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The EU announces new funds to support refugees within its own borders
BRUSSELS, 2 MARCH 2016. European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Christos Stylianides announced today an emergency programme to support refugees within Europe’s borders. The EU will allocate…
The ONE Campaign responds to GSMA announcement on SDGs
Jamie Drummond, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The ONE Campaign, said:
“GSMA’s recognition of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development is a boon to the fight against extreme poverty. Through…
OECD members agree to broaden overseas aid definition
BRUSSELS, 19 FEBRUARY 2016. OECD development ministers gathered this week at a meeting of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in Paris. OECD members agreed to broaden existing reporting…
The world’s poorest should not pay for the security and defence of Europe
Governments are considering diverting limited aid funds to security and defence, and may also increase the amount they use to cover refugee costs in rich countries
A large coalition of…
ECOFIN to discuss Anti-Tax Avoidance package – ONE calls for more transparency
The European Commission will present the recently launched EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Package to European Finance Ministers
Syria Conference: ONE welcomes new funds and urges donors to ensure they come on top of existing development aid.
Today, world leaders met in London to pledge new funding to support Syria and its refugees, in a conference co-hosted by UK, Germany, Kuwait, Norway, and the United Nations.
EU Anti-Tax Avoidance package: ONE calls for public country by country reporting
Today the European Commission officially launched the Anti-Tax Avoidance Package
The ONE Campaign urges Davos leaders to prioritise global nutrition and health investments in 2016
Global donors invest as much each year on improving basic nutrition as the Swiss spend on chocolate. Yet financially-savvy Davos delegates should know that improving nutrition is one of…
Liberia and West Africa are now officially certified free of Ebola transmission
Update 15/01/16: A new case of Ebola has been discovered in Sierra Leone, hours after the WHO declared West Africa Ebola free. This is a tragic reminder of the…
The ONE Campaign responds to Liberia and West Africa certified free of Ebola transmission
A new case of Ebola has been discovered in Sierra Leone, hours after the WHO declared West Africa Ebola free.
The ONE Campaign responds to Development Assistance Committee (DAC) figures on aid levels for 2014
Adrian Lovett, Europe Executive Director for The ONE Campaign, said:
“What a depressing start to the new year. These figures show that while overall aid levels reached their highest yet…
Parliament’s call for corporate transparency key to financing the fight against extreme poverty
In this report led by Anneliese Dodds (UK, S&D) and Luděk Niedermayer (Czech Republic, EPP), MEPs call on the Commission to propose legislation that will oblige all European multinational companies to publicly report their taxes and other financial information for every country in which they operate.