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ONE responds to joint GPE pledge announced at G7 Summit
G7 and EU leaders have agreed on a joint pledge of $2.75 billion ahead of the upcoming Global Partnership for Education (GPE) replenishment conference, far below the requested 70% ($3.5 billion) of the $5 billion ask. Reacting to the announcement, Edwin Ikhuoria, ONE Africa’s Executive Director, said: “$2.75 billion is a start, but G7 and…
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ONE Responds to final day of Carbis Bay G7
Though the summit had high potential, this was not delivered, putting the world’s ability to fight the pandemic at risk. Responding globally for ONE: Edwin Ikhuoria, executive director for Africa at The ONE Campaign, said: “Leaders arrived at this summit with a global crisis raging around us. While there has been some progress, the hard truth…
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Summit signals crunch time in global vaccine race
“No excuses left” as G7 leaders gather at Carbis Bay With the leaders of the G7 group of advanced economies preparing to meet in person for the first time since the start of the pandemic, global activists have urged them not to waste this critical opportunity to revitalise the race to get COVID-19 vaccines around…
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Canada Can and Must Share Vaccines Now
To reduce the grossly imbalanced distribution of vaccines globally and put an end to COVID everywhere, Canada must join other wealthy countries in donating doses through COVAX. For every 10 Canadians who can access a dose, start sharing 1 dose with frontline health workers and vulnerable people in lower-income countries — now, not later. Ottawa,…
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Canadian organizations welcome G7 commitment on girls’ education, and call for funding to back ambition
A leading coalition of Canadian education organizations, the Canadian International Education Policy Working Group (CIEPWG), welcomes the newly announced G7 Declaration, Girls Education: The Heart of COVID-19 Recovery and Unlocking Agenda 2030. Launched at the G7 Foreign and Development Ministerial meeting, the Declaration includes clear commitments to address the challenges faced by children around the…
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A vital vote of confidence in world’s ability to beat disease – The ONE Campaign welcomes pledges at Global Vaccine Summit
Gavi approach provides blueprint for beating viruses like Covid-19 4th June, London, UK: Earlier today, at The Global Vaccine Summit hosted by the UK Government, donors from around the world committed US$8.8 billion to ensure that Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, can continue its vital work ensuring that children in the world’s poorest countries have access…
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ONE Canada Statement in Response to G20 Communique
We applaud the G20’s stated commitment to “provide help to all countries in need of assistance”. As the G20 Communique explained: urgent, short term steps are necessary at this time. To safeguard the future, we must strengthen national and global capacities to respond to infectious disease outbreaks. We share the G20’s sentiment and we are…
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Bono and ONE Welcome Canada’s Continued Investment in Global AIDS Crisis
Canada meets the global call to help save lives in the fight against AIDS, TB, and malaria OTTAWA — Today, the Canadian Government announced that it will increase its support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria. This pledge comes at a time when the world urgently needs to build on the…
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Gender 7 tells world leaders to prioritize gender equality
VANCOUVER — Today, the Gender 7, seven women leading the fight for gender equality around the world, gathered to challenge world leaders to put women and girls at the top of the agenda. At an event surrounding the Women Deliver Conference, the Gender 7 and special guests unveiled the breaking news headlines we can see…
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ONE welcomes Trudeau health announcement
VANCOUVER — The ONE Campaign welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement today that Canada will renew and expand its global health commitment over 10 years to benefit women and girls around the world. Stuart Hickox, the Canada Director of The ONE Campaign: “Today’s announcement is a great step towards Canada doing its fair share and…
