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Canadians can be proud today! Trudeau steps up in fight against AIDS, TB, Malaria
Over the last six months, tens of thousands of Canadians spoke up. Their message was clear, Canadians care and want to do our fair share to end AIDS, TB, and Malaria! World leaders are in New York this week and the Prime Minister showed real leadership and ambition. Canada will invest $1.21 billion in the…
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Mash those “Mozzies” to Help Beat Malaria
New game launched on World Mosquito Day to highlight fight against killer disease People can now contribute to the fight against malaria with a fun new game “Mash-quito”, released by anti-poverty organization ONE. In the game, which is released to coincide with World Mosquito Day on Saturday, August 20th, players have to squish…
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G20 URGED TO CLEAR BLOCKAGES PREVENTING VULNERABLE COUNTRIES ACCESSING VITAL FUNDS
1.5 billion people living in countries at highest risk of debt distress Common Framework on debt relief yet to deliver any support to countries requesting assistance Low income countries yet to receive single dollar of channeled SDRs Ottawa, ON 14 July 2022 – G20 Finance Ministers must remove blockages that are preventing the world’s…
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ONE announces the appointment of Elise Legault as Canada Director
Ottawa, ON 8 July 2022 – The ONE Campaign is pleased to announce the appointment of Elise Legault to the role of Canada Director. Elise joined ONE in 2018 from UNESCO and brings a long record of innovation and success in leveraging key public policy issues into international development successes. She has extensive experience of engaging…
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“WORDS ALONE ARE NOT ENOUGH”: ONE Campaign Reaction to G7 Summit
ONE CAMPAIGN REACTS TO A G7 SUMMIT THAT SHOWED SOME WELCOME AMBITION BUT FAILED TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE OF THE CONVERGING CRISES OF CONFLICT, COVID, CLIMATE, AND RISING HUNGER Ottawa, ON – As G7 leaders conclude their 2022 summit, anti-poverty organization The ONE Campaign has cautioned that words and aspirations alone are not enough to…
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‘This Way Out’: ONE Campaign Shares Plan to End the Pandemic
OTTAWA – The ONE Campaign today released its Five Point Plan to End the Pandemic, intended to provide a roadmap for world leaders to finally curb the COVID-19 crisis, support a truly global health and economic recovery, and strengthen global response protocol for future pandemics. Much has changed since the early days of COVID-19, not…
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ONE appoints Suzanne Granville as North America Executive Director
OTTAWA– The ONE Campaign, the global advocacy organization co-founded by U2 lead singer Bono to fight extreme poverty and preventable diseases, has appointed Suzanne Granville to be its Executive Director for North America. Granville joined ONE in 2012 and served as Senior Director of United States Membership Mobilization, organizing ONE’s grassroots campaign efforts in the…
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G7: ONE welcomes Global Alliance for Food Security (GAFS)
19 May 2022 – Earlier today G7 ministers announced the launch of the Global Alliance for Food Security (GAFS). The development organisation ONE welcomes the initiative but cautions that the Alliance will be judged on its ability to meet the needs of people facing severe food insecurity, curb the rapid rise in food prices and…
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ACTIVISTS CHALLENGE WORLD LEADERS TO TACKLE CONVERGING CRISES AT UPCOMING GLOBAL SUMMITS
In the face of an unchecked pandemic, an uneven global recovery and a new food and energy crisis, world leaders need to step up and act at high level meetings taking place this week in the United States and Europe. “The West’s response to the war in Ukraine shows that governments can work together…
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ONE Reacts to Canada’s 2022 Budget
“The world today is facing converging crises of conflict, pandemics, and climate change. We continue to face a global health crisis and must respond to the challenge of rebuilding and preparing for what is next. Canada was one of the first countries to invest our fair share in the ACT Accelerator and with this budget…