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OPEN LETTER TO THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR

An open letter on urgent development finance needs in Africa. Germany’s urgent action is crucial for an inclusive financial ecosystem benefiting both Africa and the global economy.

Open letter: Joint Appeal to Strengthen U.S.-Africa Partnership for Sustainable Development

Joint Appeal to Strengthen U.S.-Africa Partnership for Sustainable Development

ONE Campaign Announces CEO Gayle Smith to Step Down in January 2024

WASHINGTON DC – The ONE Campaign, a non-partisan global organization campaigning to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, today announced that Gayle Smith, the organization’s chief executive officer, will step down from her role in January of 2024.

APPLY NOW for the $100 000 ONE Africa Award 2022

Now in its 12th edition, the ONE Africa Award honours African organisations dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and providing the world with a blueprint for building a better future.

Open Letter to African leaders

A call to action to protect public financing for education for an accelerated and sustainable economic recovery from the pandemic.

ONE appoints Dr. Jackie Chimhanzi and Professor Alexander Stubb to the organisation’s board

The ONE Campaign is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Jackie Chimhanzi and Professor Alexander Stubb to the organisation’s Board of Directors.

ONE calls for calm during on-going unrest in Senegal

Senegal has long been considered a democratic beacon in Africa. The on-going riots are a test for the resilience of Senegal’s democracy where clashes between police and protesters have turned violent.

ONE Welcomes Arrival of COVAX Alliance Vaccines in Ghana

ONE Campaign celebrates the arrival of the first COVAX alliance vaccines in Africa.

ONE welcomes appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of the World Trade Organization

ONE Campaign welcomes the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization.

ONE Congratulates Africa CDC Director for 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award for role in fighting COVID 19

The ONE Campaign has today congratulated the Director of the African Union’s Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, Dr John Nkengasong, who has been awarded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award.

ONE responds to G20 decision to suspend debt repayments

Today, G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors agreed to suspend debt repayments for the world’s poorest countries for the remainder of 2020 as part of its COVID-19 action plan.

A global pandemic demands a global response

Activists from The ONE Campaign today urged the world’s leaders to come together to commit to a coordinated global response to beat Covid-19 and prevent the pandemic being even more damaging, especially among the world’s most vulnerable people.