Press Releases related to Development Assistance
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ONE Statement on the House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for FY2012
We believe the current bill could have harmful consequences on America's effective work in saving lives and lifting people out of extreme poverty. We look forward to working with both the House and Senate to restore funding in key global health and development accounts as the budget process moves forward. MORE
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ONE Statement on the Growing Crisis and Famine in the Horn of Africa
As ONE's on-the-ground partners work to address the immediate crisis, ONE is calling on Congress to support cost-effective, results-driven programs in the FY2012 budget that fight the root causes of world hunger, in particular those focused on long-term agricultural productivity that enable families to grow food to feed themselves - all for less than 1% of the U.S. budget. As Congress debates significant spending cuts to drive down the deficit, we must not forget America's life-saving legacy of helping the most vulnerable and we must protect long-term efforts to avoid crises like the current famine in the Horn of Africa.
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American Voices in Support of Saving Lives
As Congress makes difficult decisions regarding the United States budget, ONE members from across the U.S. are urging lawmakers to make careful choices, establish key priorities, and avoid drastic cuts to a tiny section of the budget that would save little, but cost millions of lives. MORE
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ONE, World Vision and broad faith-based coalition urge U.S. Senate on humanitarian aid
A coalition of 30 Christian and Jewish organizations in the U.S. have joined together with the ONE Campaign to urge senators now considering fiscal 2011 budget measures to reverse the disproportionate and devastating cuts to international assistance approved by House lawmakers last week.
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ONE Launches “ONE Vote 2010”
ONE launched the "ONE Vote 2010 campaign, a bipartisan effort to engage candidates, elected leaders and voters alike in America's fight against global poverty and preventable disease, and for good governance and accountability. ONE Vote 2010 will target key open Senate seat races in Illinois, Ohio, New Hampshire, Florida, Indiana and other states to bring both sides of the political aisle together to invest in proven solutions that save lives and beat back extreme poverty.
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FOREIGN OP BUDGET CUTS HIT WORLD’S POOREST, STEPS BACK ON AMERICA’S COMMITMENTS
A House Appropriations Subcommittee cut the President's FY2011 request by $4 billion, slashing the primary source of funding for America's foreign assistance programs that deliver critical global health, development, and hunger-fighting efforts. MORE
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G20 WORKING GROUPS SHOULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW AFRICAN PARTNERSHIP
The final G20 communiqué announced the creation of two working groups to focus on anti-corruption and international development. In expanding its portfolio, the G20 is acknowledging that these factors are inextricably tied to economic health and growth both in the developed and developing world, ONE said. MORE
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AFRICANS MUST HAVE GREATER VOICE AT G20 TABLE
As the G8 Summit in Muskoka wrapped up and expanded to the larger G20 Summit in Toronto, ONE said that while the global economic situation must be addressed at both Summits, the issue of development and the promises made to the world's poorest must not be forgotten. MORE
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ONE's Statement on G8 Muskoka Accountability Report
After the release of the Muskoka Accountability Report, ONE made the following statement to emphasize the need for past and future poverty-fighting commitments to be accountable, measurable and transparent.
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G8’s Africa pledge delivered ‘historic results’ for world’s poorest, DATA Report says
ONE's 2010 DATA Report shows that promises made to African countries at the 2005 Gleneagles G8 Summit have yielded historic increases in development assistance and lifesaving results on the ground over the past five years. This final assessment gauges countries on the scope of the overall commitment, the delivery of that commitment, and evaluates each country's plan for 2010 and beyond. MORE