There are many factors that are inhibiting those suffering from the food crisis in Somalia to leave their country and seek help, food and refuge elsewhere — but al-Shabaab, a terrorist organization that controls much of south-central Somalia, is making it virtually impossible. Infographic courtesy of OCHA.Currently, there are more than 1.46 million internally displaced
Last Thursday night, the ONE Washington, D.C., interns hosted a “ONE Night of Living Proof” happy hour event on Capitol Hill to spread the word about extreme poverty and attract new ONE members.
US Army Captain Vincent Fry performs a check-up on a boy in Djibouti. Photo credit: Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Pratt/ US Air Force. At a recent Congressional hearing, chaired by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4), officials said that despite difficulties with initial misconceptions, AFRICOM serves a vital role in security and aid delivery in Africa. The House
Photo Credit: Flickr stream of futureatlascom Trade = development, but only with transparency. Last month, at the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about continuing challenges and new solutions for success in US-Africa trade relations. AGOA is a trade preference program which aims to jump start economic development
A year ago to this day, ONE celebrated the success of Congress in passing a new law to improve transparency in extractive industries. The Cardin-Lugar Transparency Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as it is called, was supported by ONE members and Publish What You Pay, and sponsored by senators
In a recent opinion editorial published in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Daniel W. Yohannes, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and leading African philanthropist and ONE board member, Dr. Mo Ibrahim, highlighted achievements and opportunities presented by increased trade with Africa. Both Yohannes and Ibrahim, who are recognized leaders in African development, offered the
A few weeks ago, the US Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution to honor World Malaria Day, reaffirming US dedication to the fight against malaria (read more about malaria here). The resolution recognizes the importance of combating malaria and supports the goals of World Malaria Day, including ending deaths caused by malaria by 2015. Senators
In a hearing last week, members of the House of Representatives discussed requests by the World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) for recapitalization and increases in US funding. MDBs are essential to international development efforts in providing grants and loans to the poorest countries in the world. They finance infrastructure development and important
Help us thank Congress for their efforts to win a US pledge for vaccines that will save the lives of millions of children. On Monday morning, ONE members woke up to the fantastic news that the Obama administration had pledged $450 million over the next three years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations
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