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#GirlsCount – Why Educating Every Girl is Good for Everyone

Educating girls is one of the most effective tools in the fight against extreme poverty. Globally, 130 million girls are not in school – ONE

Leaders and trailblazers unite with thousands of activists in global campaign to demand education for world’s poorest girls

An eclectic alliance of activists and trailblazers have joined forces to highlight the plight of 130 million girls denied an education globally. The group – which includes Facebook COO Sheryl…

EU parliament gets serious about responding to the Panama Papers by fighting corruption and tax abuse

BRUSSELS, 28 FEBRUARY 2017 – Members of the European Parliament agreed today to strengthen the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, a crucial tool for both the EU and third countries in the…

ONE Campaign: Oslo summit builds momentum to help crisis-struck Nigeria and Lake Chad region – but partners must do more and be held accountable for delivery so pledges become lives saved

The life-saving funds pledged today at the Oslo Conference to address the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region must flow through fully transparent budgets, warned ONE Co-Founder…

Hosting is the start, now implement the strategic compact North-eastern Nigeria & Lake Chad Region desperately need

The ONE Campaign has praised Norway, Germany and Nigeria for highlighting the urgent humanitarian and development needs of North-east Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region. However, the anti-poverty group has…

2017 must be the year of Africa

The ONE Campaign calls for a doubling of investments for Africa, focused on education, employment and empowerment – in order to harness Africa’s population boom by 2050. Brussels, 16 February…

ONE names Gayle E. Smith president and chief executive officer

After an extensive worldwide search, the board of The ONE Campaign has named Gayle E. Smith — a top advisor on development issues to two American presidents and one of the world’s leading experts on global development — as president and chief executive officer.

Full transparency only way to maintain public trust in UK AID

Anti-poverty group ONE today (SUNDAY) urges DFID to set an example and censure Adam Smith International after a damning report claimed it acted “inappropriately” by making up testimonials for…

ONE responds to Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech on Brexit

Following the Prime Minister’s speech on how the UK will leave the European Union, where Theresa May spoke of the importance of a ‘truly global Britain’, the ONE Campaign…

Aid at highest levels but not enough goes to the poorest countries says ONE Campaign

The ONE Campaign responds to OECD Development Assistance Committee confirmed aid levels for 2015 The ONE Campaign welcomes new statistics that confirm aid has reached record levels in 2015, but…

Transparency missing under the EU Christmas tree

EU Member states today rejected the European Commission’s proposal to make information about who owns and controls EU companies and trusts public.

ONE calls on Open Government Partnership Summit to stamp out corruption and illegal tax evasion

Paris, the 5th December 5, 2016 – Anti-poverty group ONE is calling on member states of the Open Government Partnership meeting in Paris this week to commit to ‘concrete’…