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Agriculture Appropriations

ONE urges the US Congress to fully fund the President's commitment to agriculture assistance in the developing world. MORE

2009 G8 Summit

The G8 has just one year until the historical commitments made to the poorest at the Gleneagles Summit in 2005 are to be delivered. MORE

DATA Report 2009

The DATA Report charts how well the G8 countries are moving toward meeting their 2005 commitments to developing countries.
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SMART Aid

ONE advocates that all aid should become ‘SMART aid'. MORE

Jul 2 2009

Dear G8,

Posted by Nora Coghlan

On Tuesday, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus and the former President of Ireland Mary Robinson joined together to present the G8 with one simple request: send every child to school.In an open letter to the leaders of the G8 countries, the group asked for the G8 ... More

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Jul 2 2009

HIV Travel Ban Set to be Lifted

Posted by Rena Pacheco-Theard

The Obama administration is moving forward with a rule change that would end the current regulation preventing HIV-positive individuals from entering the U.S. The proposed change, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within HHS, appeared in today’s Federal Register. The posting is a request ... More

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Jul 2 2009

Not Letting the Vultures ‘Carri-on’: New African Legal Support

Posted by Rena Pacheco-Theard

On Monday, the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched the Africa Legal Support Facility. The initiative is intended to provide funding and advice to African governments navigating complex commercial transactions or facing litigation by vulture funds. As the name implies, these funds ‘prey’ on distressed investments purchased at heavy discount (the ... More

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Jun 30 2009

Schneidman: Helping Africa Save Itself

Posted by Virginia Simmons

Witney W. Schneidman, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Of State For African Affairs In The Clinton Administration, and friend to ONE, published this important article about aid in the July 13, 2009, issue of Newsweek. The beginning of his article is below, the full piece is on the Newsweek ... More

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Jun 30 2009

UN Conference: "Recovering from Global Crisis"

Posted by Margaret McDonnell

I wanted to report back on another interesting session that I attended during last week’s UN Conference.  It was titled “Recovering from Global Crisis: Towards an Action plan for Africa and the Least Developed Countries” and included Dr Dipu Moni, the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh; Dr Asha-Rose Migiro, UN ... More

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Jun 29 2009

HIV/AIDS & Tuberculosis: The Deadly Duo

Posted by Pooja Gupta

At a congressional briefing last Thursday, leading global health experts pushed for stronger U.S. leadership and more aggressive global policies to combat HIV/TB co-infection worldwide. The hearing coincided with the Center for Global Health Policy’s release of “Deadly Duo: The Synergy Between HIV/AIDS & Tuberculosis”, which echoed ... More

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