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  • IMF: May the best candidate win

    Aug. 3 2011

    In the summer of 2011, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched a search for a new Managing Director. This was an important moment for the fight against extreme poverty, as the IMF sets key global economic policies that impact the world's poorest people (take debt relief, for instance). MORE

  • Bono and K’naan Meet with Somali Minnesotans in Minneapolis, Urge Action on Growing Famine in the Horn of Africa

    July 23 2011

    Bono, U2 lead singer and cofounder of ONE, the global anti-poverty advocacy group, and K'naan, the Somali-born singer and poet, met last evening with members of the Somali community in Minneapolis to discuss the growing famine in the Horn of Africa, where a food crisis is threatening the lives of 11.6 million men, women and children according to the UN. After the meeting, during U2's performance in Minneapolis, Bono and K'naan performed a duet of "Stand by Me" in solidarity with the people of Somalia. Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota are home to the largest concentration of Somalis in the United States.
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  • G20 WORKING GROUPS SHOULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW AFRICAN PARTNERSHIP

    June 27 2010

    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

  • Rep. Connolly, Experts Discuss America’s Role in Fight against Global Poverty

    May 3 2010

    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

  • STATEMENT ON BONO’S MEETING TODAY WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA

    April 30 2010

    Bono, U2 lead singer and cofounder of ONE, met today with President Obama and members of his national security staff to discuss the Administration's development strategy heading into the upcoming G8 and G20 meetings in Canada and September's UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals. 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

  • Kenyan Slum Youth Group Wins 2009 ONE Africa Award

    Nov. 15 2009

    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

  • Transparency International

    Oct. 8 2009

    TI-USA works at home and abroad to combat corruption and promote transparency and integrity in government, business and development assistance. MORE

  • 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

  • President Obama's Visit to Ghana: Starting the Conversation

    July 9 2009

    July 10-11, 2009, President Obama visited Ghana, his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as President. The trip, which comes on the heels of the G8, was an opportunity to not only highlight Ghana as a beacon of democracy and progress on the continent, but to amplify a broader discussion about how the U.S. can support African efforts to improve governance and lay the groundwork for effective development. MORE