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Anti-poverty activists wave off Deputy Prime Minister De Croo at airport
BRUSSELS, 13 July. Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo left Brussels for Addis Ababa, where a key summit on financing for development will take place this week. Young anti-poverty…
ONE calls for Australia to shift aid to the world’s poorest
In the lead up to the Third International Conference on Finance for Development (FfD) being held in Addis Ababa next week (July 13-16), The ONE Campaign has released new analysis that reveals the poorest nations and the poorest people are being hardest hit by cuts to the Australian aid budget.
European Council lets down poorest
On June 25-26, the European Council took place in Brussels. EU Heads of State and Government made headway on migration, but they did not increase the EU’s commitment to…
The ONE Campaign response to FCO aid spending for Daily Mail
Diane Sheard, UK Director of The ONE Campaign, said: “By law, UK aid must help to reduce global poverty. If money is being used to fund schemes that don’t…
ONE response to reports on UK Foreign Office aid spending
Diane Sheard, UK Director of The ONE Campaign, said:
“British aid has saved millions of lives, and has vaccinated and educated millions of children. By law, our aid must…
At European Council, leaders should reverse perverse trend and give half of aid to poorest
On June 25-26, the European Council will take place in Brussels. ONE calls on the EU Heads of State and Government to increase the EU’s commitment to the fight…
Commission tax package: The meat is yet to come
BRUSSELS, June 17. Today, the European Commission presented the second part of a set of tax measures to tackle corporate tax avoidance.
Tax evasion poses a major drain on fiscal…
The ONE Campaign reacts to G7 Summit: ‘Elmau’s legacy must be more than a castle in the air’
As the G7 Summit concluded today, leaders agreed to work for an end to extreme poverty and hunger by 2030.
ONE calls for Australian government to consider developing countries in their fight against tax evasion
Yesterday (3 June 2015), the Australian government signed up to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s common reporting standard. The standard provides for the automatic exchange between governments of financial information with a view to increasing transparency and combating tax evasion.
Young Campaigners Demand More Than Hot Air From Leaders at G7
250 Youth Ambassadors Head To Munich For ‘ONE Summit’ To Ask World Leaders To Put Poorest First
Campaigners To Join Thousands At Rally To Unite Against Poverty
More than 250 young…
Putting the poorest people first
A new funding plan to deliver basic health and education for everyone is essential to end extreme poverty, according to The ONE Campaign’s DATA Report 2015: “Putting the Poorest First,” published today.
MEPs call on EU to give half of aid to poorest
Today, the European Parliament voted on the “Financing for Development” (FfD) report in preparation for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, taking place in Addis Ababa on…