Ask the G20 to Go to Africa
Ahead of the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh, ONE asked leaders to schedule future meetings of the group in Africa. As ONE members, we know Africa has the potential to be an economic engine of the 21st century and must be a part of the global economic recovery. Now we need to convince the world.
As the leaders of the twenty wealthiest and most powerful nations meet in Pittsburgh for the G20 Summit September 24-25, 2009, we must convince them to hold an upcoming summit in Africa and focus the world on Africa's opportunities and promise.
Campaign Milestones
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Sep 22 2009
ONE takes Pittsburgh!
Ahead of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, ONE sent a message to all visiting leaders: Africa is part of the solution
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Sep 25 2009
Amazing Mural Unveiled
Ahead of the G20 meeting, ONE unveiled a 100 foot banner asking world leaders to hold a G20 summit in Africa.
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Sep 30 2009
ONE's Analysis of the G20 Pittsburgh Communique
The Pittsburgh Summit on 25th September was another chance to highlight the need to bring Africa into the center of the global economic recovery. While the G20 agenda was primarily focussed on following up on financial system reforms from the London summit, they reaffirmed previous commitments that they have made to the poor.
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Quick Facts
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The amount of future G20 meetings scheduled to take place in Africa
100 feet
The length of the mural ONE supporters unveiled in Pittsburgh during the summit
Impact
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Visit Africa
By securing commitments from all of the 2008 U.S. presidential candidates, ONE members ensured that the next president would bring important attention to Africa and development policy no matter who won the election.
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