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Save 4 million children's lives in 5 years
In the spring of 2011, ONE launched a new childhood vaccines campaign to help save 4 million kids' lives in 5 years. The campaign specifically called for President Obama to help fund two proven new vaccines that would help stop pneumonia and diarrhea-two of the biggest killers of kids in poor countries. MORE
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Pledges for GAVI Alliance
On June 13th, 2011, donors from the public and private sectors pledged an impressive $4.3 billion to GAVI to support new and underutilized vaccines, far surpassing the $3.7 billion gap. Here's a closer look at exactly who pledged what amount.
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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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MUSKOKA INITIATIVE FAILS TO DELIVER FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
The much anticipated Muskoka Initiative fails to meet the needs of too many mothers and children in the poorest parts of the world, ONE said at the G8 Summit. 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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ONE Applauds Gates’ $1.5 Billion Commitment to Maternal and Child Health
ONE welcomed an announcement by Bill & Melinda Gates to commit $1.5 billion toward maternal, newborn and child health. The announcement comes nearly two weeks before G8 leaders will meet in Huntsville, Canada to forge a new maternal and child health initiative aimed at saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of mothers and millions of children. MORE
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STATEMENT ON BONO’S MEETING TODAY WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA
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
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ONE Calls on G8 to Produce Strong Child & Maternal Health Action Plan
As G8 Development Ministers leave Halifax, Nova Scotia today, ONE called the development meeting "productive but must follow up in June with a clear, tangible action plan to improve child and maternal health." Emphasizing the need for a plan, Canadian ONE member Jana Henderson today personally delivered a petition, signed by 10,191 ONE members, to Development Minster Bev Oda asking for a results-based, time-bound plan come out of this week's meeting. MORE
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American Refugee Committee
An international nonprofit bringing together refugees and disaster survivors with people from around the world who want to help them recover and take back control of their lives. MORE
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Melinda Gates, Melanne Verveer, Thousands of ONE Members Join Conference Call
On March 29, More than 4,000 members of the global anti-poverty group ONE joined an interactive conference call with Melinda Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ambassador Melanne Verveer, the first-ever U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues with the State Department, to rally supporters behind the power of women in developing countries to transform their countries. MORE