Press Releases from 2008
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Missed Opportunities at Doha
ends. With the financial crisis and the Presidential transition in the USA, expectations on this
conference had been low - and they were certainly not exceeded. More -
ONE welcomes EU €760m for world’s poorest farmers
Member States urged not to take funds from bilateral aid. More
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Crunch time as fate of EU €1 billion to world’s poorest farmers hangs in the balance
As almost 1 billion go hungry worldwide, tomorrow the EU decides on the level of its
response. Member States are stalling over source of the €1 billion. The political will of a few key players will be decisive on the outcome. More -
Economic Summit Must Provide Solutions for All Nations, Not Just Powerful Countries
The world's poorest countries may not have a seat at this weekend's global financial summit, but they
must not be left behind by the leaders of the global economic powers. More -
Proposed aid budget deeply damaging for Africa and for France
Lifesaving projects in Africa will not be funded
France will be overtaken this year by Germany in its support to Africa
Obama commits to double American aid
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ONE Reacts to World Bank-IMF Closing News Briefing
"While we feed the world's banks, we must feed the hungry, too." More
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Bono and ONE praise Irish leadership on agriculture and hunger crisis in Africa; call for reallocation of unspent European funds to save lives
Today Bono, a member of the Irish Hunger Task Force (IHTF), will join Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and fellow commissioners Sheila Sisulu of the World Food Program, Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University and IHTF chair Joe Walsh to present the findings of the IHTF at the UN emergency meeting on the Millennium Development Goals in New York. More
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On the Line: the Future of the Millennium Development Goals; On the Hook: the World’s Leading Nations; On the Ground: ONE, Bono, and Bob Geldof join activists to lobby
World leaders to fight disease, hunger and extreme poverty - Call for accelerating progress on the Millennium Development Goals. More
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Time to turn donors' words on aid effectiveness into action
Tortuous negotiations end with some important steps on predictability, use of country systems and aid transparency, but much remains to be done. More
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ONE welcomes EU 1 billion for long term solution to food crisis in developing world
EU leadership on EU 1 billion must be backed by swift action says organisation supported by Geldof and Bono. More
