Press Releases related to Aid Effectiveness
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ONE responds to the Prime Minister's comments on aid spending and the defence budget
Adrian Lovett, Europe Executive Director of ONE said: “The facts are clear: channelling aid money through defence budgets on any scale would quickly hit a large brick wall More
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Summit in Sight: The G8 in Africa from Gleneagles to Lough Erne
With the Government's aid commitments under increasing scrutiny as we approach the Budget, a new report reveals that millions of lives have been saved and people lifted out of extreme poverty as a result of the bold pledges agreed at the G8 summit in Gleneagles eight years ago. More
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ONE responds to the Prime Minister's suggestion of diverting aid spending to bolster defence budget
Adrian Lovett, Europe Executive Director at ONE said: "Overcoming poverty in countries hit by conflict is a tough job, but it can be done." More
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EU budget summit: Lifesaving aid projects at risk from deeper cuts
The ONE Campaign is calling on EU leaders to reverse cuts to development aid spending at their budget summit this Thursday and Friday. The price of failure could be the closure of lifesaving aid projects according to ONE. More
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February EU budget summit: a second chance for leaders to do the right thing on aid
Reacting to the confirmation today that the EU budget will be on the agenda of the EU leaders’ summit on February 7-8, Eloise Todd, Brussels Director of ONE said: “Back in November, EU leaders were close to doing a deal on the budget that would have cut proposed lifesaving aid by more, in relative terms, than any other area of spending. The February summit is an opportunity to right that wrong. More
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Coalition mid-term review reaction: ONE responds to coalition government's announcement to deliver legislation on 0.7 international development spending target
ONE welcomes the government’s announcement in its mid-term review that it remains committed to deliver the proposed increase in aid to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income from 2013, and will enshrine this commitment in law. More
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ONE gives ‘care instructions’ to European leaders
On the eve of crucial talks in Brussels to decide the future of the European Union budget, European leaders have been urged to take special care of the small portion of European spending that saves lives in the world’s poorest countries. More
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Accountability Report shows Member States need to step up on development
The European Commission has today published a review of the progress the European Union and its Member States are making on financing for development. The annual accountability report finds the EU to be far behind on delivering its aid targets, and estimates that ‘at the current pace there is a delay of about 25 years on the path to 0.7%’, the commitment made by member states to invest 0.7% of national income in aid by 2015. More
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Hidden harm of austerity: Aid flows drop as economic crisis hits Europe’s promise to Africa
New analysis published today shows Europe’s economic crisis has taken its toll on aid flows, with aid from the European Union declining for the first time since 2002, and 14 EU countries decreasing aid in 2011. More
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ONE welcomes the OECD’s review of EU development assistance while Council negotiations on the post-2013 budget gain momentum
Anti-poverty group ONE today welcomed the OECD’s assessment that European Union development assistance has improved, but stressed that more must be done to ensure it is as effective as possible. More
