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ONE responds to the Prime Minister’s comments on aid spending and the defence budget
Adrian Lovett, Europe Executive Director of ONE said: “The facts are clear: channelling aid money through defence budgets on any scale would quickly hit a large brick wall
ONE responds to renewed EU commitments on vaccines, HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria
ONE welcomes European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs’s renewed support for critical global health initiatives announced today at the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In a speech, President Barroso reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to the GAVI vaccines alliance as well as treatments for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria through the Global Fund.
ONE hails deal on EU oil sector transparency rules
The ONE Campaign warmly welcomes a political deal reached this evening on new European rules requiring oil, gas, mining and forestry companies to declare the payments they make to foreign governments.
The Final 1000 Days: Accelerating the Fight against Extreme Poverty
As new OECD data shows donors faltering, ONE calls for a ‘sprint to the finish’ to meet 2015 goals.
New figures show EU aid drops for second year running; just 1000 days left to hit global poverty goals
New figures released by the OECD today show the EU’s aid levels dropped for the second year in a row, taking EU donors further off track from their spending target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income (GNI) by 2015.
A GROWING OPPORTUNITY: Investment in agriculture crucial to drive down poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
Agriculture could be a catalyst for economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, but lack of funding for strategic investment risks undermining progress, according to a report published today by the ONE Campaign. Despite agriculture’s significant contribution to the economy of most African countries, investment in infrastructure, technology, and market development for the sector remains very low.
ONE responds to the UK’s historic achievement of reaching 0.7% international aid target
Adrian Lovett, Europe Executive Director for the ONE campaign said: “Over the last twenty years we’ve met people up and down the United Kingdom passionately campaigning to see this day come – a day when they could finally say: “we did it”.
Bono at TED2013: Virtually Eliminating Extreme Poverty is Possible by 2030
Bono embraces his “inner nerd,” says data, new technology are turbocharging global development
ONE welcomes EU nutrition proposals
The European Commission has announced plans to boost efforts to tackle malnutrition as a key part of its future development aid strategy.
Summit in Sight: The G8 in Africa from Gleneagles to Lough Erne
With the Government’s aid commitments under increasing scrutiny as we approach the Budget, a new report reveals that millions of lives have been saved and people lifted out of extreme poverty as a result of the bold pledges agreed at the G8 summit in Gleneagles eight years ago.
ONE responds to the European Commission’s Millennium Development Goals report
The European Commission has published its planned approach for upcoming negotiations on the post-2015 UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for eradicating extreme poverty and improving health and education.
ONE responds to the Prime Minister’s suggestion of diverting aid spending to bolster defence budget
Adrian Lovett, Europe Executive Director at ONE said: “Overcoming poverty in countries hit by conflict is a tough job, but it can be done.”