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Bono: “Merci, Canada”
World leaders came together this weekend to make the largest multilateral commitment to a global health project in history, raising nearly US$13 billion for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
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African Business leader and Philanthropist, Aliko Dangote, joins Board of The ONE Campaign
Anti-poverty group The ONE Campaign has welcomed the appointment of Aliko Dangote to its Board.
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As critical AIDS conference approaches, Trudeau writes: “Poverty is Sexist”
Responding to open letter from nearly 100 high-profile signers and more than 200,000 activists around the world, Prime Minister Trudeau pledges to make girls and women focus of aid policy OTTAWA — Responding to an open letter to world leaders by supporters of the ONE Campaign about how extreme poverty disproportionately impacts girls and women,…
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ONE reacts to G7 communique
ISE, Japan — As world leaders concluded their work at the G7 Summit here, the ONE Campaign — the global anti-poverty organization co-founded by U2 lead singer Bono now with more than 7 million members worldwide — issued the following reaction from Tom Hart, ONE’s Executive Director for North America and Asia: “The world’s most powerful…
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ONE applauds Trudeau decision to partner with U.S. on electrification in Africa
Power Africa is having a transformative impact on the fight against extreme poverty WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign today enthusiastically welcomed Prime Minister Trudeau’s announcement that Canada will partner with the United States on its Power Africa program, which leverages public-private partnerships between American energy companies and African governments to expand the electricity grid on…
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Oprah Winfrey, Shonda Rhimes, Sheryl Sandberg, Melinda Gates, Bono, George Stroumboulopoulos, Sir Elton John Among Those Helping ONE Say: ‘Poverty is Sexist’
Open letter and new report highlight how girls and women in extreme poverty suffer the hardest WASHINGTON — Oprah Winfrey, Shonda Rhimes, Sheryl Sandberg, Melinda Gates, Bono, George Stroumboulopoulos, Sir Elton John, and Muhammad Ali are just a few of the 86 high-profile signers of an open letter to world leaders released Monday declaring that ‘poverty is sexist’…
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New ONE report sounds the alarm about government complacency in global fight against HIV/AIDS
In a new report published on World AIDS Day, the ONE Campaign warned of a growing complacency in the global fight against HIV/AIDS and sounded the alarm over an estimated $12 billion annual shortfall in what’s needed to finally stop the epidemic. Current global spending on HIV/AIDS was estimated at $20 billion in 2014 and needs to reach $32 billion by 2020 in order to change the trajectory of the deadly disease.
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G20 leaders must protect the world’s poorest amidst global turmoil
G20 leaders must ensure that the world’s poorest people are safeguarded as the world responds to global security threats, climate change and the refugee crisis.
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Three steps the new government can take to help restore Canada’s position in the world
On the eve of prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau’s announcement of a new cabinet, the ONE Campaign — a global advocacy organization of 7 million members, including 150,000 in Canada — offered recommendations for three steps the new government could take to quickly restore Canada’s reputation for leadership on the world stage.
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The ONE Campaign statement on World Food Day
World Food Day is celebrated this year at Milan Expo by world leaders, civil society and activists gathering together to put the new Global Goal of zero hunger in the spotlight.
