Impact Stories
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UN Summit: Fill the Funding Gap
Thanks in small part to more than 50,000 ONE members demanding their leaders not forget developing nations, the food crisis stayed on the agenda of the 2008 UN Summit and a variety of donors made significant commitments on agriculture, education, and health.
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A Simple Request to the G8
Stopping the G8 from backsliding on their commitments was a significant victory, but it wasn't the one we hoped for.
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German Chocolate: 2008 Official Development Assistance
ONE in Germany said "Don't stop! Keep it up!" on Official Development Assistance from the Bundestag, resulting in an ODA budget increase of roughly €800 million. MORE
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The London G20 Summit
ONE members signed three petitions, two to Prime Minister Brown and one to President Obama, successfully encouraging these two key leaders to advocate for the world's poorest at the G20 Summit. MORE
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Hillary Clinton's Confirmation Hearing
Hillary Clinton's strong and consistent statements on global poverty and preventable diseases, along with the attention these issues received from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, bode well for anti-poverty programs under the Obama Administration.
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Obama's First Inaugural Address
ONE is seeking a $4 billion increase for poverty reduction accounts as a positive start to enabling President Obama to fulfill his historic anti-poverty commitments, as pledged in his inaugural address.
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Accra: Improve Aid Quality
Increasing transparency doesn't have the same tangible result as simply increasing development assistance, so it can be more difficult to sell to results-driven politicians. However, increasing aid effectiveness is crucial to making sure that when we do give aid, it effectively achieves its intended purpose.
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The "EU Billion" for Food and Agriculture
Ultimately, the European Commission, European Parliament, and European Council agreed to give a full €1 billion for agriculture, of which €760 million is new funding at the EU level.
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PEPFAR: America’s Response to the Global Emergency of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
Over the next five years, if fully funded, this reauthorized PEPFAR will stop 12 million cases of HIV infection, double the number of people on antiretroviral treatment to 3 million people (including 450,000 children), and provide care for five million children who have been orphaned by AIDS.
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Hunger Crisis
The G8, led by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, made the hunger crisis a top priority at their 2008 Summit.
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