Campaigns
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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
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Make education for all a reality
During the 2010 Football Worlc Cup in South Africa our friends at 1GOAL presented a giant yellow card to President Zuma containing the names and messages from supporters around the world, including more than 10,000 ONE members, all calling on world leaders to provide education for 72 million children worldwide by 2015. More
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3.5 million healthworkers needed
The facts are shocking: Every year more than 300,000 women die in pregnancy and childbirth; 3.6 million children die within their first month of life and 5.2 million more die before they reach 5 years of age. More
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Make Bankers Give Back
On 16 June 2010 ONE met with Hugo Sobral, adviser to the EC's President Barroso on Development and Climate Change, to hand over our petition on using the revenue from a tax on banks to reduce extreme poverty. Mr Sobral took the message straight to the President and received a positive response. More
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Act for Mums
In April 2010 G8 development ministers met in Canada, to put together a global plan to improve maternal and child health. Every year more than 300,000 women die in pregnancy and childbirth; 3.6 million children die within their first month of life and 5.2 million more die before they reach 5 years of age. More
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ONE Vote 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
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
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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