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Strong Girl: Africa’s top women singers raise their voices to fight poverty
An outstanding line-up of top women musicians from across Africa have joined forces with ONE to create a brand new song called Strong Girl, a rally cry to empower girls and women everywhere.
The ONE Campaign responds to the reappointment of Justine Greening as International Development Secretary following UK General Election
Diane Sheard, UK Director of The ONE Campaign welcomes the reappointment of Justine Greening as Secretary of State for International Development.
In Celebration of the Royal Birth, ONE Shares Facts on World’s Progress On Maternal And Child Health
As we await the safe arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second child, anti-poverty organisation ONE joins in the nation’s excitement in expectation of the newest member of the royal family.
Scotland’s front-seat role in International Development: Political Parties debate UK aid days before election
The major political parties in Scotland set out their approaches to overseas aid and development at a general election debate just days before the country goes to the polls.
At ECOFIN, ONE urges Finance Ministers to commit to tax transparency
Tax evasion poses a major drain on fiscal resources in Europe. But it is not just the EU that suffers: last year, developing countries lost an estimated $1 trillion…
Anti-poverty activists invade the streets of Gdansk on Tusk’s B-Earth Day
Gdansk, 23 April 2015 – Yesterday, anti-poverty activists and members of ONE, a campaigning and advocacy organisation of over 6 million people, descended on the streets of Gdansk to…
Giant mosquitoes attack Brussels public on World Malaria Day
Event: 25 April 2015 – 14:30-17:00 – Carrefour de l’Europe, 1000 Brussels
To mark World Malaria Day this Saturday, giant mosquitoes (in the form of young anti-poverty activists -…
ONE reacts to EP Committee Vote on FfD report
Brussels, April 20th – Today, the European Parliament Development Committee has voted on its “Financing for Development” report in preparation of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development…
ONE Raises Alarm About Lack of Government Poverty-Fighting Commitments at Spring Meetings
As this weekend’s 2015 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund draw to a close, ONE expressed deep concern over the lack of new financial development commitments made by donor and developing nations. Concrete commitments must be made ahead of the July Financing for Development Summit in Addis Ababa in order to make poverty-reduction goals a reality.
ONE urges MEPs to target half of aid to poorest countries
On Monday 20 April, the European Parliament Development Committee is set to vote on its “Financing for Development” (FfD) report in preparation of the Third International Conference on Financing…
ONE Response to UK Meeting of 0.7% Aid Target in 2014
Today, the OECD Development Assistance Committee released its preliminary aid figures for 2014 which measure countries’ performance in providing aid (Official Development Assistance, ODA). The figures confirm that the UK has again met the international target of investing 0.7 per cent of national income in ODA.
ONE laments drop in aid to poorest countries
BRUSSELS, April 8th. Today, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) released the preliminary Official Development Assistance (ODA) figures for 2014, showing how much…