Past Campaigns

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  • ONE Vote 2010

    4 Feb. 2010

    In the weeks running up to 2010 UK election ONE asked party leaders to go ‘On the Record’ with their plans for fighting extreme poverty.
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  • Drop Haitian Debt

    15 Jan. 2010

    Following the terrible earthquake that struck the country in January 2010, ONE members took action, calling for the cancellation of Haiti's existing debt and demanding that new aid was provided in the form of grants.
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  • Copenhagen

    19 Nov. 2009

    In the run up to the 2009 Copenhagen climate change meeting ONE members asked Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to stop world leaders double counting money that is meant to help developing countries adapt to climate change.
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  • Prioritise a promise

    9 Nov. 2009

    The UK has been a historic leader on development assistance, and now we’ve got a chance to enshrine that leadership into law. MORE

  • Stand Up 2009

    19 Oct. 2009

    On October 16-18 2009 ONE members stood up, literally rising from a seated or squatting position, against extreme poverty. They joined an amazing 173 million people around the world in a new world record.
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  • Ask the G20 to Go to Africa

    20 Sept. 2009

    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.
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  • A Simple Request to the G8

    15 May 2009

    May - July 2008

    For six weeks, ONE encouraged Japan to lead the G8 in stepping up delivery of their commitments on healthcare, agriculture, and education.
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  • German Chocolate: 2008 Official Development Assistance

    12 May 2009

    February - November 2008

    In 2008 -- following the 2007 G8 Summit hosted by German Chancellor Merkel -- ONE used billboards, an open letter and chocolate to keep Africa and development issues center stage for leading politicians, media, national and international activists, and the general public. MORE

  • The London G20 Summit

    12 May 2009

    December 2008 - April 2009

    For three months ahead of the London G20 Summit, ONE members urged world leaders to listen to and address the needs of developing countries, particularly in Africa. MORE

  • Hillary Clinton's Confirmation Hearing

    1 Jan. 2009

    January 2009

    In just four days, hundreds of U.S. ONE members helped convince senators on the Foreign Relations Committee to make global poverty a focus of Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing to become Secretary of State, sending a strong signal that this should be a key priority for the Obama Administration. MORE