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ONE responds to news of Pfizer/BioNTech UK vaccine approval, warns rich countries must not hoard vaccines at expense of poor
Today’s good news about the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine being approved is also a reminder that rich countries must not hoard the vaccine at the expense of the poor, or it risks prolonging the pandemic
ONE sounds the alarm: the European Parliament supports making development aid conditional to migration control
Brussels – The European Parliament voted in favour yesterday of a report on “Improving development effectiveness and efficiency of aid” which makes development aid conditional to migration control.
In reaction…
ONE responds to cuts to UK aid budget in Chancellor’s Spending Review
If nothing else, 2020 has served as a wake-up call about the importance of addressing global challenges. Today’s announcement suggests that the British Government didn’t get the message.
ONE Campaign statement on proposed cuts to UK aid
Proposed cuts to UK aid would undermine the UK’s international standing, but also pose a risk to people both at home and abroad.
ONE urges the G20 to be more ambitious with their Common Framework proposal
As G20 Finance Ministers gather for the last time this year, Dr David McNair, ONE’s Global Policy Director, warned time is running out for the world’s poorest countries.
Following Zambia’s…
ONE reacts to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial
Reacting to the new Moderna vaccine trial being nearly 95% effective, Jenny Ottenhoff, Senior Policy Director at the ONE Campaign said:
“This is extremely good news, but the fight…
“A LOSE-LOSE SITUATION” – ONE RESPONDS TO ZAMBIA’S DEFAULT
In response to the news that Zambia will become the first African nation to default on its loans since the pandemic, Edwin Ikhuoria, ONE’s Africa Executive Director, said:
“Zambia may…
“UTTERLY DISAPPOINTING” – ONE reacts to the G20 Common Framework
Following the news that the G20 countries have endorsed the Common Framework, Dr David McNair, ONE’s Global Policy Director, warned the agreement lacked ambition.
He said: “Today’s announcement is…
ONE reacts to new deal on the EU’s long term budget
Following the latest round of talks between the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council, EU decision-makers reached an agreement worth €16bn on the EU’s next long-term budget, increasing…
ONE Campaign reacts to World Bank Annual Meeting
WASHINGTON — In response to today’s announcement by the World Bank that it will consider issuing a supplemental of emergency COVID-19 relief, The ONE Campaign released the below statement…
“IT DIDN’T GO FAR ENOUGH” – ONE response to the G20 Finance Ministers meeting
Following today’s announcement that G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors decided to extend the debt service suspension initiative for the world’s poorest countries until the end of June 2021, and agreed in…
World’s poorest countries fighting COVID-19 with both hands tied behind their backs
New analysis from the ONE Campaign warns that the world’s poorest countries could be denied $51 billion to help fight COVID-19 if international creditors refuse to offer a temporary…