Press Releases related to Aid Effectiveness
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ONE Praises Introduction of Bipartisan Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012
ONE applauds the bipartisan introduction of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012. Its passage will make America's efforts to prevent disease and lift millions out of extreme poverty more effective, accountable, and transparent.
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ONE Statement on Recent News Reports on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Today, anti-poverty group ONE issued the following statement on recent news reports on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria MORE
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Bono: Transparency Policy in Banking Bill Battles Corruption Abroad, Helps World’s Poorest Hold Leaders Accountable
Today, the Senate passed financial regulation legislation which included the Cardin-Lugar amendment, The Energy Security Through Transparency (ESTT) Act. The amendment requires all companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange to disclose what they pay to foreign governments for extracting resources such as oil and gas, mining materials, gold, and diamonds. The Transparency Act will be a valuable tool to advance good governance and to promote economic growth. MORE
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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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G8 AND G20 MUST STEP UP TO SAVE LIVES
In advance of the G8 and G20 Summits in Canada, global anti-poverty group ONE called on leaders to boost momentum towards achieving the anti-poverty Millennium Development Goals and agree to a vigorous maternal and child health initiative that includes critical accountability measures. MORE
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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
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Feed the Future Initiative is a Smarter Way to Fight Hunger and Poverty
The global anti-poverty advocacy organization ONE enthusiastically backed the "Feed the Future" initiative that will make historic, coordinated investments in poor farmers to fight hunger and bring food security to millions around the world. Details about the new initiative were presented today by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah at the Chicago Council's Global Agriculture and Food Security Symposium in Washington, D.C., an event co-hosted by ONE. MORE
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Rep. Connolly, Experts Discuss America’s Role in Fight against Global Poverty
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined global poverty experts, activists, students, professors and members of the global organization ONE at George Mason University to discuss America's impact in the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease around the world. MORE