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FAO World Food Summit in the News
This week we’re tracking the World Food Summit, which is taking place in Rome. Check out the articles below to see what major news outlets are saying about the summit, including the link between food security and climate change and child health, as well as how the events are ... More
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What do we want from Copenhagen?
As policy makers prepare to meet to negotiate a global climate deal next month in Copenhagen everyone at ONE will be doing their upmost to ensure the best possible deal for the world’s poorest communities, especially in Africa.In advance of the meeting ONE has released a new policy ... More
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A starting position from the EU
The European Council has just wrapped up this afternoon. One of the aims of this European Council was to firmly establish the EU’s position ahead of the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December and the conclusions from the meeting have now been published.At a time when some ... More
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G7 could do more for world’s poorest
Last Thursday, the Center for Global Development (CGD) released the 2009 Commitment to Development Index (CDI), their annual ranking of rich countries based on their policies to help the developing world. CGD has published the CDI since 2003 in an effort to move beyond looking at just aid and evaluate ... More
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Global Fund announces largest single malaria initiative in history
Today, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria announced the largest single malaria initiative ever signed by the Global Fund, which will provide the resources for 30 million bed-nets in Nigeria. Each year, there are approximately 57 million cases of ... More
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No clear winner
On Monday, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced that they would not award their $5 million prize for excellence in African leadership this year. The Foundation, created by Sudanese telecommunications mogul Mo Ibrahim, has awarded the prize for the past two years to encourage responsible, democratic leadership across Africa. The prize ... More
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Kenyan Slum Youth Group Wins 2009 ONE Africa Award
A community organization founded by young people in Nairobi's slums has won the ONE Africa Award, an annual prize given by the global anti-poverty group to honor ground-breaking work by African non-governmental organizations. MORE
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ONE reaction to G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St Andrews
Warm words alone won’t fight poverty or climate change. While the hosts can be commended for trying, the G20 collectively have failed to ensure that the resources to help the poorest countries adapt to climate change would be additional to existing development assistance. MORE
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Global climate deal ‘matter of life and death’ for millions in Africa - ONE
Finance Ministers from G20 countries meeting in Scotland this weekend are being urged to keep the world’s poorest high on their agenda as they discuss how to help developing countries adapt to the disastrous impacts of climate change – and contribute to stemming its rise. MORE