This spring, the UN is meeting to decide the framework for ending global poverty. The agenda set at that meeting will affect the livelihoods, the health, and the futures of millions of the world’s poorest people. But right now, those people are not involved in that agenda-setting process. ONE believes that the path to ending extreme poverty must be one that factors in the voices of those actually living in extreme poverty. Sign our global petition urging world leaders to make sure the plan to end extreme poverty is specific, measurable & accountable.
Too many people in the world’s poorest countries don’t have access to information about what their governments do with their resources. Too often, this secrecy leads to inefficiency, unfair deals, misspent funds and money lining the pockets of the politically powerful.
Extreme poverty can be virtually eliminated by 2030, but only if the #G8 takes action NOW.
Forget “be the change” – try being the “momentum”! A few months ago, Bono made a really huge statement during his TED Talk: Extreme poverty can be virtually eliminated by 2030. If it sounds too good to be true, consider this: it’s going to take an extraordinary amount of support from both activists and world leaders
The Revenue Watch Institute today released its 2013 Resource Governance Index (RGI), which measures the transparency and accountability in oil, gas and mining sectors across 58 countries. The findings reveal that only 11 of the 58 countries assessed have satisfactory standards of transparency and accountability in oil, gas and mining. In the other 47 countries,
A few weeks ago, a few House Republicans introduced H.R. 1613, the innocuous sounding “Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement Act”. A little over four pages long, H.R. 1613 is primarily designed to provide Congressional approval to a US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement (TBA) signed by both governments over a year ago.
Transparency gives citizens the power to hold their leaders to account. It can help ensure development assistance is spent efficiently and effectively. It can help ensure that government spending reflects real priorities and give countries a fair deal from oil, gas and mining companies for the exploitation of their natural resources. And it can help ensure that all revenues are spent effectively, to help people to move out of poverty.
Extreme poverty can be virtually eliminated by 2030, but only if the #G8 takes action NOW.