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  • ONE’s Statement on President Obama’s FY2011 Budget Request

    Feb. 1 2010

    ONE commented on President Obama's FY2011 budget request, which was released today and marks the start of the year-long budget process. MORE

  • Cindy McCain and Actress Connie Britton Among Influential Women Joining ONE Delegation to Africa

    Jan. 18 2010

    "Listening and Learning Tour" Aims to Raise Awareness and Empower Women In the Fight Against Poverty and Preventable Disease MORE

  • Food Security in Focus

    Oct. 14 2009

    Achieving food security for developing countries is an essential component of eradicating poverty. MORE

  • FEED Foundation

    Sept. 23 2009

    The FEED Foundation is a 501c3 organization dedicated to improving the global food system by raising funds and awareness for healthy and sustainable interventions, like international school-feeding and healthier school meals in America. MORE

  • “Hold G20 Summit in Africa”, anti-poverty group urges

    Sept. 23 2009

    World leaders meeting at the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Pittsburgh are being urged by the advocacy group ONE to put Africa at the heart of global recovery efforts by agreeing to hold a future summit on the continent in 2010.  MORE

  • 2009 Pittsburgh G20

    Sept. 11 2009

    Africa is part of the solution MORE

  • Summary of Recommendations for the 2009 Pittsburgh G20 Summit

    Sept. 11 2009

    Host an Upcoming G20 in Africa: Africa must be integrated into discussions on the global economic recovery. Made up of 900 million potential producers and consumers, Africa has enormous potential to bring long-term benefits to the rest of the world. The continent offers untapped resources-agricultural potential, economic opportunities and energy supplies-that could help resolve many of the world's current challenges. The first task of the G20 must be to bring Africa and other developing nations into the center of the global economic recovery plan. To acknowledge the importance of Africa and take the first step towards cultivating the potential of the continent, the G20 should agree to hold an upcoming Summit in Africa. Doing so will showcase the importance of the continent as a world partner and emphasize that Africa must be a part of the solution....
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  • Forge

    July 21 2009

    FORGE works with displaced communities in Africa to build the skills and capacities of refugees while they are in refugee camps to help them rebuild their post-conflict communities when they return home. MORE

  • ONE reaction to G8 food security communiqué

    July 10 2009

    The G8's US$20bn agreement to provide support for the world's poorest farmers was welcomed today by advocacy group ONE. The deal was expected to amount to US$15bn over three years, but at the last minute the communiqué announced the figure had risen to US$20bn. The deal also includes significant steps to make progress on the effectiveness of aid for agriculture.

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  • Keep Africa aid promises and act now to stem hunger, G8 told, or risk global irrelevance

    July 7 2009

    Leaders of the world's eight biggest economies must act this week to rescue their aid promises to Africa, advocacy group ONE said today, including agreeing a special deal for the continent's farmers. MORE