European Commission has announced plans to boost efforts to tackle malnutrition as a key part of its future development aid strategy. More
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Mo Farah speaks out about hunger and malnutrition
Mo Farah joined anti-poverty group ONE and Prime Minister David Cameron at Downing Street for a global hunger event. More
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G20 Disappoints as Global Poverty Challenge Ducked Again
ONE is criticizing world leaders at the G20 Summit in Los Cabos for failing to take concrete action tackling extreme poverty despite repeated promises. More
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ONE welcomes initiative to drive innovation in agriculture
Anti-poverty campaign group ONE has today welcomed the launch of AgResults, a new initiative to drive private sector investment into innovative agricultural solutions. More
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ONE reacts to UK’s support for G8 Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security
ONE reacts to the Department for International Development’s announcement that the UK will join G8 nations, African countries, aid agencies and 45 leading multinational and African companies in a new alliance for food and nutrition. More
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Oxfam & ONE welcome EU initiative to prevent yet another crisis in the Horn of Africa
EU Development Ministers, meeting today in Brussels, gave the green light to SHARE - a new European initiative to boost the prevention of hunger and famine in the Horn of Africa. More
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Britain’s Olympic hope Mo Farah joins campaigners across the world to sow the seeds of change
New analysis published today by ONE has found that 50 million people could be locked in extreme poverty and 15 million children could remain chronically malnourished unless world leaders take urgent action to break the cycle of poverty and hunger.
These new findings have been released to mark the launch of Thrive, ONE’s ambitious new campaign that calls on each of us to play our part to break the cycle of hunger and poverty by tackling their root causes. More
