Campaigns
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Protect European Aid
Last year ONE members successfully campaigned for the proposals on the next EU budget to include an increase in international aid. But this proposed new life-saving budget is now under threat. More
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Trillion Dollar Scandal
Irresponsible multinational companies are lobbying hard against effective new European laws that would lift the lid on the trillions of dollars they pay to governments across Africa for their natural resources. More
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Hungry No More
Drought may be an act of nature, but famine is not. The current crisis in the Horn of Africa is a man-made disaster that could have been avoided. But we don't have the necessary political will to stop the starving – and its causes. As a consequence, millions are affected and tens of thousands of children have died. More
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IMF - Fairness Required
Almost 48,000 ONE members signed our petition urging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to run an open, transparent and merit-based process for their top position. More
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Save 4 million children's lives in 5 years
June 2011 saw an incredible campaign success for ONE and our partners. World leaders promised a remarkable $4.3 billion over the next 5 years to support the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) in their drive to save lives by making new and underused vaccines available in the world’s poorest countries. This is well over the target of $3.7 billion. More
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Support Transparency
Too often African countries rich in natural resources have been plagued by instability, corruption and huge inequality. But it doesn't need to be like this. The first step is transparency - we need all companies to disclose exactly how much they pay governments for the right to extract natural resources. More
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The ONE Baby Protest
Every day, more than 1,000 babies are born with HIV. But a simple treatment can stop a mother passing the virus to her unborn baby. Speaking up on their behalf as part of the ONE Baby Protest.
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Call on the IMF to freeze Pakistan’s debt
On 14 November 2010, ONE was part of a campaign coalition that delivered a petition signed by over 200,000 people calling for Pakistan’s debt to be frozen. This sent a strong message that rich countries should ensure Pakistan has as much of its own resources possible to spend on reconstruction after the devastating floods earlier this year. More
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Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela!
When Mandela was born, his father named him Rolihlahla, an Xhosa word affectionately meaning “troublemaker.” While the world would later come to know this boy as Nelson – the English name given by his teacher on his first day of school—Mandela has spent a lifetime stirring up an inspiring dose of trouble. More