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• Quiet majority of the British people agree we can afford to deliver more aid

  1 Feb. 2012

  Responding to news reports (The Sun, Delaid) that the UK Government will not immediately seek to enshrine in law a commitment to invest 0.7% of national income in aid, Adrian Lovett, Europe Director of anti-poverty campaign group ONE, said:"The Prime Minister was right to promise legislation to enshrine in law an investment of 0.7% of national income in aid and he should bring it forward as soon as possible." More

• ONE Congratulates the Global Fund on its 10th Anniversary

  26 Jan. 2012

  Michael Elliott, President and CEO of The ONE Campaign, today issued the following statement regarding the 10^th Anniversary of the Global Fund. More

• Government Corruption Casts Shadow over International Football Tournament

  23 Jan. 2012

  As world famous players from football clubs across Europe gather to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations, Europe's leaders have been urged to take swift action to help combat the rampant corruption and misuse of funds seen in host nation Equatorial Guinea. Campaign groups EG Justice and ONE have joined forces to call on the European Union to quickly adopt robust new rules that would force many of the multinational companies operating in Equatorial Guinea to publish the payments they make to the government for the right to extract oil. More

• ONE and (RED) Launch (2015)QUILT to Fight AIDS

  1 Dec. 2011

  This World AIDS Day, December 1, ONE and (RED) will join together to launch the (2015)QUILT (www.2015quilt.com)- an innovative social media initiative designed to bring people from all over the world together to fight for a historic achievement - the delivery of the first AIDS free generation in the more than 30 years since the virus was first diagnosed.
  
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• ONE Response to UK Autumn Statement

  29 Nov. 2011

  In response to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement Adrian Lovett, Europe Director of anti-poverty campaign ONE, said:   "George Osborne's confirmation that Britain will invest 0.7% of national income in overseas aid is good news. Our aid is saving lives and building livelihoods - and it is in Britain's long-term interest as we seek new global opportunities for UK business. 
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• The future of aid: ONE calls for focus on transparency, accountability and results at Busan

  28 Nov. 2011

  As 2500 people prepare to convene in South Korea to discuss the future of international aid, anti-poverty campaign group ONE has called for donors to be held accountable for the promises they make to improve the way aid is delivered to the world's poor.  More

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