ONE in the News
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World Leaders Take Fresh Approach on Global Hunger
AP - 7/11/09. "In the last minute of extra time, it looks like a surprise goal was scored for the world's farmers and the world's hungry," said Bono, the U2 frontman and co-founder of the anti-poverty group ONE. "If there is real new money here backing these serious ideas then it is a great start." MORE
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G8 Unfurls 20 Billion Dollar Boost for Food Production
The Independent - 7/11/09. The article consists of two responses to the question "Is Aid the Best Way for Rich Countries to Help the Developing World?" ONE's Oliver Buston writes the "Yes" answer. MORE
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Aid Agency Hails G8 Pledge, Calls for Clarity
Xinhua - 7/11/09. Story about ONE. "An aid campaign group welcomed on Friday a food security initiative by the Group of Eight (G8) most developed countries to fight world hunger, while calling for clarity of their commitments to Africa. In a press release, the ONE aid group hailed the pledge of the 20 billion-U.S. dollar aid announced at the end of the summit by the world's eight leading developed countries." MORE
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PM Blasts Broken Promises
Canwest News Service - 7/11/09. Canada will use its status as host of the next G8 summit to convince world leaders to end their practice of promising but not delivering help to the world's desperately poor and hungry, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said here Friday. Canada, the U.S. and Japan were recently praised by Bill Gates and Bob Geldof, speaking on behalf of the anti-poverty group ONE, for meeting or exceeding their 2005 commitments to double aid to Africa. France and Italy were singled out for falling far short. MORE
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Ghanaian Media Awaits Obama
Huffington Post - 7/11/09. The Huffington Post crossposts an entry on ONE's blog from Sena Atoklo, a broadcast journalist and resident of Ghana. He writes that the Ghanaian media is making sure that it is not left out of the whole frenzy of welcoming President Obama: this week has seen a lot of coverage on the Obama visit. Huffpost says: Over the next week, he'll be sending in posts to the ONE Blog on Obama's visit to Ghana and how Ghanaians are reacting to it. MORE
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G8: Food Aid Pledge Expected
Ansa (Italy) - 7/10/09. One Europe Director Oliver Buston also called on governments to ''take a step forward and prove that the sums promised are new''. ''The nations must clarify what they intend to do and when. Some countries have already done so, others haven't''. According to One, sub-Saharan Africa would need $25 billion over the next three years to sustain its agricultural sector. MORE
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G8 to Pledge Funding for Food Security
EU Observer - 7/10/09. Before leaving for Italy, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso told journalists the aim was to go further than just creating self-sufficiency in the developing world. Italy and France have been criticized by the anti-poverty group One, led by Bob Geldof and U2's Bono, for failing to meet the Gleneagles promise to double aid to Africa by 2010. MORE
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Obama's Direct Line to the Heart of Africa
The London Times - 7/10/09. President Obama has proposed an 8 per cent increase for next year, bringing all US aid to $8.8 billion with a 10 per cent increase for Africa. And he has promised to double foreign assistance again by 2015. The caveat is that much of that aid is bilateral and tied to American goods and services. ONE, the aid advocacy organisation, ranks it second to last for aid effectiveness among the G7 donors. MORE
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G8's Broken Promises to Africa
ABC World News - 7/10/09. ABC world news produced an online video that features ONE prominently, including an interview with Olly Buston. MORE
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G8 Nations Pledge US $20 Billion for Agriculture
All Africa - 7/10/09. Rock star Bono, a founder of the ONE campaign, said Obama had provided "a stimulus package for the agricultural sector that is smart and innovative." But fellow musician Bob Geldof questioned whether Italy, which hosted the summit, would live up to its promises. MORE